The messiah of Dalits had a language of his own. Each time Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar finished a book, he noted its conclusion in his language for reference. The fact has been noted in a book titled ‘Dr Ambedkar Ka Jivan Darhsan’ by A Lal, a faculty member at Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad.
In the chapter on Ambedkar’s visits to Lucknow, Lal writes that after being appointed as India’s first law minister, Ambedkar came to Lucknow on
April 25, 1948, to address a conference organised by the Scheduled Castes Federation.
On hearing that Ambedkar was in Lucknow, then-governor Sarojini Naidu invited him to stay at the Raj Bhavan but he humbly refused the invitation stating that he was more comfortable in the train saloon. Still, Naidu insisted. In reply, Ambedkar said, “Sister, I am not alone in the saloon…. my companions… my books, are there with me…I will not be able to take them with me to your guest house.”
His reply left Naidu speechless. “What you say is true… the entire saloon is occupied by your companions (books). Mother India is proud to have a learned son like you,” she replied. Naidu also flipped through certain books and was intrigued by certain undecipherable notings in them.
She asked Babasaheb to explain their meaning. In reply, Ambedkar said, “I have a code language of my own and I always write the conclusion of the book in this language after reading it. I have invented this language myself.”
The incident is often cited to share Babasaheb’s love for books.
During that trip, Babasaheb addressed a conference organised by the Scheduled Castes Federation at the Company Garden grounds. Sharing excerpts of the speech, president of the Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Mahasabha Uttar Pradesh, Laljee Nirmal, said, “Babasaheb had said that all keys of social development lie in the hand of political powers that be.If the scheduled castes (SCs) unite as a political force and emerge as a third option between the Congress and the Left, then they can rise to power and open the gates of their freedom.”
Lal has also presented an abridged version of the same speech in his book.