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[ZESTCaste] Leaders pay tribute to BR Ambedkar

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Leaders pay tribute to BR Ambedkar

New Delhi, December 6 (ANI): Top leaders on Tuesday paid floral
tribute to the architect of the Indian Constitution, Bhimrao Ramji
Ambedkar, on his 55th death anniversary in New Delhi. Political
bigwigs including President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Vice-President
Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief
Sonia Gandhi, and BJP senior leader Lal Krishna Advani, paid tribute
to Ambedkar

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[ZESTCaste] Ambedkar's death anniversary: Thousands pay homage to architect of constitution

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Ambedkar's death anniversary: Thousands pay homage to architect of constitution
IANS | Dec 6, 2011, 11.08PM IST

MUMBAI: Thousands of followers of BR Ambedkar Tuesday gathered at
Dadar in south central Mumbai to pay homage to the architect of the
constitution on his 55th death anniversary.

People stood in long queues since early morning on the road leading to
Chaitya Bhoomi where Ambedkar was cremated in 1956. It is the memorial
to the leader near Dadar railway station.

Various stalls ranging from art and craft items to books to cassettes
and CDs of songs about Ambedkar were displayed at the venue. Paintings
of the leader and his higher education degrees from Columbia
University and London were also displayed.

As the death anniversary of Ambedkar and the 10th day of the Islamic
month of Muharram fell on the same day, the Mumbai Police put in place
tight security arrangements to prevent any untoward incidents.

"Huge crowds throng Chaitya Bhoomi in Dadar to pay homage to Ambedkar
on this day. We sanitised the area and carried out anti-sabotage
checks, keeping in mind the crowd and the possibility of threat from
anti-national elements," said Deputy Commissioner of Police Nisar
Tamboli.

Additional manpower from the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF), Riot
Control Police (RCP), Rapid Action Force (RAF) Mumbai's reserve police
force was also deployed on the occasion.

Quick Response Team (QRT) commandos were deployed at the venue,
Tamboli said, adding that a mobile vehicle scanned passing and
stationary cars.

The traffic police made arrangements on roads leading to the venue
from the railway station as a majority of visitors came from outside
the city.

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[ZESTCaste] Bharat Ratna Dr B R Ambedkar’s 55th Death Anniversary Observed

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Bharat Ratna Dr B R Ambedkar's 55th Death Anniversary Observed

By Hemanath Padubidri
Daijiworld Media Network—Udupi (RD)

Udupi, Dec 7: The 55th death anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr B R
Ambedkar was observed in a meeting held at Ambedkar Bhavan on Tuesday
December 6. It was organized under the auspices of the district
administration, ZP, social welfare department, Kannada and culture
department, district Dalit organizations, as well as social welfare
and voluntary organizations.

Speaking on the occasion, ZP president Katpady Shankar Poojary said
that Dr Ambedkar, the architect of Indian constitution, will always
remain in the memory of every Indian. "It's owing to casteism that
untouchability flourished in the country and many visionaries tried to
reform society. Despite their social reforms, the situation of the
least in the society has not improved. The people's representatives
are expected to work in this regard," urged Poojary.

ZP CEO Prabhakar Sharma and district social welfare officer L
Shivalinge Gowda were present on the occasion.

Kannada and culture assistant director S H Shivarudrappa welcomed the
gathering. Akashvani artiste Ganesh Kumar Gangolli compered the
programme.

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[ZESTCaste] Scores barge into Indu Mills, instal Ambedkar bust

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Scores barge into Indu Mills, instal Ambedkar bust

Express news service Posted online: Wed Dec 07 2011, 00:29 hrs
Mumbai : More than 500 followers of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar stormed the
India United Mills No 5 premises in Shivaji Park, Central Mumbai, on
Tuesday and claimed they had "taken possession" of a plot of land
which was to be allotted for construction of an international Ambedkar
memorial. While no arrests were made and most protesters left the site
by late afternoon, 12 monks and their attendants remained inside the
mill premises, refusing to leave a statue each of Buddha and Dr
Ambedkar they claimed they had installed at the site.

About 10.30 am, even as lakhs of Ambedkar followers from across the
state congregated at Chaityabhoomi in Shivaji Park where Dr Ambedkar
was cremated, protesters led by his grandson Anandraj Ambedkar broke
police barricades and clambered up the gate of the nextdoor mill owned
by the National Textile Corporation (NTC). Amid sloganeering, the
crowd broke the police cordon and entered the premises.

