# Caste, Partition, and Legacy

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Gandhi opposed untouchability but defended aspects of varna for much of his life, bringing him into profound disagreement with B. R. Ambedkar and anti-caste movements. During Partition he worked to stop communal violence and defend minorities. A Hindu nationalist assassinated him in January 1948, months after independence.

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