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Dr #BabasahebAmbedkar was a student at the Columbia University. After reading reports about the plans for a statue, he wrote to the Bombay Chronicle (founded by Sir Pherozeshah Mehta in 1910), opposing the idea of a state as a memorial +
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Ambedkar said leaders like Mehta and Gopal Krishna Gokhale had "grappled with many of our problems" and were "entitled to everlasting gratitude for the zeal and sacrifice with which they represented our cause." But a memorial in the form of a statue was "very trivial & unbecoming
As a student in one of the biggest universities of the USA, #Ambedkar said he was "thoroughly convinced of the place a library has in the intellectual and social development of a people." He urged the 'Bombay public' to consider the construction of a library as "the fittest and
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Thread: Let's talk about the real Ambedkar - a man who served the British and opposed India's freedom struggle.
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As a member of the viceroy's council, Ambedkar made every attempt to ensure that our freedom struggle failed. He remained a loyal servant of the British, abusing our Dharma and Bhagavān.
It's no wonder that he wanted to burn the Constitution that he supposedly made. He even said that he would be the first person to burn it out. Source :- Dr. Ambedkar: Life and Mission, Page No- 449.
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The Chair, Professor Sanghmitra Acharya addresses the gathering. She welcomed all the previous and present batches and professors of the centre. She thanked Dr Banerji for establishing the centre with his unique vision of locating it within a School of Social Sciences
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This began the saga of a #NewGrammarofPublicHealth.Dr Acharya also brought in the learnings regarding #Caste from Dr Ambedkar's work which has greatly influenced all of us and emphasized the need to look at public health with all of its social determinants.Even as we mark-
#AmbedkarJayanti tomorrow, today we honour all the stalwarts who have pioneered & advanced our understanding of public health. The Centre is bejeweled with Professors whose legacy speaks for itself-Dr Imrana Qadeer,Dr Ritu Priya, Dr Ghanshyam Shah,Dr Rama Baru, Dr Mohan Rao- 3/n
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Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud to shortly arrive at the Supreme Court library to pay respects to DR B.R Ambedkar on the eve of #AmbedkarJayanti2023 #CJIDYChandrachud Image
CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice BR Gavai pay respects to Dr Ambedkar #AmbedkarJayanti2023 #SupremeCourt Image
More pictures from the occassion #AmbedkarJayanti #SupremeCourt ImageImageImage
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#WATCH | EAM Dr. S Jaishankar arrives at the commemoration of the 131st birth anniversary of Dr. BR Ambedkar at the Consulate General of India, New York, US
The legacy of Dr. BR Ambedkar, as the architect of the Indian Constitution, has actually become even more valuable with the passage of time. Today, Dr. Ambedkar's vision & aspirations are the blueprints that guide us...: EAM Dr. S Jaishankar Image
His years in New York had a very profound impact on him as a freedom fighter and political leader, but most of all, as a social worker. He was deeply influenced by what was the best of the American interest: EAM Dr. S Jaishankar on #AmbedkarJayanti Image
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People talking shit bout Dr B R Ambedkar on his birth anniversary, he did not work 'only for Dalits'. Here are some of his works to enlighten your minds..
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A. Hindu Code Bill.
He fought for three years to get the comprehensive Hindu Code Bill passed which gave several important rights to women.He resigned from his post of the first law minister of India when the comprehensive Hindu Code Bill was dropped bythe Indian parliament.
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Some of the key features of this bill were:

i) Women could now inherit family property, permitting divorce and adoption of girls
ii) The code gave both men and women the right to divorce if the marriage was untenable.
iii) Widows and divorcees were given the right to remarry.3/n
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This is basically Dr. Ambedkar defining Intersectionality.
The best way to put the Indian caste system in perspective for Americans is to say, imagine if actual slavery lasted 2.5 millennia, not 2.5 centuries, and Jim Crow laws existed several centuries, not several decades, & there is no civil war or civil rights act or first amendment.
This essay by Isabel Wilkerson explores the parallels in detail. Including a story of how Dr. King was introduced as a "fellow untouchable" in India and was first "shocked & peeved" but upon reflection, realized it came from a place of solidarity.

theguardian.com/world/2020/jul…
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#Thread: Ambedkar & OBCs
Historically Ambedkarite movement is viewed as Dalit Movement. Lets understand the Contribution of Ambedkar for OBCs on the occasion of 131 Ambedkar Jayanti and demystify the fact Ambedkar as Dalit leader (1/7)
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Anti-Khoti Struggle unity of backward caste and untouchable peasants.
Ambedkar was one of the earliest leader to take up peasantry questions. Through this struggle Ambedkar forged broad-ranging alliances between the toiling Shudra and Dalit peasant masses... (2/7)
to challenge the oppressive khoti landlord system prevalent in 20th century Konkan.
After a lengthy struggle in the post-independence period, the anti-khoti act was passed in 1950.
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On one hand,we are celebrating birth anniversary of Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar ji,who was against the inclusion of #Article370 granting special status to Jammu & Kashmir.

