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Union City (Ambedkar Times Bu-reau):- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Edu-cation Aid Society (AEAS) andAmbedkar International Centerjointly celebrated 127th BirthAnniversary of Bharat RattanBodhisattva Babasaheb Dr. B.R.Ambedkar at Raja Sweets Ban-quet Hall in Hayward, Californiaon 14th April, 2018 (Saturday)with a devoted spirit of dedica-tion and enthusiasm.
The celebrations whichwere attended by more than 150people started with the screen-ing of a slide show made on the
life and struggles of Babasaheb.Key members of both the hostfoundations who arranged thiscelebration along with the chiefguest garlanded the portrait ofBabasaheb as a mark of respectto his unrelenting efforts for so-cial justice.
Dr. Raj Kumar Hans, arenowned scholar and author ofmany publications on the vision,philosophy and contributions ofBabasaheb, who flew all the wayfrom India to participate, was theChief Guest of honor for thisauspicious occasion. Dr Hans,who was introduced to the audi-ence by Mr. Amrik Lakha, paidhis glowing tributes to the mis-sionary zeal, crusades and sacri-fices of Babasaheb foremancipation of those who suf-fered as slaves of the so calledupper sections of society forthousands of years. Dr. Hansalso explained in depth in hislong speech, how Babasaheb'svision for social transformationis now heading its way to berecognized on global basis, as avenerated new philosophy ofthought to reckon with worldthinkers like Karl Marx and oth-ers. Dr. Hans also drew attentionof the audience with a note of
caution and alertness about theplanned and systematic effortsof antagonistic forces to under-mine the life-long sacrifices ofBabasaheb.
Cultural program by AICkids accompanied by dance per-formances, songs and music byyoungsters lent a special attrac-tion to the entire event. Some ofthe children from AIC organiza-tion also made speeches aboutthe vision of Babasaheb.
Other speakers wellversed with the mission andlofty ideals of Babasaheb in-
cluded Mr. Ram Murti Saroay,Mr. Amrik Lakha, Mr. O.P. Balley,General Secretary, SupremeCouncil, Guru Ravidass Sabhas,USA, Mr Prem Kumar ChumberChief Editor, Ambedkar Times &Desh Doaba weekly newspa-pers, Mr. Vinod Chumber, Chair-man Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha(Bay Area), Mr. Ramesh Suman,Chairman Shri Guru RavidassSabha, Pittsburg, Mr DashvinderPal from IBO and Mr. MohinderSingh Dhami from Shri GuruRavidass Sabha, Sacramento,Karanthi Tapita, Ramesh Jadhav,Arjaun, Sailaja, Anant. The inau-guration song "Ghyan Surya TuIs Jagat Ka", sung by Ms SapnaAwale (grand-daughter of lateMr. Babu Haridas Awale whoworked with Babasaheb Ambed-kar and was vice president ofRPI in 1962).
Dr. Raj Kumar Hans, theChief Guest of the event washonored with a plaque by Dr.Ambedkar Education Aid Societyand Ambedkar International Cen-ter jointly in recognition of hisscholarly vision and excellence,by Mr. Ram Murti Saroay, Chair-man of the Ambedkar EducationSociety. The Chief Guest, Dr. RajKumar Hans presented a plaque
of honor on behalf of Dr.Ambedkar Education Aid Societyand Ambedkar International Cen-ter (AIC) to Mr. O. P. Balley inrecognition of his dedication andvaluable contributions to thecommunity. In his introductoryremarks Mr. Ram Saroay alsomentioned about his long asso-ciation with Mr. Balley in the es-tablishment of Pittsburg GuruGhar and Supreme Council,USA. Mr. O. P. Balley is the oneof the very few surviving per-sons in the community who hadthe rare opportunity of meeting
Babasaheb and attending his fu-neral procession on December 6,1956 in Delhi. Mr. Balvir Thindwho was responsible for main-taining the sound system for theentire event without any inter-ruption along with the participat-ing children in the celebrationswere also recognized with cer-tificates of appreciation by theorganizers. A special display wasalso shown to the audienceabout Ambedkar Times andDesh Doaba, Weekly Newspa-pers, for successfully completingten years and seven years re-spectively, in the service of the community.
The entire event whichturned out to be a remarkablesuccess will reckon as a memo-rable tribute to the savior of thedowntrodden who became aforceful voice of the voiceless.Mr. Takshak Chahande, a de-voted follower of Babasaheb per-formed an admirable job as amoderator for the proceedings ofthe entire function.The programof celebrations ended with noteof thanks by Mr. Ram Saroay,followed by a sumptuous dinnerhosted by organizers of this aus-picious event.
O. P. Balley
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BABASAHEB DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
Fraternity holds theKey to Democracy
Prem Kumar ChumberEditor-in-Chief: Ambedkar Times
Babasaheb Dr B.R Ambedkar reiterated that liberty,equality and fraternity were the social foundationsof a democratic system of governance. While pre-senting the draft of the constitution in the Con-stituent Assembly on November 25th, 1949, hecautioned the house that mere political freedomwill not help India remain free for long. To makeour freedom last forever he laid emphasis on thesocial roots of political democracy in India. Theroad to social democracy lies through fraternity.Fraternity instils the feelings of unity, compassionand equality among the stakeholders of a demo-cratic setup that in turn provides the solid base forthe emergence of true liberty - liberty to do whatone wants to do with a gaze on its social sustain-ability as well as without encroaching upon thesimilar rights of the fellow citizens.
