Had the Constituent Assembly departed from this principle laid down by Jefferson it would certainly be liable to blame, even to condemnation. But I ask, has it? Quite the contrary. One has only to examine the provision relating to the amendment of the Constitution…I challenge any of the critics of the Constitution to prove that any Constituent Assembly anywhere in the world has, in the circumstances in which this country finds itself, provided such a facile procedure for the amendment of the Constitution.
The danger of divisive politics [But] my mind is so full of the future of our country that I feel I ought to take this occasion to give expression to some of my reflections thereon.
On 26th January , India will be an independent country. What would happen to her independence? Will she maintain her independence or will she lose it again? This is the first thought that comes to my mind. It is not that India was never an independent country. The point is that she once lost the independence she had. Will she lose it a second time? It is this thought which makes me most anxious for the future. What perturbs me greatly is the fact that not only India has once before lost her independence, but she lost it by the infidelity and treachery of some of her own people.
In the invasion of Sind by Mahommed-Bin-Kasim, the military commanders of King Dahar accepted bribes from the agents of Mahommed-Bin-Kasim and refused to fight on the side of their king. It was Jaichand who invited Mahommed Ghori to invade India and fight against Prithvi Raj and promised him the help of himself and the Solanki kings.
When Shivaji was fighting for the liberation of Hindus, the other Maratha noblemen and the Rajput kings were fighting the battle on the side of Mughul Emperors. When the British were trying to destroy the Sikh Rulers, Gulab Singh, their principal commander sat silent and did not help to save the Sikh Kingdom. In , when a large part of India had declared a war of independence against the British, the Sikhs stood and watched the event as silent spectators. Will history repeat itself?
It is this thought which fills me with anxiety. This anxiety is deepened by the realisation of the fact that in addition to our old enemies in the form of castes and creeds we are going to have many political parties with diverse and opposing political creeds.
Will Indians place the country above their creed or will they place creed above country? I do not know. But this much is certain that if the parties place creed above country, our independence will be put in jeopardy a second time and probably be lost for ever. This eventuality we must all resolutely guard against. We must be determined to defend our independence with the last drop of our blood.
The importance of constitutional methods On the 26th of January , India would be a democratic country in the sense that India from that day would have a government of the people, by the people and for the people. The same thought comes to my mind. What would happen to her democratic Constitution? Will she be able to maintain it or will she lose it again. This is the second thought that comes to my mind and makes me as anxious as the first.
It is not that India did not know what is democracy. There was a time when India was studded with republics, and even where there were monarchies, they were either elected or limited. They were never absolute. It is not that India did not know Parliaments or parliamentary procedure. A study of the Buddhist Bhikshu Sanghas discloses that not only there were Parliaments—for the Sanghas were nothing but Parliaments—but the Sanghas knew and observed all the rules of parliamentary procedure known to modern times…Although these rules of parliamentary procedure were applied by the Buddha to the meetings of the Sanghas, he must have borrowed them from the rules of the political assemblies functioning in the country in his time.
This democratic system India lost. But it is quite possible in a country like India—where democracy from its long disuse must be regarded as something quite new—there is danger of democracy giving place to dictatorship. It is quite possible for this new born democracy to retain its form but give place to dictatorship in fact. If there is a landslide, the danger of the second possibility becoming actuality is much greater.
If we wish to maintain democracy not merely in form, but also in fact, what must we do? The first thing in my judgement we must do is to hold fast to constitutional methods of achieving our social and economic objectives. It means we must abandon the bloody methods of revolution. It means that we must abandon the method of civil disobedience, non-cooperation and satyagraha.
When there was no way left for constitutional methods for achieving economic and social objectives, there was a great deal of justification for unconstitutional methods. But where constitutional methods are open, there can be no justification for these unconstitutional methods. These methods are nothing but the Grammar of Anarchy and the sooner they are abandoned, the better for us. We all know him as the father of the Indian constitution.
But his contribution is not limited to just this. He was a very talented person. He was a politician, a social reformer, a jurist and an economist.
He always fought against the injustices prevalent in Indian society. He was the leader of the Dalits. Dr Ambedkar became the law minister in But he resigned in as he was disappointed with his lack of influence in the Indian government. Because of the perpetuation of untouchability in Hindu doctrine, Dr Ambedkar renounced Hinduism and became a Buddhist along with his follower Dalits. He wished to rebuild Indian society by following the rule of equality of all human beings. He also led a march at Mahad, Maharashtra for establishing equal rights for untouchable people in He is also remembered for starting social movements such as anti-caste, anti-priest and temple entry movements.
In the year , he led a temple entry movement in Kalaram Temple, Nashik, Maharashtra. Let us now have a look at his personal life. Dr Ambedkar did his matriculation in He then completed his B. He was adept in 64 subjects. He could also speak 11 languages proficiently.
Another fact about him is that he was the first Dalit to complete his education. Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar was honored with Bharat Ratna award in the year , April for his tremendous contribution to our society. He is a true inspiration to the youth of our country. We should all follow him and his great principles. Thank You! Here is a short speech on Ambedkar Jayanti for the students of secondary school.
Good Morning, Respected Principal Ma'am, teachers and my dear friends. Today I have been honoured to tell a few lines about the father of our constitution Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar. Firstly, I would like to thank my teachers for giving me this opportunity of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti bhashan.
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