But look what is being said going against the wishes&values of Dr.Ambedkar ji!
business-standard.com/article/pti-st…
And we’ve been hearing various statements by @NCPspeaks President @PawarSpeaks ji on #TheKashmiriFiles & it’s not surprising at all.
In fact,they are totally in line with NCP’s decades old track record of appeasement policy & politics and polarising the society on communal basis.
Here’s a recent example of what was said by him when his own Minister @nawabmalikncp got arrested for money-laundering linked with the activities of underworld criminal Dawood Ibrahim.
hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-ne…
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"I know that Hindus are sick of me. I know that I am not a persona grata with them. Knowing all this, I have deliberately kept myself away from them. I have no desire to inflict myself upon them. I have been giving expression to my views from my own platform"
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"I have no desire to ascend the platform of the Hindus, to do within their sight what I have been doing within their hearing. If I am here it is because of your choice and not because of my wish. Yours is a cause of social reform."
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"Under the rule of the Peshwas in the Maratha country, the untouchable was not allowed to use the public streets if a Hindu was coming along, lest he should pollute the Hindu by his shadow. The untouchable was required to have a black thread either on his wrist or around his neck
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On this #AmbedkarJayanti here's a a list of his achievements and why Ambedkar was the greatest Indian to have ever been born: a thread
Ambedkar was not allowed to sit inside his classroom or drink the water at school by upper castes because he was a Dalit. Despite all this, he passed his school & became the first-ever Mahar to go to college at a time when no Dalits were even allowed to enter or study in schools
Ambedkar earned 9 degrees in his life. A B.A, two M.As, MSc, DSc, a PhD, LLD, D.Litt and Bar-at-Law. He studied at Columbia & LSE, the first Indian to study Economics abroad. He returned to India to become a professor but faced untouchability from UC professors
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As only 145 days left to celebrate 75th anniversary of Indian Independence and I am starting an an initiative of #Dekhoapnadesh with #philately on the ocassion of #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav
DAY 1
"Rashtrapati Bhawan,New Delhi- Official Residence of President of India #indianstamps Image
#DekhoApnaDesh (see the India) with #philately to celebrate #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav
Day 2 : Kayang - A folk dance from Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh,India #indianstamps #indianphilately Image
Day 3 :Darjeeling Himalayan Railway or"Toy train" runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in West Bengal which is one of the iconic mountain railways of India and in 1999,it was declared as UNESCO world heritage site
#DekhoApnaDesh with #philately #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav Image
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आज एका कायदेतज्ञाची जयंती आपण साजरी करीत आहोत. वेळोवेळी सामाजिक न्यायासाठी वारंवार आपली भूमिका निर्विवादपणे मांडणाऱ्या आणि समतेवर आधारित देशाचं भविष्य पाहणाऱ्या महामानवाचं स्वप्न अजून तरी पूर्ण झालेलं दिसत नाही.
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न्यायाची प्रकर्षाने बाजू मांडणाऱ्या भिमरावांचं कायदेतज्ञाच्या रूपाचं दर्शन आपल्याला १९२६ सालच्या दिनकरराव जवळकर खटला, १९२७ सालचा फिलीप स्प्रॅट या कम्युनिस्ट पक्षाच्या नेत्याचा खटला आणि १९३४ सालचा रघुनाथ धोंडो कर्वेंचा खटला असो तीनही वादग्रस्त खटल्यांमधून आंबेडकर यांनी…
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...न्यायाची विद्रोही भुमिका घेतलेली दिसून येते. कायदा आणि वकिली हा त्यांचा आवडीचा विषय होता. न्यायालयीन कामकाजांबद्दल पाहणी करण्याची पण त्यांना विलक्षण आवड होती. २३ जुलै १९५० रोजी त्यांनी औरंगाबाद सेशन्स कोर्टाला भेट दिली होती.
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On the 130th #AmbedkarJayanti, a short thread on a milestone in his life, described as the "Beginning of a New Era" – when he was appointed to the Viceroy's Executive Council at the height of the WW2...
2. In July 1941, to win support for the war-effort, the Viceroy of India agreed to expand his Executive Council, the cabinet in charge of the Central government. He would appoint eight ‘representative Indians’ -- all of course, from the social elite.
3. With his appointments, he had left out the Indian politician most staunchly supportive of the war – and a leader with a mass following – BR Ambedkar of the Independent Labour Party.
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On this #AmbedkarJayanti I would like to share with you the resources that I personally found helpful in understanding Dr. Ambedkar’s contribution to our nation.

