In a highly embarrassing and eye clamping incident on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti, the freshly-erected 10-ft-tall idol of BR Ambedkar was not only taken down but also left at the dump yard by corporation staff. According to a report of The New Indian Express, the statue was erected at Punjagutta early[Read More…]
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Chhattisgarh: Govt renames schemes named after Deendayal Updhyaya to Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and BR Ambedkar
In a order released on Monday, Chhattisgarh government renamed five schemes that were named after Jan Sangh leader Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya to that of Congress leaders Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and Dr BR Ambedkar. Deendayal Upadhyaya Swavlamban Yojna has been renamed to Rajiv Gandhi Swavlamban Yojna, Deendayal Upadhyaya LED Path[Read More…]
Kovind, Naidu, Modi pay tributes to Ambedkar
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Dalit icon Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar on his death anniversary. Kovind, Naidu, Modi also paid floral tributes to Ambedkar at a function in Parliament House Lawns here. Lok Sabha[Read More…]
Sons of India obliterated to magnify presence of one family: Modi
New Delhi: The contribution of leaders such as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, B.R. Ambedkar and Sardar Patel have been obliterated in mainstream Indian discourse to magnify the presence of one family, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. As he laid the foundation stone of a museum dedicated to the[Read More…]
‘Undeserving’ people given ‘Bharat Ratna’ before 1990: BJP MP
A BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh sparked controversy after he said that the country’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, was given to “undeserving” people before 1990. It was the same time when the then VP Singh government conferred the honour to dalit icon BR Ambedkar posthumously. The statement attracted[Read More…]
India and Pakistan: Divided by border, separated by ideologies
When the last legislation was passed by constituent assembly led to the creation of the two independent nations – India and Pakistan, nobody would have imagined how the tale of these two nations would proceed. Though Gandhi and Jinnah are referred to as fathers of India and Pakistan respectively, it was Dr. BR Ambedkar on whose ideas the[Read More…]