In fact, on January 22, 1938, Ambedkar walked out from Bombay Legislature protesting the use of word. He said, “I must say that the name "Harijan" has now become practically

equivalent to the term "Asprishya" (meaning not-to-be-touched); beyond that there is nothing remaining in that name, and I would think that if the Honorable Prime Minister had felt

in the same way in which we feel that the word " Harijan " has now become identical with the expression "scheduled class" then it was his duty, for the moment, to have

withdrawn that word, and later on he could have discussed the matter with us with a view to find out some alternative term. His arguments, however, have not carried any conviction to us. I