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Nation pays homage to Ambedkar on his 119th birth anniversary Posted on April 14th, 2010 in Latest India News New Delhi, Apr 14 (ANI): The nation on Wednesday paid rich tribute to Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar, architect of India constitution, on his 119th birth anniversary. President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Congress President Sonia Gandhi were present at a function held here. Several functions are being organised in different parts of the country to mark the occasion. Dr. Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, scholar, Bahujan political leader and a Buddhist revivalist. He spent his life fighting untouchability and the Indian caste system. He is also credited for having sparked off the Dalit Buddhist movement and was honoured with the Bharat Ratna for his contribution to Indian society. Overcoming numerous social and financial obstacles, Ambedkar became one of the first “untouchables” to obtain a college education in India. He went on to pursue higher studies in the United States and England, where he earned law degrees and multiple doctorates for his study and research in law, economics and political science. Returning home as a famous scholar, Ambedkar practiced law for a few years before he began publishing journals that advocated political rights and social freedom for India’’s untouchables. ------------------------------------ ---- INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to [email protected], OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to [email protected] TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to [email protected] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
