“You can change taste, but poison cannot be turned into nectar.” [Annihilation of Caste / Speeches and Writings (1936)] — Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Canonical Reference: Annihilation of Caste / Speeches and Writings (1936) Verified Source

“You can change taste, but poison cannot be turned into nectar.”

— Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Architect of Modern India, Jurist & Social Thinker

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Verified aphorism from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's critiques of caste apologism, asserting that the graded inequality of caste cannot be sanctified or made benign by superficial modifications.