Talk:Kādambarī

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Chandala in the Kadambari

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The Chandala princess who comes up to shudraka, in the Kadambari is not an "untouchable". An untouchable would not be allowed into the presence of a king that too into the king's assembly. There is a fair amount of literature, particularly Dr. Ambedkar who opines that this particular story illustrates that a Chandala is not an untouchable atleast in this period of history.^[1]

So Chandala was a class / tribe perhaps forest dwelling, who were generally accepted as an element, albeit a specific and separate one in the society. Maybe the page on Chandalas must be modified to reflect this. But I do not want to touch that immediately. I am just editing this particular text to remove the word "untouchable" from this page. Gotamiputta (talk) 14:41, 12 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

References

↑ Untouchables who are they, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar – Writings and Speeches Vol 7 – Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment – Government of India. https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/CPV/Volume7.pdf Pg. 375-378 If the Chandalas were Untouchables how could an Untouchable girl enter the King’s palace? How could an Untouchable be described in the superb terms used by Bana? Far from being degraded, the Chandalas of Bana’s period had Ruling Families among them. For Bana speaks of the Chandala girl as a Chandala princess1 Bana wrote some time about 600 A.D., and by 600 A.D. the Chandalas had not come to be regarded as Untouchables.

[1] Untouchables who are they, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar – Writings and Speeches Vol 7 – Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment – Government of India. https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/CPV/Volume7.pdf Pg. 375-378 If the Chandalas were Untouchables how could an Untouchable girl enter the King’s palace? How could an Untouchable be described in the superb terms used by Bana? Far from being degraded, the Chandalas of Bana’s period had Ruling Families among them. For Bana speaks of the Chandala girl as a Chandala princess1 Bana wrote some time about 600 A.D., and by 600 A.D. the Chandalas had not come to be regarded as Untouchables.

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