WEBINAR: Unfinished Legacy of Dr Ambedkar & plight of oppressed in South Asia
Ambedkar Society for South Asia (ASSA) organized an international Webinar on the occasion of Dr. B.R Ambedkar’s Jiyanti…..
Topic: โUnfinished Legacy of Dr Ambedkar and plight of oppressed in South Asia” on Wednesday, 14th March, 2021 at 12:00pm
Webinar was conducted by: Dr. Mujahid Mansoori (Professor, Journalist, Columnist, Political & Social Analyst)
Guest Speakers:
1: Dr. Pradeep Aglave (Professor & Head DR. Baba Sahib Ambedkar Chair, Nagpur University)
2: Manjula Pradeep (Social Activist, Youth Trainer. Internationally renowned speaker, Founder of WAYVE Foundation)
3: Satpal Muman (Secretary of Ambedkar International Mission in London, Co-founder and Chairman of Caste Watch UK)
4: Dr. Seema Mathur (Assistant Professor of political science in University of Delhi. A Dalit Writer, Poetess)
5: DR. Hemangi Kadlak (Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, SNDT University, Mumbai.)
Speakers paid homage to Baba Sahib Dr. Ambedkar on the occasion of his birth anniversary. They said that Ambedkar declared the principle โEducate, Agitate and Organizeโ which emphasized the importance of education for the depressed classes. The basic objective of Ambedkar’s movement was to give recognition to human being, he struggled for caste-less and just society. The same is reflected through the constitution of India which was penned by Dr. Ambedkar. Unfortunately, even today in our society, people are treated unequally and unfairly on the basis of of caste, color, social status and religion. But those who are still carrying on Ambedkar’s legacy are a ray of hope for suppressed people around the globe. They said that the legacy of Dr. B. R Ambedkar is the roadmap for the oppressed people of South Asia to achieve the liberation and freedom of the minds.
