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…
Mysuru: Alleging that efforts are going on currently to erase Gandhian principles and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s ideals from the minds of the people, senior journalist and former ‘Outlook’ Editor Krishna Prasad said that Gandhiji and Ambedkar, the two great personalities of the country, were much needed today at a time when new challenges are cropping…
Mysuru: Even as a circular issued by the Education Department on the celebration of National Constitution Day in schools, which several dalit organisations have termed it as an act of undermining Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, has stirred up a Statewide controversy, Chamarajanagar MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad has sought to clarify on the issue. Addressing a press…
Mysuru: Senior Civil Judge B.P. Devamane said that Dr. B.R. Ambedkar has incorporated special provisions for the girl child in the Constitution. He was speaking after inaugurating the International Save Girl Child Day programme, organised jointly by the District Administration, ZP, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Mysore Bar Association and Women and Child Welfare Department…
Mysuru: The architect of Indian Constitution Dr. B.R. Ambedkar caught the imagination of the whole world with his intellectual prowess. Hence, the statue of Ambedkar as tall as that of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel must be built, opined Kannada Sahitya Academy President Prof. Aravinda Malagatti. He was speaking after releasing the book titled ‘Dr. B.R. Ambedkar:…
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Yesterday, the 14th of April, was the 127th birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and it was celebrated all over the country with admiration and gratitude by schools, colleges and other organisations. There are many Ambedkar Bhavans also which celebrate…
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