This article challenges the false dichotomy, created in much of the existing historical and political analysis concerning the welfare programmes for ‘Harijans’ as put forward by Gandhi and Ambedkar, claiming that Ambedkar’s proposals were more progressive than Gandhi’s approach. The article draws on a detailed letter written by Ambedkar in 1932, proposing a programme of action that the Harijan Sevak Sangh should undertake for the welfare of ‘Harijans’. It compares this with the Constitution of the Harijan Sevak Sangh, drafted by Gandhi himself, to argue that the programmes of these two leaders actually show significant similarities in their intent and content concerning welfare measures for uplifting ‘Harijans’ in India, but seem to differ regarding strategies.

本文对假二分法提出了质疑，假二分法是在甘地和安贝德卡提出的有关“哈里甘人”福利计划的现有历史和政治分析的大部分内容中创建的，声称安贝德卡的提议比甘地的方法更具进步性。该文章借鉴了Ambedkar在1932年写的详细信，提出了Harijan Sevak Sangh为“ Harijans”的福利应采取的行动纲领。它将其与甘地本人起草的《哈里扬·塞瓦克·桑格宪法》进行比较，认为这两位领导人的计划实际上在意图和内容上有关在印度提升“哈里甘人”的福利措施方面显示出重大相似之处，但似乎有所不同关于策略。