1. The book titled “Ambedkar’s Preamble” by @ASR_Metta

amazon.in/dp/0670093246/…
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2. “Annihilation of Caste” one of the most widely cited & popular work of Dr. Ambedkar.

amazon.in/dp/818905967X/…
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3. Another book titled “Beef, Brahmins & Broken Men” from @navayanabooks

amazon.in/dp/8189059963/…
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#AmbedkarJayanti Short thread on Dalit autobiographies and writings available in Hindi. Jhoothan by Om Prakash Valmiki. Small glimpse that stayed: even when he's well established, he continues to be treated badly because his name gives away his caste.
His wife suggests dropping the surname to prevent the hurt associated with this. After a discussion, he decides he will keep it. His argument: people must learn to accept him fully; his work and his caste identity.
Dr. Tulsiram's two-part autobiography: Murdahiya (school years) and Manikarnika (BHU days onwards). In Murdahiya, the struggle to study. Esp the part when he appears for high school exam.
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இது சுரண்டப்படும், ஒடுக்கப்படும் மக்கள் தங்களுடைய நம்பிக்கை நாயகனுக்கு அஞ்சலி செலுத்தவும், தங்களுக்கான சுய மரியாதையைத் தேடியும் ஒன்று கூடும் அசரவைக்கும் சங்கமம்.

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"நாங்க இங்க பாபாசாகேப் மேலே உள்ள பாசத்தால வந்திருக்கோம். நாட்டுக்கு பல நல்ல காரியங்களை அவர் செய்ஞ்சாரு. வேறு யாரும் செய்ய முடியாததை எல்லாம் சாதிச்சு காமிச்சாரு." என்கிறார் லீலாபாய்.
'இந்தத் திருவிழாவை பாக்க தான் ஊரில இருந்து வந்தேன்' என்கிறவர், அங்கே நிலவும் பரபரப்பை சுட்டிக்காட்டி, ' இங்க நான் பாபாசாகேப் அம்பேத்கரை நினைச்சிக்கிட்டு மகிழ்ச்சியா இருக்கேன்' என்கிறார்.
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His Writings & Speeches Which Remains Hidden.
The blood-curdling atrocities committed by the Moplas in Malabar against the Hindus were indescribable. All over Southern India, a wave of horrified feeling had spread among the Hindus of every shade of opinion,
which was intensified when certain Khilafat leaders were so misguided as to pass resolutions of congratulations to the Moplas on the brave fight they were conducting for the sake of religion". Any person could have said that this was too heavy a price for Hindu-Muslim unity.
But Mr. Gandhi was so much obsessed by the necessity of establishing Hindu-Muslim unity that he was prepared to make light of the doings of the Moplas and the Khilafats who were congratulating them. He spoke of the Mappilas as the "brave God-fearing Moplahs who were fighting for
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दिनकरराव जवळकर आणि र. धो कर्वेंच्या वादग्रस्त खटल्यानंतर डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर यांनी लढवलेल्या तिसर्‍या खटल्याबाबत खूपच कमी जणांना ठाऊक आहे. तर खटला चालला होता फिलीप स्प्रॅट या ब्रिटिश लेखकावर! फिलीप स्प्रॅट ( २६ सप्टेंबर १९०२ - ८ मार्च १९७१ ) हा ब्रिटिश लेखक होता. (1/11) Image
फिलीप हा कम्युनिस्ट होता, फिलीपला ब्रिटिश आर्म ऑफ कम्युनिस्ट इंटरनॅशनल ने भारत आणि मॉस्को येथे कम्युनिझमचा प्रचार प्रसार करण्यासाठी पाठवलं होतं. फिलीप हे भारतीय कम्युनिस्ट पार्टीचे संस्थापक मनबेंद्रनाथ रॉय यांचे मित्र आणि भारतीय कम्युनिस्ट पार्टीचे सभासद होते. (2/11)
भारतीय कम्युनिस्ट चळवळीत चैतन्य उत्पन्न करण्यासाठी ते भारतात आले. फिलीप स्प्रॅट यांनी 'इंडिया अँड चायना' या मथळ्याखाली 'नॅशनल हेरॉल्ड' मधुन लेख लिहीण्याचं कार्य केलं. या लेखांचं संपादन 'क्रांती' या नियतकालिकाचे संपादक श्री मिरजकर यांनी प्रसिद्ध केलं होतं. (3/11)
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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar's massage to OBC's.
Dr. Ambedkar said, "This principle will apply not only to Marathas but all Backward Castes. If they do not wish to be under the thumb of others they should concentrate on two things, one is politics and the other is education.”
“One thing I like to impress on you is that the community can live in peace only when it has enough moral but indirect pressure over the rulers. Even if a community is numerically weak, it can keep its pressure over the rulers and create its dominance as is seen by the example of
the status of present day Brahmins in India. It is essential that such a pressure is maintained, as, without it, the aims and policies of the state can not have proper direction, on which depends the development and progress of the state.”
“At the same time, it must not be
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हा नेहमी कुतूहल व वादाचा विषय राहिला आहे की बाबासाहेब आंबेडकरांनी बौद्ध धर्माचाच स्वीकार का केला ?

