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The program was started with Buddha Vandana and children speaking on the life and mission of Babasaheb. Cultural program was presented by Tapsya Art Group of Krishna Bangotra, Sonu Heer and Savitri Bai Phule School Bari Brahmana of Sunita Bangotra.
Er. R.C Bhasin, convener of Sabha presented a welcome address. Local speakers who delivered their talks included Darshan Loach, F.C. Satia, Er. Sadiaq Azad. Master Nihal, Rohit, presented a song, similarly Niharika presented a dance on Babasaheb song.
Dr. Sanjay Bhasin, as keynote speaker, said that Babasaheb, as an "epoch-making thinker" by virtue of thought & knowledge and through revolutionary, transformatory & reformatory actions changed the very basic structure of the social order of this country and paved way for egalitarian society based on principle of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
He further added that Babasaheb, while furthering the cause for rebuilding post-colonial India engaged himself with creative thinking and critically challenged the dominant ideology. By all virtues Bababsaheb Ambedkar, increasingly became an indispensable political thinker and cultural symbol for analysis and social transformation and his phenomenon is being discussed widely in present times.
A true tribute to him shall be to firmly accept him as National Icon rather than Dalit Icon and spread his thoughts in the larger interest of India as a Nation. Rajinder Kashyap, Administrative Member Central Administrative Tribunal New Delhi in his exhaustive address dwelt upon various socio-religious and political thoughts of Babasaheb.
He said that Dr. Ambedkar was not only recognized in the Indian system but thought world as Epoch thinker. His alma mater London school of Economics as well as Columbia university has labelled him as an intellectual far ahead of his time. The African leadership under Nelson Mandela took lead from the constitution of Babasaheb and inculcated many ideas in the African constitution. He stressed upon quality education and said that reservation is not a permanent phenomenon and one day it shall go but attained education is the soul of socioeconomic upsurge of any community.
He further said that Babasaheb denounced Hindu religion after finding it difficult to reform in terms of its soul of graded inequality and hegemony of one segment of the society. Babasaheb adopted Buddhism and then suggested some reformative measures in the form of 22 vows that every Buddhist shall follow that in fact shall lead to Egalitarian society where equality supersedes all other things.
Eight Book stalls were also erected on the occasion, wherein; many participants took advantage. On the occasion children were given books free of cost. The speakers and presenters of cultural items were also felicitated. All the senior citizens, social activists, some retirees and youth were presented with Preamble and Dhammpad. Vote of thanks was extended by Sham Basson and the stage was managed jointly by Mohinder Bhagat and Prof. C.L. Shivgotra.
The prominent members who participated were Mohd. Muneer Malik, K.K. Fotra, Bahadur Lal, C.L Banal, Kesar Singh, Brij Mehra, D.D. Mehra, Prof. Kali Dass, M.R. Bangotra, Tulsi Langeh, Er. Natha Ram, Dr. N.C. Digra, Dr. Dinesh Kumar, all members of All J&K Shree Guru Ravidass Sabha, Pritam Singh Saini, B.R. Lachotra, Er. Pawan Bhagat, Romesh Uttama, Vinod Behnal, A.N Bavoria, all branches of Guru Ravidass Sabha, Sunil Kumar, Adv Anita Angral, Seva Dass Digra, Mohan Lal Hans, Mukthar Kalia . Bihari Lal Digra, Master Babi, Romesh Sangral, Mohinder Kumar, Ashok Thapa, Sub Pukhu Ram, Shiv Ram, Dr. Vinod Durge, Dr. Vinod Kamblae (IIIM-Jammu), Dr. B.P Rahul and others.
