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Damodar Hall, Parel, Bombay 12 19 – 01 – 26 My dear Dattoba, Your letter came as an agreable suprise. Long time had elapsed since Mr. Shivtarkar wrote to you about my son’s death and as there was no reply from you, I thought that you had ceased to care for me. That it was […]

“Looking back at India’s first republic day” India also known as ” *Bharat* ” is a union of States. India’s defining moment– the day it freed itself completely from the shackles of colonialism to become a truly sovereign state — had arrived 3 years after it gained independence. Between 15th August 1947 and 26th January

On 14th October 1956 Dr B. R. Ambedkar accepted Buddhism along with his 5 Lacs follower in the holy land of Nagpur. He had given basic 22 vows, rules to his followers to observe strictly. The 22 vows are: I shall have no faith in Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh nor shall I worship them. I

PROPHETIC SPEECH that Dr. Ambedkar had spoken those days i.e. during 1956 and the same is coming true now. Must read!!!!!! Dr. Ambedkar’s speech at the closing session of the Fourth Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists in the State Gallery Hall in Kathmandu (Nepal) ,on 20th November 1956. (The speech, just 16 days

In the 1950s, Ambedkar turned his attention to Buddhism and travelled to Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) to attend a convention of Buddhist scholars and monks. While dedicating a new Buddhist vihara near Pune, Ambedkar announced that he was writing a book on Buddhism, and that as soon as it was finished, he planned to make

Vesak Full Moon Poya Day. Vesak (Buddha Purnima, Buddha Jayanti) is a Buddhist festival that marks Gautama Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. It falls on the day of the full moon in May and it is a gazetted holiday in India. Of all Poya days, the Vesak Full Moon Day is of utmost significance as

A huge protest march was held in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 19th February, (Saturday) demanding that a district judge who objected to placing Bhimrao Ambedkar’s portrait next to Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait on 26th January, Republic Day in Raichur be suspended. The massive rally which clogged the Anand Rao circle flyover, prompted Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to

Babasaheb Ambedkar’s ideas influenced the enactment of many subsequent pro-women Acts viz. ————————————————— Sati Prevention Act, 1987, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, The Family Courts Act, 1984, Protection of Human Right Act, 1993, The Maternity Benefit Act 1961, Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, The National