BOOK EXHIBITION : Dr. B. R. AMBEDKAR JAYANTI

14 APRIL Dr. B. R. AMBEDKAR JAYANTI 

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Ambedkar Jayanti celebrated on the 14th of April. It is the birth anniversary of one of the most loved and famous Indian political leaders, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar. Dr. Ambedkar fought for the rights of the da lits by carrying out various movements. He was also actively involved in various other social works. Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, also known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, who was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and politician and is best known as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution.

Ambedkar, who belonged to the Mahar caste which was considered untouchable in Hinduism, converted to Buddhism on October 14, 1956, in Nagpur along with 500,000 supporters, after studying the religion for years. He is not only known for his great influence in eradicating the social scourge of untouchability in India but also for having led a crusade for the upliftment and empowerment of Dalits in the country since he believed that Dalits can never get their rights within Hinduism

LIBRARY CLASS ACTIVITIES : BOOK EXHIBITION, THOUGHTS WRITING, POSTER MAKING, BIOGRAPHY WRITING

Some inspiring quotes by him as we commemorate the memory of Dr Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar to boost our motivation:

1. “I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.”
2. “I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality, and fraternity.”
3. “Be educated, be organized, and be agitated.”
4. “Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.”
5. “A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.”
6. “Freedom of mind is the real freedom.”
7. “I am proud of my country, India, for having a constitution that enshrines principles of democracy, socialism, and secularism.”
8. “Law and order are the medicine of the body politic, and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.”
9. “Life should be great, rather than long.”
10. "History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them."