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, the trinity for-mula of instituting social democracy in independ-ent India, coupled with Educate, Agitate, Organiseaimed at what Babasaheb Dr B.R Ambedkar calledannihilation of caste from the social soil of India.Caste, in his firm views, was/is anti-nation. It pre-cludes the emergence of democratic process of so-cial bonding while dividing the society intomutually antagonistic groups with repulsionagainst each other. Caste sought loyalty of itsmembers to strictly prohibit social interactionswith the members of the other caste(s) placed atthe lowest rung of the hierarchical caste scale.Babasaheb DR. B. R. Ambedkar wanted his peopleto be educated to agitate against such a pernicioussystem of caste based social exclusion. The agi-tated people will organize themselves into a strongsocial force to democratically seeking equal rightsin the state. It is in this crucial context that theseeds of fraternity would start sprouting slowly inan inclusive social living to provide solid base ofsocial democracy in India for the longevity of itshard earned political democracy.
The recent most sinister us happenings inKathua and Unnao in the states of J&K and UttarPradesh in India have shaken the world that howlow humanity can fall in its own eyes. Such inhu-man acts perpetrated on the innocent girls and inthe case of Unnao the subsequent brutal killing ofthe hapless father of the rape victim speak vol-umes of hatred and violence prevalent in Indian so-ciety currently. Yet another equally disturbingcommunal trend that has been becoming an al-most a routine happening is the vandalization ofthe statutes of Babasaheb Dr B.R Ambedkar.Babasaheb Dr.B.R Ambedkar is now not only con-fined to the privileged list of top statesmen ofIndia. His illustrious persona has entered into thefront row of most intelligent and lovable personal-ities in the World. It is high time to follow his givenpath of leaving caste behind and to embrace hismost sought after principle of fraternity to over-come the current crisis of gender violence andcaste conflicts and rabid acts of communal flare up.
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Bodhisattva Babasaheb Dr. Ambedkar’s127th birth anniversary celebrations
Ambedkar International Center (AIC)and Ambedkar Educational Aid Soci-ety (AEAS) celebrated 127th BirthAnniversary of Bodhisattva BABASA-HEB Dr. BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR, theFounding Father of Modern India, anArchitect of Indian Constitution andan emancipator of millions of un-touchables from discriminatory HinduCaste System, at Hayward, Califor-nia, USA on Saturday April 14, 2018.
Function was inaugurated byexecutives from AIC, AEAS and hon-orable chief guest of the function Dr.Raj Kumar Hans by garlanding thereplica picture of BABASAHEB Ji. Theinauguration song "Ghyan Surya Tu IsJagatKa” sung by Ms SapnaAwale(grand-daughter of late Mr. Babu Hari-
dasAwale who worked withBabasheb Ambedkar and was vicepresident of RPI in 1962) was asoothing treat to the ears of all pres-ent there.
The overall program was verywell organized to imbibe Ambed-karism in next generation by giving anopportunity to young talent to comeon stage and speak on the subjects.On this occasion, 14 year old AnantRam Kumar Sherwal presentedunique points on how to infuseAmbedkarism in youths, while ArjunRamesh Jadhavand ShailejaKran-thiTapita talked onimportant aspectsfrom Annihilationof Castes and howBabasaheb's workfascinated theyoung generation,respectively. As the source ofguiding principles,executives fromAEAS, Mr. RamSaroay, Mr. Amrik Chand, Mr. ShashiPaul, Mr. Vinod Kumar Chumber, Mr.Ram Nath Chamber, Mr. RameshSuman, Mr. Parvindar, Mr. PremChumber, Mr. Ramesh Jadhav, Mr.KranthiTapita also presented theirmessage on this great occasion tocontinue the fighting spirit againstthe odds and keep their dedication to-wards Ambedkar mission. AEAS isdetermined to provide more educa-tional support back in India and willdrive that mission untiringly to createglobal educated talent from underrepresented community, while AIC is
determined to create internationalcenter to take SC/ST/OBCs issues toU.N.O. and at global level to buildpressure on Indian government for re-dressal of everyday issues. Theirthought provoking speeches and ded-ication going to inspire next genera-tion positively. Chief guest Dr Hanswho is a historian , academician andan intellectual Ambedkarite, delivereda superb summarization on currentaffairs of India and enlightened howNRI movement could contribute forthe uplifting of marginalized brothers
and sisters to move Babasaheb'sCaravan ahead.
Along with missionarythoughts, there were real good cul-tural performances to have fun-filledcelebration where young talent SaaviVikrant Ramteke, Anayata PrashantBhagat and Amogh Takshak Cha-hande performed dances, piano playand other fascinated disciplnes ofBabasaheb respectively. Last but notthe least; organizers also honored thekey speaker with plaque and otherperformers with the certificates of ap-preciation including Mr. Balbir Thind
who managed the complete audiovideo system of the function. Havingsuch functions in the heart of BayArea, California where families andfriends are involved is going to createa huge impact on the upcoming gen-eration, they will be aware of their du-ties towards Babasaheb Dr. BhimraoAmbedkar's mission and bring hu-manity across India one day. AIC andAEAS extend their thanks to all whomade this function a great successful event. In Mission
A SamtaSainik. Takshak Chahande
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BABASAHEB DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
Heartiest congratulations on the 10th anniversary of ‘Ambedkar Times’
Launching a paper is enthusiasm, sustaining it is bravery, continuing it with the same enthusiasm and boldnessis a missionary zeal and enterprise. Hats off to the commitment of Prem K. Chumber to Babasaheb Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’sideas and mission for singlehandedly ensuring that it reaches its readers without fail. Best wishes for its life and vitality.
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