•1936 मध्ये Annihilation of casteया ग्रंथात आंबेडकरांनी हिंदू धर्म त्यागाचा निर्णय जाहीर केला •पण1956मध्ये Buddhism स्वीकारला.
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दोन दशके त्यांनी सर्व मुख्य धर्मांचा अभ्यास केला. त्यानंतर बौद्ध धर्माची निवड केली.

बाबासाहेबांनी बौद्ध धर्माचा स्वीकार का केला?

'Buddha and future of his religion'या निबंधात याचे उत्तर दिले आहे.

1950 मध्ये कोलकत्ता येथील Mahabodhi societyचे मासीक मध्ये हा निबंध प्रकाशित केला
या निबंधात त्यांनी Buddha,Jesus,Muhammad,Krishna या चार धर्माच्या मुख्य personality ची तुलना केली आहे.
त्याच्या मतानुसार ह्या धर्मानी;
'Have not only moved the word in the past but are still having sway over the vast masses of people.'
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📍 स्त्रीयांचे पुनरूत्थान :- समाजातील स्त्रीची कितपत प्रगती झाली आहे त्यावरून मी त्या संपूर्ण समाजाच्या प्रगतीचा आलेख ठरवतो हे बाबासाहेबांचे वाक्य त्यांच्या मनात स्त्रियांबाबत असलेला आदर स्पष्ट करण्यास पुरेसा आहे. बाबासाहेबांचे शिक्षण, त्यांचे कार्य,
#ThanksDrAmbedkar #JaiBhim
त्यांची चळवळ, दलितांना मिळवून दिलेले हक्क अधिकार याबाबत नेहमी बोलले जाते.हिंदू कोडबिलाच्या संबंधात आपली भूमिका स्पष्ट करताना कायदेमंत्री डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर म्हणतात, समाजातील वर्गावर्गातील असमानता, स्त्री-पुरुष यांच्यातील असमानता तशीच अस्पर्शित राहू देऊन, आर्थिक समस्यांतील
निगडीत कायदे संमत करीत जाणे म्हणजे आपल्या संविधानाची चेष्टा करणे होय. शेणाच्या ढिगाऱ्यावर राजप्रसाद बांधण्यासारखे होय. हिंदू संहितेला मी हे महत्त्व देतो.
‌हिंदू धर्मात अस्पृश्य मानल्या गेलेल्या समाजाकरिता व ‌स्त्रियांची विविध प्रकारच्या शोषणातून सुटका व्हावी यासाठी हिंदू कोड बिल,
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एप्रिल महिन्याला Dalit history month म्हणणं म्हणजे ही बाबासाहेब दलित उद्धारक होतेची sophisticated line आहे. हा सवर्णवादी खोडसाळपणा थांबणारा नाहीच. गांधी, नेहरु ज्या महिन्यात जन्माला आले तो महिना काही बनिया, किंवा सारस्वत ब्राह्मण history month बनत नाही मग एप्रिल कसा काय
dalit history month बनतो ? ज्याला दलितत्व मान्य नव्हतं, ज्या विरुद्ध ज्याचं बंड होतं त्यांना परत त्याच संज्ञा संकल्पनेत बंदिस्त करायचं ? बाबासाहेबाचं कार्य राष्ट्रीय व मानवतावादी कार्य होतं, त्यांची ध्येय धोरणं वैश्विक, सर्वव्यापी असताना, तसं त्याचं योगदान असताना, दलित महिना
साजरा करनं ब्रामणी मानसिकतेचं नीच लक्षण आहे. बाबासाहेबांचे कार्यव्यापकता लक्षात घेता हा एप्रिल महिना dalit history month ऐवजी... month of fight for equality, month of social revolution, month of human rights, month of fight against discrimination, etc असे कितीतरी साजेसे संकल्पना
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