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Happy Ambedkar Jayanti 2022: Wishes and quotes to celebrate the day
Trendingdesk • 3 years agoThe birthday of Babasaheb Ambedkar was celebrated for the first time on 14 April, 1928 by Janardan Sadashiv Ranapise, a social activist and an Ambedkerite
Ambedkar Jayanti 2021: Inspiring quotes by 'Architect of the Indian Constitution'
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoAmbedkar fiercely fought for the rights of Dalits and other oppressed castes and classes and was an advocate for the upliftment of women
Rare 1968 Marathi short film on BR Ambedkar acquired by National Film Archive of India
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe short film, Mahapurush Dr Ambedkar, fictionalises the key events of Dr Ambedkar’s life, and also has live footage of his later years.
Bank Holidays 2021: Check full list of days banks to remain shut in April
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoThe first holiday was on Thursday, 1 April for the closing of accounts. On Friday, 2 April, banks will have their second day off on the occasion of Good Friday
Elgar Parishad case: BR Ambedkar's kin Anand Teltumbde remanded to five-day NIA custody; Gautam Navlakha surrenders in Delhi
• 5 years agoAcademician Anand Teltumbde, grand son-in-law of BR Ambedkar, and civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha were on Tuesday placed under arrest by the NIA in connection with Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case
Ambedkar Jayanti 2020: Tributes pour in on 129th birth anniversary of Dalit rights crusader, architect of Indian Constitution
Trendingdesk • 5 years agoThe country is observing Ambedkar Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, on 14 April
Stock markets, commodity, forex closed today for Ambedkar Jayanti; trading to resume tomorrow
Fp Staff • 5 years agoBesides the stock markets, the debt, forex and commodity markets are also closed.
Ambedkar Jayanti: A deep dive into the origins of caste in India, and Babasaheb's protest against it
Satwick Gade • 6 years agoNot knowing what caste is, is a huge part of the problem. On Ambedkar Jayanti, here is a deep dive into the origin of caste, when it became a rigid system, and BR Ambedkar's fight to empower Dalits
Ambedkar Jayanti: A selection of Dalit literature, from Maharashtra's shahirs to contemporary songs of resistance
Fp Staff • 6 years agoOn Ambedkar Jayanti, a selection of Dalit literature ranging from the songs of Maharashtra's shahirs, to the works of radical writers in Maharashtra like Nagraj Manjule and Namdeo Dhasal, and works by contemporary writers
Firstpost Editor's Picks: Politics over Ambedkar, fate of BJP-led model, Game of Thrones recap; today's must-read stories
Fp Staff • 6 years agoIn such a heated atmosphere, Ambedkar’s lifelong fight for an equal and independent India ridden of the caste system seems like a distant dream.