Sonipat (Haryana) [India], April 22 (HBTV): Attorney General for India R. Venkataramani inaugurated the National Convention on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Legacy: Advancing Rights, Justice & Constitutional Governance at O.P. Jindal Global University, calling Dr Ambedkar a visionary who embedded values of equality, justice, fraternity, and governance within the Constitution of India.

‘Dr B.R. Ambedkar was not merely a person who drafted the Constitution with certain ideas borrowed from elsewhere, but who wanted to bring into the Constitution certain visions and understanding which today permeate the Constitution and make its working different from ideologies and is premised on equality, justice, fraternity and governance,’ said Venkataramani in his inaugural address.

He also noted that despite India’s progress in the social, economic, and political spheres, ‘there is a grammar of anarchy’.

‘All struggles towards equality and non-discrimination, aspirations towards the egalitarian society will have to necessarily occur within the framework of the Constitution as it is the most powerful document – beyond faith and prescription – to ensure that. Educational institutions can be a great bridge between governmental institutions, political parties, and social awareness. We have a long journey ahead and we need greater encouragement and engagement for equality. Dr Ambedkar had an extraordinary vision with his understanding of philosophy, religion and economics to reach a social order when each one of us will have equal status and equal regard, beyond economic reordering,’ he added.

In celebration of the 134th birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, O.P. Jindal Global University organised a three-day National Convention from April 12 to 14. The convention brought together leading academics, legal experts, jurists, judges, eminent lawyers, and national leaders to reflect on the enduring legacy of Dr Ambedkar.

The event was also addressed by Dr Raja Sekhar Vundru, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Haryana, and Manjula Pradeep, National Convenor of the National Council of Women Leaders, among other dignitaries.

Prof. (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University, said, ‘Dr. B.R. Ambedkar stands as one of India's most formidable scholars and revolutionary leaders of the 20th century. A visionary advocate for rights and a just society, particularly of and for marginalised communities, his ideas and practice made some of the most important and foundational structures of India possible, including the Indian Constitution. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar continues to inspire movements for justice and emancipation worldwide. To appreciate his enduring legacy, we want to facilitate, support and host some conversations – enlivening his life with our learnings and his remarkable scholarship with what concerns us today. This National Convention will prove to be a leading intellectual discourse enabling a contemporary understanding of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in modern India.’

(ANI)