I, Tushita Bansal of Class 8th A, greet and welcome honourable Principal ma’am, respected teachers, and my fellow students on the momentous occasion of the Ambedkar Jayanti celebration in our school. It is known to us that every year, the 14th of April is celebrated as Ambedkar Jayanti. This day marks the birth anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, economist, and civil rights activist who led the social movement leading to the abolition of untouchability in India. He headed the Constituent Assembly that framed the Constitution of India and served as the first Law and Justice Minister of independent India.
Throughout his life, Dr. Ambedkar extensively led the struggle for the equality, justice, and social freedoms of Dalits. He recognized the inhuman injustices perpetrated by the centuries-old caste system in India and urged Dalits to raise their voices against it. Furthermore, he believed that the principle of equality was at the heart of democracy. Despite our country’s many advancements and developments, disparities in various socio-economic spheres still exist and have taken new forms in modern India. These kinds of inequalities and discrimination on the grounds of sex, caste, class, religion, region, etc. hinder our country’s progress and also necessitate the need to sensitise today’s youth about the injustices of the caste system.
Ambedkar Jayanti is an important day in India’s history. It celebrates Dr. Ambedkar’s selfless service and intensive efforts toward the social and legal upliftment of society’s most oppressed and downtrodden sections. We need to remember the efforts and teachings of Dr. Ambedkar, as his teachings hold much relevance in today’s world, where self-serving materialistic values are on the rise and social inequalities prevail in a widespread manner. Our education system must include exemplary stories from the lives of great personalities to inculcate the social values of democracy and equality in the minds of today’s youth. To conclude, I would like to quote Dr. Ambedkar’s view on what makes a person great, “A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.” We must follow Babasaheb’s ideals and utilise our education for achieving its ultimate goal: to free and uplift society from the shackles of debilitating inequalities that act as roadblocks to our country’s progress.
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