By B. Sreekantswamy Mysore/Mysuru: The Buddhist Society of India (BSI), headed by Bhimrao Yashwant Ambedkar, the grandson of the Architect of the Indian Constitution Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, is looking at a revival of Buddhism in Karnataka. In an exclusive talk with Star of Mysore this morning, Bhimrao Yashwant Ambedkar, the Working President of the BSI,…
Rich tributes paid to Dr. Ambedkar on 66th Mahaparinirvan Diwas
December 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Rich tributes were paid to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar by the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) at a function to observe the 66th Mahaparinivran Diwas in city this morning. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra garlanded the statue of B.R. Ambedkar at Town Hall premises and offered tribute along with others….
Poona Agreement harmed Dalit Community: Ramdas Athawale
September 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale has said that if the Poona Agreement was not done, Dalits would have got separate voting rights and the community would have got more opportunities and representations. The Minister was speaking after floral tributes to the portrait of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and inaugurating a seminar…
CM honours Mysuru singer with ‘Dr. Ambedkar Award’
May 13, 2022Bengaluru: At a function held recently at the Banquet Hall of Vidhana Soudha in connection with the 131st birthday celebrations of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai honoured veteran singer S. Siddarth of Mysuru with ‘Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Award’ for conveying Dr. Ambedkar’s thoughts to the households in Karnataka. The 82-year-old Siddarth, who is basically…
Special lecture on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar held: ‘Babasaheb is like a God’
April 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: “Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is not with us today physically but the ideology propagated by him will remain with us forever,” said Sri Arjun Avadootha Maharaj of Mysuru. “Babasaheb Dr. Ambedkar is like a God. I grew up listening to his teachings and ideologies. We are fortunate to have a thinker like him and no…
‘Conserve environment to make Ambedkar Jayanti meaningful’
April 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Avadootha Sri Vinay Guruji of Chikkamagalur’s Gowrigadde Ashram has called upon people to celebrate the birthday of Visionary and Social Reformer Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in a meaningful way by making efforts to conserve environment. He was delivering a discourse on ‘Manava Dharma-Shreshta Dharma,’ at a function organised by Gowrigadde Ashram at Karnataka State Open…
‘Ambedkarism’ is nothing but following the principles of the Constitution: VC
April 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar said that the present generation should understand Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s life by reading his writings and speeches. He was speaking at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s 131st birth anniversary celebration organised by the UoM’s Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Research and Extension Centre at the Centre premises in Manasagangothri…
“Bharat Ratna’s dream of reservation for women remains unfulfilled”
April 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Former High Court Judge Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das regretted that Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s dream of providing 50 percent reservation for women has still remained unfulfilled even after 75 years of independence. He was speaking at Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar’s 131st birth anniversary celebration organised by the District Administration at Kalamandira on Hunsur…
Grand processions, bike rally, special lectures mark Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary
April 14, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar and a host of other people’s representatives and officials garlanded the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at Town Hall premises to mark the 131st birth anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar, jointly organised by the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat (ZP), Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Social Welfare Department in city this morning….
Grand procession to mark Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti on Apr.14
April 13, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A grand procession will mark the 131st birth anniversary celebrations of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar organised by the District Administration, ZP, MCC and Social Welfare Department in city on Apr.14. The procession, which will be accompanied by a host of folk and cultural troupes, will commence after the garlanding of the statue of Dr. Ambedkar…
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