#Gautama, after 6 years of severe austerities & mortification, reflected ‘this is not the way, even to passionlessness, nor to perfect knowledge, nor to liberation’ and decided to end.
He accepted food from #Sujata, sitting under a #Banyan tree at #Uruvela, on this day in 528 BCE
On March 21, 1920 #SahuMaharaj, a great reformist king at the Mangaon meeting said, "Dr Ambedkar is the true leader of the oppressed classes in India”
It was one of the first meetings of #Ambedkar. Sahu Maharaj imposed penalty on those who don’t send their children to school
On this day (March 20) in 1927 Ambedkar led #MahadSatyagraha -not as fight for water, but as a fight for #equality and reclaiming of #humandignity
“Lost rights are never regained by begging, and by appeals to the conscience of the usurpers, but by relentless struggle”
Gautami Prajapati
Sanghamitta Theri
Jhalkaribai
SavitriBai Phule
Ramabai Ambedkar
Jijiyabai and many more who defied the wrong socio-religious systems & patriarchy and empowered not only women but entire humanity
Remembering those and wishing all a Happy international women’s day
Of course, you can go anywhere, can speak anything you wish, subject to the restrictions imposed by law. But what is the use of such freedom? A human has a body as well as a mind. Mere physical freedom is of no use. Freedom of the mind is of prime importance
Ambedkar
Vol 17 Part3
Do you know that Dr Ambedkar had 60000 books in his personal library? He built his house Rajgriha mainly for keeping the books.
Upon donation, now the entire collection is at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Library in Siddhartha College.
Visit to #Rajgriha & Library
#LargestPersonalLibrary
“Cultivation of mind should be ultimate aim of human existence”- Dr B R Ambedkar.
The way agriculture is carried out-by ploughing/preparing the land, sowing the seeds, removing the weed, watering & protecting the crop-similarly mind must be cultivated-
#Read
preparing the mind by meditation, removing the unwanted thoughts/impulses, sowing & amplifying the desired thoughts, acquiring knowledge.
At the library in Siddharth College where the personal collection of more than 60000 books of Dr Ambedkar are kept now.
#CultivateTheMind
“Go west, young man” was a common saying in China & other eastern countries for a millennium- that was to encourage young people to go and study in India. Such was the fame of Indian universities
Hope we can revive them one day to their glory
At the ruins of #Nalanda university
“Knowledge without action is useless& action without knowledge is futile”
He advocated for correct education-Tritiya Ratna-the one that sees the Indian history from the lens of marginalised.He was one of the three gurus of Ambedkar
Remembering Mahatma Jotiba Phule on his Jayanthi
With inspiring person, who has the determination to change the lives of his people, any thing is possible. His ascendancy to the top proved that the hope and belief of people for change is universal and can happen in any country if the times so warrant.
“..Our ideal is not only political democracy but economic democracy & every Govt whatever is in power shall strive to bring about economic democracy”
అంబేద్కర్ గారు సూచించిన విధంగా ఆర్థిక & సామాజిక స్వాతంత్ర్యాన్ని, అందరూ సమానమైన దేశాన్ని నిర్మించేందుకు కృషి చెయ్యాలనీ కోరుకుంటూ…
Gaddar is a house hold name. His revolutionary ballads have created indelible imprint in the minds & hearts of people.
His demise is great loss not only to Telugus but to the entire country.
With saddened heart I express my deep condolences.
May his soul rest in peace