A TRIBUTE TO DR. AMBEDKAR.

On 6th December 2010, we are observing the 54th death anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar. The followers of Dr. Ambedkar from all over India will throng to the Chaityabhoomi, Mumbai, to pay homage to the great man of this millennium. The life of this great man is a saga of struggle for upliftment of the poor and the downtrodden. Casteism and untouchability is a curse to the Indian society. The low-caste people were living a life worst than animals. In fact, castism is worse than slavery of western country. Babasaheb himself had to undergo the wrath of high caste people throughout his life. Tears automatically roll out of the eyes when one goes through the stories where Babasaheb has to suffer at the hands of Savarnas when he was a child and student. But he never bowed down and has done great work for the downtrodden. Oxford University has published a book ‘Makers of the Universe’, and in that, they rank Lord Buddha in the number one position and Dr. Ambedkar as the fourth. Even Barack Obama recognized Babasaheb’s greatness in his parliamentary speech.

Millions of people have improvised their lives through government jobs by using reservation. Some became IAS officers; some became MPs. Could these people get this status without reservation given by Dr. Ambedkar? Unfortunately, some people have forgotten the path shown by Babasaheb. They do not think beyond their families. Some people even hide their castes. Babasaheb expected that the educated people will show light to the people who are poor and downtrodden. But unfortunately, these people betrayed the hopes of Dr. Ambedkar and as a result, the movement started by Babasaheb is slowing down. Only poor people & villagers are participating in the movements. Could these people wake up now & contribute to the movement of Dr. Ambedkar by coming out of their homes?

I will visit Chaityabhoomi, Dadar, Mumbai to pay homage to this messiah of the downtrodden.

English Press – Pro-rich

There are many English national Dailies which are managed by rich people. One article, I read in TOI regarding inconvenience caused to local people highlighting the dirtiness of the people who gather at Chatyabhumi on 6 th December. It is unfortunate that the Newspaper given publicity to the inconveniences of the people but noting written about the such big event where 10 lakh people gather every year to pay homage to Dr. Ambedkar. This shows the pro rich stance of English Press. Mostly these young English journalists hails from rich & higher middle classes. They have access to top 20 English schools of Mumbai & Delhi. Any Tom, Dick & Harry can develop proficiency in English language if one gets opprtunity to learn in top english medium school. These people surpassed Britons & Americans on command over English language. But they don’t have concerns for the problems of the downtrodden. We are missing the journalists of previous generations who had concerns for lower strata of society. It is very unfortunate that our top ministers & bureaucrats read these newspapers & give weight age to them. In short , English media represents Classes & not the masses.

Bodhisattwa Shendre