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[ZESTCaste] ‘HCs asked to find SC/ST members from Bar for post of Judges’

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'HCs asked to find SC/ST members from Bar for post of Judges'

Updated on Monday, December 07, 2009, 18:19 IST Tags:HCs asked, SC/ST,
post of Judges

New Delhi: The government on Monday said it has addressed letters to
the Chief Justices of the High Courts from time to time "impressing"
upon them to locate persons from the Bar, belonging to Scheduled caste
and Tribes, Minorities and women among others for appointment as High
Court judges.

Law Minister Veerappa Moily, while replying to a question in Rajya
Sabha asked by Parimal Nathwani (Independent), said empowering of SC,
ST and women is high on government agenda.

He, however, said appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court and High
Courts is made under Articles 124 and 217 of the Constitution of India
respectively, which do not provide for reservation for any caste or
class of persons.

"The government has, however, addressed letters to the Chief Justices
of the High Courts from time to time impressing upon them the need to
locate persons from the Bar, belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes, Other Backward Classes, minorities and from amongst women, who
may be suitable for appointment as High Court Judges," Moily said.

PTI

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[ZESTCaste] Babasaheb played the violin, I danced: childhood memories at 86

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Babasaheb played the violin, I danced: childhood memories at 86

Jinal Shah Posted online: Monday , Dec 07, 2009 at 0423 hrs
Mumbai : What Vanaspati Durgat, 86, does not know about the Indian
Constitution, she makes up for with her knowledge about the man
responsible for it. She knows, for instance, how much Babasaheb
Ambedkar loved the violin and what Ramabai's favorite paan was.
Durgat had worked at Rajgriha, Ambedkar's house in Dadar, from the age
of 12. She remembers him as a very composed man.

"He barely spoke to me. But he always asked me, 'How are you?' He
patted me on my cheek and head before leaving home," she said at her
10 ft-by-20 ft house in Matunga Labour Camp on Sunday, the leader's
death anniversary.

Durgat said she used to dance as Babasaheb played the violin. "In
those days he was learning the violin in his gallery. I really liked
the music so one day I started dancing to the tune. Ramabai found it
amusing and ever since then it became a habit," said Durgat.

She recalled how her family had started to work at Rajgriha: "My
parents were from a small village in Haryana, but shifted to Mumbai
for a better living. They did odd jobs in British homes before they
were thrown out. Due to construction work happening in and around the
Dadar area then, they managed to do some work for 50 paise at
Rajgriha, under Babasaheb Ambedkar's nephew Mukund. The owner arrived
once in a blue moon to check on the progress. Unaware who he was, my
father asked a co-worker. Because he was illiterate, he failed to
connect with the name."

Later, Durgat's parents were hired for housework at Rs 3 and
one-and-a-half rupees.

"It was routine to see Babasaheb walk in with his bag in the evenings
and meet the crowd who waited for him with their problems," said
Durgat. "I stayed with Ramabai most of the time. She had a habit of
chewing paan and kept a silver case. Seeing her chew, even I asked her
for a paan but she refused, saying, 'Pori tu lahan aahe aajun. Sagde
data kidhul jaat' (You are too young. All your teeth will fall out)."

Durgat could not read or write but was mesmerised by babasaheb's
collection of books.

"When I took to cleaning up the house, the most difficult was his
bookshelf. It had thick books," she said.

It has been a few years now since Durgat retired from work. Her elder
daughter-in-law has replaced her. "Three generations of my family have
worked at Rajgriha," said Durgat.

Durgat's eyes turned moist as she described the day his body was
brought home from Delhi.

"Thousands of people thronged his house to pay tribute to such a great
leader. Many lost their political leader but for me I knew him as my
Baba," said Durgat.

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[ZESTCaste] Tributes to Ambedkar on his death anniversary

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By Express News Service
07 Dec 2009 03:37:00 AM IST

Tributes to Ambedkar on his death anniversary

CHENNAI: Various organisations paid homage to Bharat Ratna Dr B R
Ambedkar on his 53rd death anniversary in the city on Sunday. At the
Chennai Port Trust, senior officers like B S Raghunathan, CVO, paid
floral tributes at Ambedkar's portrait.
The Makkal Desam Parayar Peravai observed the day with a peace march
led by its president Sathai A Packiaraj.
The All India Ambedkar People's Party led by Dr V Balasundaram paid
floral tributes at the Ambedkar statue at Kodambakkam.
Janata Dal (U) secretary D Rajagopal garlanded Ambedkar's statue at
the party office at Gandhi Nagar.
PMK president Dr P K Ramadoss, along with G K Mani, garlanded the
Ambedkar statue at Thailapuram government sports complex.
The AISMK garlanded the Ambedkar statue at the Ambedkar Manimandapam,
Raja Annamalaipuram.

