‘Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Ambedkar and Jawaharlal Nehru have to reach villages’
1 month ago

‘Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Ambedkar and Jawaharlal Nehru have to reach villages’

The Hindu  

Minister for Public Works Satish Jarkiholi on Tuesday said the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi, B.R. Speaking at the ‘Gandhi Ambedkar Nehru Swatantra Samvidhana Dhooradrusti’ workshop organised by the Nehru Vichara Vedike, Mangaluru, Mr. Jarkiholi said there are a section of people who continue to malign Gandhiji, Ambedkar, and Nehru. Journalist Dinesh Amin Mattu said Congressmen should proudly state the Constitution as their philosophy as the text reflects secularism and brotherhood that Congress stands for. It was Nehru as Prime Minister who made Ambedkar head the Constitution drafting committee.

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Congress attempts to weave Gandhi and Ambedkar’s legacies into singular narrative of social justice
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress attempts to weave Gandhi and Ambedkar’s legacies into singular narrative of social justice

The Hindu  

The passing away of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh put a pause to Congress’ Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan rally at Karnataka’s Belagavi on December 27. What started out as a campaign against Home Minister Amit Shah’s off-the-cuff remark - that it has become a “fashion” to invoke Dr. Ambedkar - has now been framed as a strategy to …

67th Mahaparinirvan Diwas of Dr. Ambedkar observed in Kalaburagi
1 year, 3 months ago

67th Mahaparinirvan Diwas of Dr. Ambedkar observed in Kalaburagi

The Hindu  

“The philosophy of B.R. Ambedkar to provide equal educational and employment opportunities for downtrodden sections in society will remain a dream unless the nation focuses towards achieving his vision,” said Panditaradhya Shivacharya swami of Hosadurga. Paying floral tribute to the Ambedkar Statue on 67th Mahaparinirvan Diwas of Dr. Ambedkar here in Kalaburagi on Wednesday the religious head said that the …

Rahul Gandhi in USA: Gandhi, Nehru, Ambedkar were NRIs
1 year, 9 months ago

Rahul Gandhi in USA: Gandhi, Nehru, Ambedkar were NRIs

Op India  

Addressing the Indian Diaspora in New York on Monday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that the key architects of contemporary India were all Non-Resident Indians who kept an open mind about the outside world. The Congress leader, who is on the last legs of his ongoing three-city tour of the US, said all prominent leaders associated with the country’s freedom …

Ambedkar Jayanti: Remembering the social reformer beyond Constitution
1 year, 11 months ago

Ambedkar Jayanti: Remembering the social reformer beyond Constitution

Hindustan Times  

Popularly known as the father of the Indian Constitution, Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was a multifaceted personality whose contributions had impacts beyond the walls of the constituent assembly. Life struggles of Ambedkar Born on April 14, 1891, in Madhya Pradesh's Mhow, Ambedkar faced discriminations since childhood as he was born into a Mahar family which was considered as one of …

The Hindu on Books | Ambedkar biographies, Mughals in books, talking to Karan Thapar, Jeyamohan’s world view and more
1 year, 11 months ago

The Hindu on Books | Ambedkar biographies, Mughals in books, talking to Karan Thapar, Jeyamohan’s world view and more

The Hindu  

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. I spoke about such gaps to a few friends, and they suggested I should write about it.” Aakash Singh Rathore’s biography of Ambedkar aims to bring readers closer to Ambedkar’s experiences and personality, “to his life and times.” Syed Sayeed, a retired professor of philosophy, has written a new book, …

'Gandhi's Ideas Have Answers To Many Of Today's Challenges': PM Modi At TN Varsity Convocation
2 years, 4 months ago

'Gandhi's Ideas Have Answers To Many Of Today's Challenges': PM Modi At TN Varsity Convocation

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reached Tamil Nadu as part of his 2-day South India visit. pic.twitter.com/UDWJNkiw4G — PMO India November 11, 2022 Speaking at the 36th Convocation Ceremony of Gandhigram Rural Institute in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, PM Modi said, “Gandhian values are becoming increasingly relevant. pic.twitter.com/cL63ToEtIa — PMO India November 11, 2022 Prime Minister said, "Mahatma Gandhi wanted …

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Nehru, Ambedkar and the BJP: Revisiting of history?
2 years, 11 months ago

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Nehru, Ambedkar and the BJP: Revisiting of history?

Deccan Chronicle  

Everyone knows that April 14 is Ambedkar Jayanti, the birth anniversary of B.R. Further, the decision to inaugurate the new “expanded” museum that will not be “exclusive” for Nehru’s memory has been fixed for April 14 after rejecting two other dates considered by the government — December 25 and January 26, the first being Atal Behari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary and …

Ambedkar Jayanti: Political leaders pay tribute to B R Ambedkar on his anniversary
5 years, 11 months ago

Ambedkar Jayanti: Political leaders pay tribute to B R Ambedkar on his anniversary

India TV News  

The whole nation is observing the 128th birth anniversary of the father of Indian constitution and so the politicians are. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee, Suresh Prabhu, and many others paid tribute to Baba Saheb Ambedkar. They took to their social media handles to pay tribute to …

Sonia Gandhi says Constitution's ideals and principles under threat
9 years, 3 months ago

Sonia Gandhi says Constitution's ideals and principles under threat

India TV News  

New Delhi: Giving a glimpse into what the winter session of Parliament is going to be, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today targeted the government on issue of intolerance alleging that ideals and principles of the Constitution were under threat and being attacked deliberately. Insisting that whatever being witnessed over the past few months was "totally against the principles" of the …

Constitution’s ideals, principles under threat: Sonia
9 years, 3 months ago

Constitution’s ideals, principles under threat: Sonia

The Hindu  

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday targeted the government on issue of intolerance alleging that ideals and principles of the Constitution were under threat and being attacked deliberately. Insisting that whatever being witnessed over the past few months was “totally against the principles” of the Constitution, she recalled Ambedkar’s warning to hit out at the ruling dispensation, as she sought …

Ambedkar and Gandhi
10 years, 8 months ago

Ambedkar and Gandhi

The Hindu  

THE seminal text Annihilation of Caste, which Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar self-published almost 78 years ago, was republished by Navayana Publishing Pvt. The way Ambedkar’s speech was aimed at an upper-caste audience to jolt it into seeing the “veritable chamber of horrors” that Hinduism is for Dalits, women and other suppressed groups in society, this new edition, it would seem, is …

UP Gov, CM greet people on eve of Ambedkar Jayanti
11 years, 11 months ago

UP Gov, CM greet people on eve of Ambedkar Jayanti

India TV News  

Lucknow, Apr 13: Uttar Pradesh governor B L Joshi and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today extended their good wishes to the people on the eve of 122nd birth anniversary of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar. In his message, the governor said Ambedkar dedicated his entire life in the service of the deprived sections of society. His services towards the mankind will …

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