14th
April the International Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
Day of Euality
( Remembering Dr. Ambedkar On his 129th Birth Anniversary falling on 14th
April 2020)
BY:- Er H.R.Phonsa,Jammu
Contact : hrphonsa@gmail.com Mob +919419134060
14th
April is being celebrated internationally to mark the birthday of Dr.
Baba sahib Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, politician, philosopher, anthropologist,
socialist scientist, historian and economist. Dr Ambedkar was born on 14 April
1891 at Mhow a cantonment in the Indore district in Madhya Pradesh state
of India, now Ambedkar Nagar since 2003. Ambedkar alias Bhiva was 14th
child of his parents Revered Ramji Sakhpal , a Subedar –Major in East
India Company Army and self respecting, religious minded Mata Bhimabai. Bhimabai passed away when Bhimva allies Bhim
was six years old leaving
her six siblings under care of her
husband’s sister Mirabai, who was herself handicapped. Against all odds and
worst hit by caste supported untouchability he passed his Matriculation in
1907, a first in the history of Untouchable
Mahar caste. Nearly same time Bhim was married to Ramabai. With the financial assistance from Baroda
Naresh , Maharaja Siya Ji Giawad III,
an untouchable student who received his early education from outside his class room, went thirsty days
long, whose teacher gave him his name, due to his sincere urge backed by his continuous hard
labour, to get high qualification
crowned himself with world’s highest academic Degrees of B.A; MA; M Sc; Ph.D; L.L.D;
D Sc; D.Litt; Barrister-at-Law. Although many a times he had to
satisfy his hunger by a single loaf of bread but labored to learnt ten
languages including Sanskrit with
proficiency in speaking seven . The efforts of Doctor Ambedkar to strive for
high qualifications also show his
resolve to attain Equality showing low caste is no barrier to achieve heights
even higher than high caste people.
During whole life his mind
and soul kept searching and struggling for Equality and projecting necessity for Equality
despite facing himself inequality,
more so from his own countrymen orthodox Hindu religious fundamentalists . His fight in all world
forums where even he went and spoke, he was demanding Equality to masses without
distinction of caste, creed, colour, sex, place of birth, economic or family
status. His speeches judged as the best of all speeches delivered in three
Round Table Conferences held between Novmber,1930
to December 1932 in London attended including world mighty British crowned King His Majesty George V with Prime Ministers Ramsay MacDonald his Cabinet colleagues ,British
Parliamentary delegation consisting of 16 from all 8 parties. In the First RTC conferences
were present Indian politicians (58) and, delegates of Princely States (16).
This was strength of Ist RTC, with some changes for II & III TRCs. In his
speeches Dr. Ambedkar challenged working with fixed priorities
towards Indian, particularly neglected, poor, ill dressed, illiterate, starving
masses caught in religious prejudices .
He was addressing to all powerful British Government, uncrowned kings of Indian
political leadership besides Indian
Kings , with earnest requests to make changes in their planning , thinking and projected priorities to
reduce prevailing all round inequalities
in Indian administration. Dr.
Ambedkar British government to quit
India immediately as it had failed to provide Equality to her Indian subjects.
His only concern to meet
and make representations before
committees and commissions like Southborough Commission on 27 January 1919, SIMON COMMISSION on
October 23, 1928 and many more in India and abroad were to exress for amicable
solution for removal of prevailing man
made inequalities and ill treatment to
his down trodden people called Untouchable. The Untouchables
Shudras( Presently called SCs, STs ) had in 1901, a population of
5,32,96,636 (18.93%) against
total Indian population of 28,08,75,176 .This excluded touchable Shudras (
Present day OBC’s) population. His main aim in organizing, Mahad water tank protest march, agitation to enter
Kala Ram Temple or his resistance to his poise wife Ramabai to take her to –Vithoba diety temple were to put fight against religious forced inequalities
and denial of Human Rights to his people. His burning of the controversial Hindu Law Book “ Manusmiriti”
was not for any personal gains but
to burn publically the prevailing Hindu religious ego and caste hate towards their
religious brethren the Untouchables.
His work as Labour member ( 1942-46) of Viceroy’s Executive Council shows his earnest
desire to have equality in working hours and wages for male and female workers.
