question_answer 15)

How did people at the station discriminate against Dr. Ambedkar and his brothers?                        

Answer:

When station master know that they belonged to the mahar community, he was stunned. His face underwent a suddan change. He was over- powered by a feeling of repulsion. He went away to his room and we stood where we were. Fifteen to twenty minutes elapsed; the sun was al- most setting. After half an hour the station master returned and asked us what we proposed to do. We said that if a bullock-cart on hire we could go to Koregaon. However the people around had also came to know that they belonged to mahar community and no one was prepared to suffer being polluted and to demean himself carrying passengers of the untouchable classes. We were prepared to pay double the fare but we found that money did not work. The station master, who was negotiating on our behalf, stool silent, not knowing what to do.