Global InformationIshwardatt Medharthi information
Ishwardatt Medharthi | |
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| Born | 1900 Kanpur Cantonment |
| Died | 1971 (aged 70–71) |
| Other names | Ishvaradatt Medharthi |
| Occupation(s) | Religious leader, anti-caste activist, writer |
| Known for | Pali teacher of B. R. Ambedkar |
| Notable work | Varna Vyavastha ka Bhandaphor: Varn Vyavastha Vidhvans (1933), Bharat ke Adivasi-Purvanjan aur Sant Dharm (1939) |
Ishwardatt Medharthi (1900-1971) was an Indian religious leader, anti-caste social reformer, and independence activist. Born in a low-caste Arya Samaji family, he attended the Gurukul Kangri school for 14 years. He served time in prison for participating in the Bardoli Satyagraha (1929) and the Salt March (1930). After being released from prison, he ran a school in Kanpur and wrote books criticizing the caste-based discrimination. He turned to Buddhism in the 1930s, and taught Pali language to the Dalit leader B. R. Ambedkar in the 1940s. Later, he came under the influence of the Baháʼí Faith, and returned to the Arya Samaj during his last years.