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[ZESTCaste] BJP Leaders Pay Tribute to Dr. Ambedkar

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BJP Leaders Pay Tribute to Dr. Ambedkar
Patna: December 6, 2009

Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, at an event to mark the 54th
death anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, said that the Bihar
government, in the true spirit of the man also known as the architect
of the Indian Constitution, was committed to the cause of the dalits
and minority, and had initiated a number of schemes to improve their
social and economic status in the society.

Modi, along with party leader and former Central Minister Shahnawaz
Hussain, placed flowers at the picture of Dr. Ambedkar who, they said,
created 'the best' Constitution ever produced by any country in the
world.

"It was Dr. Ambedkar who first raised the issue of reservation for
scheduled castes and tribes who were the targets of caste-based
discrimination in the early years of this country. Because of his
relentless pursuit to create a society where no one was considered
superior or inferior due to the caste one was born into, there are
reservations for dalits in the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha today," Modi
said at the function held at the Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir.

Hussain also credited Dr. Ambedkar for creating awareness among those
who were considered socially backward and had no representation in the
local or national governance.

BJP state president Radha Mohan Singh and Dr. Sukhda Pandey were among
many who also paid tributes to Dr. Ambedkar.

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[ZESTCaste] Thousands throng Ambedkar Memorial

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Thousands throng Ambedkar Memorial

Express News Service Posted online: Monday , Dec 07, 2009 at 0147 hrs
Lucknow : To mark the 53rd death anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar, the
ruling Bahujan Samaj Party mobilised thousands of party workers and
supporters at Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Samajik Parivartan Sthal (Ambedkar
Memorial) in Lucknow on Sunday.
In the past, the event was organised near the Dr Ambedkar statue in
Hazratganj. This was the first time it was held at the Ambedkar
memorial.

Earlier, the Supreme Court had refused to entertain a plea from the
Mayawati government seeking permission to undertake maintenance and
cleaning work at the premises in view of Sunday's function.

This is the second time the memorial was thrown open to the public
after the Supreme Court had stopped all activity inside memorials on
September 12. The state government, thereafter, had barred the public
from entering the memorial.

The memorial was first opened on September 17, when Chief Minister
Mayawati laid the foundation of Kanshiram Green Eco Garden near the
Kanshiram Memorial.

Mayawati, who reached the venue around 10.30 am, paid a floral tribute
to Dr Ambedkar at the auditorium. She spent over 15 minutes there.

She was accompanied by senior officials including Chief Secretary Atul
Gupta, Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh and DGP Karamvir
Singh.

Most of the visitors who came from Lucknow and adjacent districts like
Barabanki and Sitapur, said they reached the state capital after
receiving a message from the local leaders of the ruling BSP.

"I received a message from my district president Ratan Lal Gautam on
Saturday to bring all party supporters," said Sant Ram Gautam, BSP
Sector President of Surat Block in Barabanki district. "I passed the
message among our people. The vehicle was made available to us by
Saturday evening."

Ram Kumar, convener of the Bahujan Volunteer Force (BVF) in Lucknow's
Itaunja area, said he received the message to reach Lucknow on
Saturday.

Santosh Kumar, a resident of Allunagar in Digoria on IIM-L road, said
the BSP supporters were mobilised by Rakesh Gautam, the local member
of the Block Development Council.

Ram Kumar, president of BSP's Aishbagh area of Lucknow, said the party
district unit held a meeting of the party workers on November 4.

"The plan to come to Lucknow was discussed at the meeting. The final
message came to me on Saturday," he added.

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[ZESTCaste] ‘HCs asked to find SC/ST members from Bar for post of Judges’

[ZESTCaste] Babasaheb played the violin, I danced: childhood memories at 86

[ZESTCaste] Tributes to Ambedkar on his death anniversary

[ZESTCaste] BJP Leaders Pay Tribute to Dr. Ambedkar

[ZESTCaste] Thousands throng Ambedkar Memorial

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