It is important for every person to read about Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s life to understand the ideologies and values that he stood for, and to imbibe them in everyday life, said Secretary to the State government, Social Welfare Department, K. Harshvardhan.
He was speaking after paying tributes to the portrait of Ambedkar, the first Law Minister of the country and considered as ‘Father of the Constitution’, at his 134th birth anniversary celebrations organised at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan and Babu Jagjeevanram Bhavan in Vijayawada on April 14 (Sunday). The programme was attended by officials from the Social Welfare Department, NTR District Collector S. Dilli Rao, Joint Collector P. Sampath Kumar, among others.
Pointing out the importance laid by Dr. Ambedkar on education, Mr. Harshvardhan said that children should draw inspiration from Dr. Ambedkar, who despite innumerable hurdles, reached great heights.
