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India bleeds but people commit
Yesterday was the January 2011. This was 62th Republic day of India. On this day Dr Ambedkar handed over the ‘Magna Carta of human rights, equality and freedom’, also known as ‘the constitution of India,’ to the Nation in 1951. We see today the followers of Dr Ambedkar committed to the constitutional vision despite the rapes, atrocities and [...]
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Here He lays: Today 6th december
The man of action, the man of courage, the man who lead the civilisation in 21st Century, Dr B R Ambedkar is remembered today for his thoughts, spheeches and solidarity that prempts a nucleus of Enlightened society. None of the Indian private TV news channels gave coverage to the great congregation at the Chaitya Bhumi [...]
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“Learning the use of symbolic means: Dalits, Ambedkar statues and the state in Uttar Pradesh” is a nice paper written by french scholar Nicolas Jaoul which explains the social theory and rationale behind the ever increasing no of statues of Dr Ambedkar in India. Nicolas Jaoul is a research fellow at the Centre d.Etudes de [...]
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Here He lays: Today 6th december
The man of action , the man of courage , the man who lead the civilisation, Dr B R Ambedkar is remembered today for his thoughts, spheeches and solidarity that constitutes a new nucleus of Enlightened society. Also no private TV news channel is covering the great congregation at the Chaitya Bhumi which has not given any importance [...]
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Mr Thabo Mbeki the President of South Africa replies to his critics in debate on Budget Vote June 12 2008 …”Madam Speaker, Honourable Deputy President, Honourable Members: Let me first acknowledge the delegation from the Republic of Burundi both from Government and Palipehutu-FNL, led respectively by the Minister in the Burundi Presidency, General Evariste Ndayishimiye [...]
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Following is an excellant write-up from VidyaBhushan Rawat on Dr Ambedkar written on his (parinibbana) death anniversary, the 6th December 2007. + Universal Declaration of Human Rights signed on December 10th, 1948 and a majority of nations including the so-called imperial power, newly independent states, every one, agreed to certain principals of human life [...]
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Dr. Ambedkar as Modern Buddha
Dr Vasu is a voracious fan of Atrocitynews articles. We would like to bring in front of larger audience his angered comments on Dr Ambedkar’s leadership in contemporary world wherein Dr Vasu castigates Dr Ambedkar’s approach towards Buddhism as ‘sham’. NO wonders; Dr Vasu represents elite (celebrated brahminical) Buddhist camp who have least time to [...]
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Following is the peice wrote sometime back a letter was written by Atrcoitynews Columnist to the author of the paper ‘ Mindfil Politics’. This question is still challenging as “what’s that got to do with you and me and the situation that we find ourselves today?”. Imposing our views on others is not proper method and therefore we all [...]
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Dr. Ambedkar acknowlged
Ambedkar counterposed the concept of nation as against the concept of caste, which was the pre-eminent mode of social organisation in India. For him, the idea of a nation was not just political sovereignty. A nation was a people who were socially bound as one. India however was divided by caste groups and people were [...]
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Satyanarayan Goeka, head of the Vipassana Meditation Centre Research Institute, that has branches worldwide, spoke in front of the newly converts to Buddhism in Mumbai. He said that the dream of Dr Ambedkar is almost go complete in coming 50 years. He dreamt of Buddhist India with just society and people will relate each other thru the lens of [...]
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The author narrates composite efforts taken by a young group in instituting StopAtrocity Helpline. He also provides views of international experts in tech area while arguing India as a land of new age leadership *** Change is happening to youth in general, be it lifestyle, be it job or be it food there is an urge for newness. Scanty but visible trends are seen among Indian [...]
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Unparrallel legacy: Dr Ambedkar
Shashi Tharoor who was Indian nominee for Secretary General post in UN writes exceptionally well on Dr Ambedkar in many of his articles. He is one among few scholars in contemporary India to highlight on how Dr Ambedkar is perfectly suited for an inspirational icon to youth in India and in World. This article accounts Life of Dr Ambedkar [...]
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14th April; Pakistan celebrates
For the first time in Pakistan’s history, the 116th Birthday of Baba Saheb Dr B. R. Ambedkar was celebrated in three different cities of Pakistan and attended by thousands of people. 1. The first function was held in Lahore on April 13 where Governor Punjab Khalid Maqbool was the chief guest. I (Surendar Valasai) also [...]
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14th April; that was the day!!
The nation Saturday remembered Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, father of the Indian constitution, great economist and Champion of human rights, on his 116th birth anniversary. Pic01 PM paying tributes (File picture) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi led a battery of political leaders to pay floral tributes at his statue in the parliament [...]
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Cricket, Caste and Dr. Ambedkar
On the occasion of Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, Boria Majumdar recounts the story of P. Baloo, a Chamaar cricketer who became BR’s early inspiration —- BR. Ambedkar and cricket! That’s nonsense! This was what Soli Sorabjee said during my interview for the Rhodes scholarship. A nervous interviewee would get flustered by such a remark. But I [...]
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