"We had to resort to a mild lathicharge in a bid to control the crowd.
We told those who gathered there that it was illegal to barge inside
the premises," said an officer. Additional Commissioner of Police
(Central Region) Vineet Agarwal said the crowd had to be contained in
order to avoid a law and order problem in the area. "We had to ensure
that tempers did not flare. Those who were gathered there were asked
to leave the premises," said Agarwal.

Anandraj Ambedkar, younger brother of Prakash Ambedkar and now leader
of the Republican Sena, insisted it was no political stunt and said
his agitation had been supported by Ambedkar followers from across
political parties. "The monks who are inside will not leave, they will
stay there until the Central government formally hands over the land
for the memorial," he said.

Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, speaking to reporters after paying
his respects at Chatyabhoomi on Tuesday morning, said the issue of the
memorial was pending at the Centre. "The state government fully backs
the proposal for an international memorial and education centre," he
said. Since Saturday, Nationalist Congress Party activist Vijay Kamble
has been on a fast at Chaityabhoomi with the same demand.

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[ZESTCaste] Devotees roll over leftover food in a casteist ritual in Subrahmanya temple

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Aravind Gowda Bangalore, December 1, 2011 | UPDATED 12:48 IST
Devotees roll over leftover food in a casteist ritual in Subrahmanya temple

The advancements we have made in the fields of science and technology
have failed to hide some seemingly inhuman traditions that rear their
ugly heads time and again, shaming the country and the people. What
makes them worse is when authorities try to justify these weird
rituals by wrapping them in the cloak of religion.

One such ritual is the 'Made Snana', practised at the Subrahmanya
temple in Kukke, in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. Here,
people from the backward castes roll over leftover food - served to
the Brahmins on plantain leaves during lunch - with the belief that it
will cleanse impurities and cure skin ailments.

Every year, people take a vow at Subrahmanya temple to perform 'Made
Snana'. On Monday, hundreds of devotees from the backward castes took
part in the ritual. The state's religious endowments department, under
whose purview the temple falls, had last year imposed a voluntary ban
on the ritual in the wake of strong objection from the civil society.
But surprisingly, this year the government lifted the ban.

"How can the government promote discrimination based on caste? The
Brahmins are served food in a separate dining hall while people
representing other castes are served food in the general dining hall.
Then, these people roll over the leftovers of the Brahmins. This is
ridiculous. It is happening right under the nose of the government,"
political historian Dr A. Veerappa said.

Apparently, the Malekudiyas, a local tribe, had protested against the
ban on the ritual last week. Legend has it that the Malekudiyas
consecrated the Subrahmanya temple and their role in the festivities
is significant. As part of the tradition, the Malekudiyas decorate the
temple chariot. This year, they refused to do it unless the ban on
'Made Snana' was lifted.

"What had stopped the government from educating the Malekudiyas that
'Made Snana' is not a sacred ritual? This BJP government is promoting
communalism in the name of religion," Veerappa alleged.

The Dakshina Kannada district administration claimed it had tried its
best to stop the ritual but could not go against the sentiments of
hundreds of devotees.

"It is true that we did not want the Malekudiyas to perform 'Made
Snana' as it amounts to discrimination. But on Monday, thousands of
devotees wanted to perform the ritual. We were not in a position to go
against their beliefs," Dakshina Kannada district deputy commissioner,
N. S. Channappa Gowda, said.

On Wednesday, a Dalit leader was assaulted by volunteers and temple
staff while he objected to the ritual. Dalit leader B. K. Shivaram and
four of his supporters representing the Samaja Jaagrutha Vedike
(progressive organisation) were talking to the media about the evil
practice when they were trashed.

"The temple authorities have converted this holy place into a den of
rowdies. Don't we have the freedom of even questioning social evils?
It was a pre- planned attack for exposing their double standards,"
Shivaram said.

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[ZESTCaste] Leaders pay tribute to BR Ambedkar

[ZESTCaste] Ambedkar's death anniversary: Thousands pay homage to architect of constitution

[ZESTCaste] Bharat Ratna Dr B R Ambedkar’s 55th Death Anniversary Observed

[ZESTCaste] Scores barge into Indu Mills, instal Ambedkar bust

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