Bangalore:
Dr. (Mrs.) Savita Ambedkar said here that she was writing a book, Joint Venture, on her life with Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. Why this title? The remark of her late husband that “your intelligence and my work will work wonders”, made her give this title.
Maisaheb (DV Feb. 1-15) was here on the invitation of the Karnataka Dalit Action Committee. She said she was introduced to Ambedkar by one Brahmin, Subba Rao from Karnataka, who was then working as an executive in a Bombay firm. The New York Times commenting on this marriage (Ambedkar’s second marriage) said that ‘this young lady has forfeited her right to heaven by marrying an Untouchable’. Even her own community did not take this marriage kindly. “Nathuram Godse, a Poona RSS Brahmin, had killed Gandhi just before our marriage. Brahmins were furious with our marriage. Therefore, fearing Brahmin opposition, we avoided public reception. Since my husband did not like my working, I gave up my medical profession and became a housewife“, she said in interview to DV. Maisaheb went to Maddur, on her way to Mysore city, to meet Srinivas, the son of the late Bambay Subbarao who got her married to Ambedkar. She promised to come to Bangalore often, overwhelmed by the reception she got.
