Meanwhile Nagpur was passing through a harrowing period. Plague epidemic had broken out. People were deserting the town in hordes. The death stalked everyone.Every face had a pair of terror struck eyes.But the brother of Keshava, Mahadeva stayed put in his house. He was following in the foot steps of the parents. He would not […]
Keshava had to leave Yavatmal. He went to Pune and got accepted at the muth of Jagadguru Shankaracharya. The muth had taken the care of his lodging and boarding. He concentrated on the preparation of matriculation exams.The examination was held at Amravati centre.The result came out and Keshava had successfully passed the matriculation. After the
A few days after the above incident Keshava was admitted into the local school for formal education. After coming back from school it was his custom to chant Vedic mantra, Ramraksha prayer and several other devotional couplets.He had a very active mind capable of educating itself with general information available outside and the current affairs.
1st April, 1889.In Maharashtra this day is celebrated as ‘Gudi Padwa’ which literally means ‘flag hoisting’. The people hoist flags with the religious emblems on their houses on this occasion. The doors are decorated with festoons, buntings and leaves of religiously ordered sacred trees. Welcome arches are also erected as an expression of happiness and
14th April 1891 : Birth.1896 : Admission in Dapoli School.7th November 1900 : Admission in Government School at Satara.1901 : Family shift to Bombay.1906 : Marriage to Ramabai.1907 : Passed Matriculation Exam.3rd January, 1908 : Admission in Elphinston College.3rd April, 1910 : Met Baroda king Sayajirao Gaekwad.12th Dec., 1912 : Son Yashwantrao born.January, 1913 :
The more Dr. Ambedkar visited Buddhist centres and read about Buddhism more he found peace and solace. The history and the thoughts of Buddha were in tune with his own thinking. He believed that any government, system, institution or society that can not fulfil all the desires and aspirations of an individual or that fails
Dr. Ambedkar was deeply hurt by the bigotic attitude of Hindu leaders. He was utterly frustrated. So much so that in September, 1951 he resigned from the post of Law Minister and from the membership of the Parliament. The resignation letter was sent to the Prime Minister Nehru. Nehru had to accept the resignation with
Baba Saheb Ambedkar was now an old man. Over working and six decades of struggles and travails had told upon his life. He was not keeping well. Diabetes and other ailments were ravaging his body. He needed medical attention constantly. In one spell of weakness he spent a long time in Mavlankar Hospital of Bombay.
On 15th August, 1947 Indian became a free country. As expected Jawaharlal Nehru took oath as Prime Minister. Dr. Ambedkar was sworn in as the Law Minister.The first thing that Independent India needed was a constitution to function under.On 29th August, 1947 a committee was appointed to prepare the draft of the constitution. The Constitution
In 1939, Germany invaded Poland and Second World War broke out. Britain declared war against Germany. The Viceroy of India also declared war against Germany. The Indian leaders protested. They said that the Viceroy had no business in dragging India into war. The Congress party asked the countrymen not to cooperate with the British in
When the British Prime Minister made that statement Gandhiji was in jail as a consequence of Civil Disobedience Movement. He reacted sharply.He wrote a letter to be British Prime Minister to the effect—‘You have granted Separate Constituency status to Harijans of India. It mustbe taken back or I will go on indefinite fast in protest.’Gandhiji’s
Following Simon Commission report the British claimed that they wished to transfer more power to Indians or grant self-rule. To draft the constitution First Round Table Conference was held in London in 1930. The leaders of all groups were invited to present their respective cases. It had a Minorities Commission to hear the case of
There were laws made to give the untouchables their basic rights. But many such laws were made ineffective by terror tactics of upper castes.One such glaring case was that of Chavdar pond of Mahad. The municipal committee and state assembly had passed resolutions that Chavdar pond was a public water source where everyone including untouchables
Dr. Ambedkar started his legal practice in Bombay High Court in July, 1923. The caste factor again proved a road block. The solicitors didn’t extend their co-operation to him.As a result he was forced to take up the cases of the lower courts to stay afloat.His big break came when some Brahmins of Poona filed
Dr. Bheemrao Ambedkar was again in Bombay having nowhere else to go. To make a living he tutored some children and then opened an advisory firm for share brokers. But as soon as it became known that the firm was run by an untouchable the brokers shied away for fear of losing their caste conscious