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Training School for Entrance to Politics

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (1891-1956) established the school in July 1956 in Mumbai, India to train the youths in politics. The first and the last batch of the school consisted of 15 students. Ambedkar was the Director and his close associate S. S. Rege was the Registrar of the school. It was functional only for nine months (i.e.) July 1, 1956 to March 1957 and was closed down within a few months after Ambedkar’s death in December 1956.

The school was established to build a strong foundation of democracy by training the upcoming political leaders about the parliamentary procedures in law making along with a strong foundation of morality and education. Although, there have been many institutions to study politics but it was the very first of its kind in the history of India to string the youths in active politics. For him, the politics was not merely the subject of study but frequently bring about a change it in a constructive way, and for this the political school was a great attempt to deal the politics of the day, although, the tragic part of it is that it died an orphan’s death in March 1957, just three months after Ambedkar’s death.

After 60 years of the foundation of the school, an attempt to revive it is done by two PhD scholars from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

References:

Das, Shiv Shankar. "Forgotten History of Ambedkar's Political School". www.roundtableindia.co.in. Retrieved 21 December 2016. Dahat, Pavan (2 July 2016). "JNU Scholars to Revive Ambedkar's Political School". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 December 2016. Keer, Dhananjay. Dr. Ambedkar: Life and Mission (IV, Reprinted 2011 ed.). Bombay: Popular Prakashan. pp. 491–492. ISBN 978-81-7154-329-8.