Architect of Indian Constitution remembered
DUBAI: A group of Indian expatriates living in the UAE paid glowing tributes to the Chief Architect of Indian Constitution Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar on his 130th birth anniversary.
The volunteers of Ambedkarglobal, Dubai, distributed food packets to construction workers at various labour camps and construction sites to mark the occasion.
Connecting with the blue-collar workers was part of the two-day event.
Earlier, the group organised a seminar to remember the great contributions of Dr Ambedkar who worked hard throughout his life to end social discrimination against weaker sections of the society. A jurist, economist, politician and social reformer, Ambedkar became the first Law and Justice Minister of India ater independence and played an important role in drating the Indian Constitution.
Speakingattheseminar,veteranindianpolitician and former parliamentarian KC Tyagi deliberated on the need to follow the teachings of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar.
“Nomaterhowdevelopedourcountrybecomes, we will always have something to learn from him,” said Tyagi.
“Teachings of Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar are still relevant and needed to be imbibed in our cultural ethos and values to build a peaceful, inclusive and dynamic world order,” said Santosh Kumar Suman, Minister for Minor Water Resources Department and SC/ST Welfare Department, Government of Bihar.
Addressing the Indian diaspora through videoconferencing, Suman said, “Dr Babasaheb Bhimrao
Ambedkar’s teachings are still very relevant globally. We still need to work hard to ensure equality in our society. We are striving hard to achieve this goal in Bihar. The state government and people have to work together to realise the dreams of Baba Saheb.”
On this occasion, the group honoured a number of prominent Indians with the “Dr Ambedkar Global Award 2020” acknowledging their contribution for the cause. Dr Seema Chowdhary, Tarang Bhargava,
Ravi Kalwani , Narsaram Parmar, Girish Pant, Kabir Khan, Master Aarav, and Dr Arvind Chowdhary, received the award for making immense contribution to the cause of social inclusion and support the large labour community in the UAE .
Ravichand,founder-directorofambedkarglobal, said that this international award presented to recognise the immense efforts made by the recipients during the pandemic. He expressed confidence that this would inspire the recipients to work more towards the community.