The “Dilemma of an Ambedkarite woman” by Sister Rajshree fascinated me. Her question about separate physical identity for Ambedkarites and Budhists is a sincere one. She talks of separate identity of Sikhs, Muslims and Christians. Actually she wants to solve the problem of separate identity of Ambedkarites and Budhists who stand on the opposite side of Hindus.
No doubt Sikhs have a separate identity but mentally they are with the Hindus. So one who wants our identity different from the Hindu must also be separate from the Hindu in all walks of life – physically and mentally. Muslims may have totally different identity but they are not revolutionary as directed by the Quran. The Sikhs have a separate physical identity but mentally they are Hindu.
Rajshree says she is against imitating the Hindu women hence she does not apply sindhur or use mangalsutra. That means she is a genuine Ambedkarite and Budhist. Brave woman.
