Nawanshahr - On the birthday of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, a seminar was organized at Ambedkar Red Cross De-addiction and Rehabilitation Center, Nawanshahr. Sardar Chaman Singh (Project Director) presided over the function. He said that Ambedkar Jayanti is celebrated on April 14 to celebrate the birth anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, the father of Indian Constitution. Sharing detailed information about Babasaheb's life, he said that Ambedkar was born in a Mahar (Dalit) caste.
who were considered untouchables and were discriminated socio-economically against their caste. He and other Dalit children were not even allowed to touch the water or the bread box, and they could only drink water when an upper caste person poured it for them. He graduated from Bombay University in Economics and Political Science. He got his first job in the Baroda state government and won a scholarship to Columbia University at the age of 22. Babasaheb, meaning "Venerable Father" as he was referred to by his followers. Earned a master's degree and his PhD at Columbia University. He later went to the London School of Economics where he studied history, economics and political science and also wrote on various subjects including the caste system in India. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar is remembered as the architect of the Indian Constitution. He chaired the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly and Dr. Ambedkar was the first Law Minister of India. He was posthumously awarded India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.
   Speaking on this occasion, Chief Guest Palwinder Singh, President Kanungo Union Nawanshahr said that Dr. Ambedkar ji dedicated his entire life for the welfare of poor and backward people. The Indian Constitution guarantees and protects a wide range of civil liberties for individual citizens, including freedom of religion, elimination of untouchability, and outlawing all forms of discrimination. She was one of the ministers who argued for wider economic and social rights for women, and the Assembly to introduce a system of reservation of jobs in the civil services, schools and colleges for members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. received the support of Parliamentarians of India hoped to end the socio-economic disparities and lack of opportunities for India's disadvantaged sections through these measures. Harikishan Patwari shed light on the life of Babasaheb and mesmerized the audience with missionary songs. Subhash Arora also enthralled the audience with his poems on the social front. Harsh Sahni, staff members Kamaljit Kaur, Harpreet Kaur, Manjit Singh, Jaswinder Kaur, Kamla Rani, Jaswinder Kaur and patients were present on this occasion.