His concern as labour member expressed in Labour Conferences and later issuing
appropriate orders getting paid holidays, banning night shifts for female
workers, right to strike to works on genuine grounds , rules for
dispute resolution between employees and
employers establishing PSCs, granting
Gratuity etc,establishing Employment exchanges and many more
His signing the Poona Pact in 1932 with Mahatama
Gandhi to save Gandhi’s life was to give a trial to forge Equality between
Caste Hindus and Untouchables. But alas after signing pact all orthodox Hindu
signatories including M.M. Malvia ,now Bharat Ratna , drank and sprinkled Ganga
water on them to clean caste pollution they got while signing pack with Baba Sahib
and other untouchables leaders.
A boy debarred
Sanskrit subject in school syllabus holding low caste tag due to his qualities
of head and heart, was made the Chairman
of Indian Constitution Drafting
Committee, gave equality to all Indian
in all life spheres as the main
theme. The practice of untouchability
which hunted whole life was made a punishable act in india.
His attempt to get passed Hindu Code Bill in
Parliament was to give legal teeth for granting
equality in all spheres of life for Indian women suffering Orthodox
male’s atrocities .He drafted the Indian Constitution Preamble, declaring India to
be a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic. The objectives
stated in the Preamble are to secure justice, liberty, Equality
to all citizens and to promote Fraternity
assuring the individual Dignity to
maintain unity and integrity of the nation.
When all efforts by Doctor failed to get
reforms on scientific base his Hindu Religion he decided to leave it in 1935.
He studies all world religions and found all of them wanting to provide Equality. After deep religions study he
embraced Buddhism which stood for Equality among all human. He embraces
Buddhism along with his over one Million followers bringing it back to its land
of birth after 2500 years.
On his unfortunate
death on 6th December 1956 and his cremation the next date in Bombay
( Now Mumbai) another half a Million his followers embraced Buddhism. His
getting Bharat Ratna, the highest Civilian Award (posthumously) in 1990 gave
recognition to his fight for rights
of deprived humanity and his lifelong
efforts to fight out inequalities peacefully.
When GOI
under PM Narinder Modi decided in May, 2015 to celebrate125th Birth
Day of Baba Sahib falling in 2016 on Government level. Shri Romesh Chandra IFS Ambassador submitted to GOI through
External Minister a proposal to write a demarche to UNES to Celebrate 14th
April the Birthday Of Dr. Ambedkar as
“ International Day of Equality”. This proposal was acknowledged by UNES
Division of MOEA. Shri Romesh Chandra IFS Ambassador solicited support from Various stake holding individuals,
forums, Association based in India and
abroad who extended their full support to his proposal The Forum of SCs, MLA.s MP’s also wrote in November 2015
similar letter to Sh. Narinder Modi Indian Prime Minister to officially approach the UN to declare 14th April as “
International Dr.B. R. Ambedkar Day of Equality”. In pursuance of all these efforts 125th
Birth day of Baba Sahib on 14th April, 2016 was celebrated by UN at
New York where the proposal of “ International Day of Equality” was also
registered with UN and International Community.
Shri Romesh Chandra IFS Ambassador in association with some
media houses (Ambedkar Times, Desh Doaba ( both California
USA based) and Bhim Patrika ( Jalander,Punjab) continued their constant
and concerted efforts to get the mooted proposal accepted by International
Community. Their efforts bore fruit when on 6th April, 2020 the
city Of Burnaby ( Canada) MAYOR MR. MIKE HURLEY took lead and proclaimed
14th April to be celebrated as “ Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Day of Equality.”
Our regards to Bharat Ratna Baba Sahib Dr, B.R Ambedkar on
his 129th Birth Anniversary, whose unblemished personnel character coupled
with his unparallel qualification based life long working efforts for gaining human “Equality” . Also for his lifelong pursuit to his Cherished goal of “Equality” raising India’s head
high in International Community. Our regards also to all those who continually
chased their proposal with International Community to celebrate 14th
April as“ Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Day of
Equality.”
Dated 11-04-2020 BY:- Er H.R.Phonsa,Jammu
Contact : hrphonsa@gmail.com Mob +9194191340
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