“A bitter thing cannot be made sweet. The taste of anything can be changed. But poison cannot be changed into nectar.”

This quote is attributed to B. R. Ambedkar. B. R. Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, politician, social reformer. Their words on leadership, courage and responsibility are still quoted by those looking for…

B. R. Ambedkar suggests that while some habits can change, fundamentally harmful systems or ideas must be rejected entirely. For students and reformers, this serves as a reminder to focus on building new, healthy structures rather than trying to fix things that are inherently unjust.

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