Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Mahamanavana Mayayana,’ a book on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, written by C. Chandrappa was released at a programme organised by Karnataka Unit of Bharatiya Dalita Sahitya Academy in association with Hindulida Vargagala Jagruti Vedike and Dalita Vidyarthi Okkuta of Manasagangothri at Vignana Bhavan here recently. Speaking after releasing the book, former Minister P.M. Narendra Swamy…
Mysore/Mysuru: Today being the birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the Architect of Indian Constitution, the statue of Dr. Ambedkar at the Town Hall premises in city was garlanded this morning under the aegis of Mysuru District Administration. Present on the occasion were (from left – front row) Karnataka State Mahila Congress President and former…
Mysore/Mysuru: Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa has said that Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Ambedkar, Buddha and Basava belong to everyone in the nation. They are not the property of a few intellectuals. Speaking at the ongoing National Theatre Festival at Rangayana yesterday, Cariappa said, “Everyone has right to speak and share his or her opinions. It…
Mysore/Mysuru: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has accepted Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Constitution which is among the best in the world and there is no agenda before the RSS to change this Constitution, said RSS All India Saha Prachara Pramukh Narendra Thakur. Thakur was speaking at an interaction meet with Editors and senior journalists, organised by RSS…
The First President, The First Prime Minister and The Initial Years… By Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy India gained Independence on 15th August 1947 but technically it was not yet a fully free nation. The newly-independent country had a dominion status and King George VI of Britain was its nominal head. The process of giving it…
Mysuru: Marking the Constitution Day, K.R. MLA and former Minister S.A. Ramdas performed Bhoomi Puja for the construction of Gopura to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s bust installed opposite Ashokapuram Police Station on Adichunchanagiri Road, Kuvempunagar, at a programme organised by Ashokapuram’s Bhima Balaga recently. Speaking on the occasion, Ramdas said that Dr. Ambedkar took great pains…
By Dr. C. D. Sreenivasa Murthy The basic five principles of the Indian Constitution are: a Republican State, a Parliamentary form of Government, a Federal Structure, Fundamental Rights and an Independent Judicial Branch. The first session of the Constituent Assembly was convened on 9th December, 1946 in the Constitution Hall, now known as Central Hall,…
By Dr. C. D. Sreenivasa Murthy Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution, is very well- known as its architect, but very little is known about the man who literally penned the Constitution. When the draft of the Constitution of India was ready to be printed, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru…
By Dr. C. D. Sreenivasa Murthy The British Government took over the administration of India from the East India Company immediately after the First War of Independence (Sepoy Mutiny) in 1857. They had a very low opinion about Indians and their capacity to rule themselves. In 1927, the then Secretary of State for India, Lord…
Mysuru: Regretting that Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s vision of ‘we are Indians and the country comes first’ is being forgotten, former University of Mysore (UoM) Political Science faculty Prof. H.M. Rajashekar expressed concern over rising casteism and communalism among the youth. He was delivering a special talk on the topic ‘Aspirations of Indian Constitution’ as part…
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