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Prem K. Chumber Ganesh Pingley, on their martyrdom 2015 (Sunday) from 12 o’ noon to 7 ent Giddha and Bhangra. Mr. Jatinder Editor-In-Chief: AMBEDKAR TIMES anniversary. Ambedkartimes. com pm. The meeting of Indo-American Singh Pannu, world famous Punjabi Ambedkartimes.com pays tribute to also congratulates Indo-American Heritage Forum for this programme Journalist, columnist and Editor of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha and his Heritage Forum Fresno for making was organized under the headship of Rozana Nawan Zamana will be the Shaheed associates: Shaheed arrangements for organizing 15th S. Gurdip Singh Gholian. Eminent chief-guest. As told by the organizers Bakhshish Singh Gilwali, Shaheed Mela (festival) in the memories of scholars and renowned public speak - of this programme, a book based on Harnam Singh Sialkoti, Shaheed Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha and his ers will present their views on this oc - the hand written material of famous Jagat Singh Sursingh, Shaheed Surain Shaheed associates on their martyr - casion and famous folk singers will Gadhri Baba Jawala Singh Thatian Singh Chota, Shaheed Suren Singh dom anniversary at Regency Palace enlighten the audience through their and edited by h. Charnji Lal will be re - Vudha Gilwali, and Shaheed Vishnu Columbus (Fresno) on March 29, songs of shahadat. Children will pres - leased during the Mela. SUPREME COUNCIL CONGRATULATES SPEED – Society for Poor’s Education and Economic Development I wrote about the SPEED in my earlier tion and said that he would only be that he was proud to see that many blogs. It is gratifying to note that happy if could do something good in of his students were present at the AMBEDKAR TIMES TEAM SPEED has become stronger and raising the educational facilities for function and added that individual Respected Mr. Chumber, kicking over the years. It has opened the poor and needy and granted Ru - justice was the pre-requisite of social On behalf of Supreme Council, yet another computer centre and ca - pees One Lakh from his discretionary justice. He added that it was gratify - Shri Guru Ravidass Sabhas,USA, I reer coaching cen - ing to note that take this opportunity to convey our tre, the fourth in a his students ex - hearty congratulations on the occa - row, at the presti - celled in life and sion of entering the 7th year of gious Ambedkar did individual jus - Ambedkar Bhawan at Nakodar tice to them - Times Road Jalandhar. selves and were and for its SPEED’s President now contributing recent ex - Dr. Ram Lubhaya, positively to - pansion IPS (Retired) and wards social jus - into a General Secretary tice. Trustees of weekly Janak Chauhan de - Ambedkar newspa - serve all apprecia - Bhawan Trust, Dr. per. tion and support in Ram Lal Jassi and I, being their unstinted en - Dr. G.C. Kaul also a regular deavours to carry spoke and en - reader of forward the agenda dorsed the efforts your es - of socio-economic of SPEED. In my teemed upliftment of the brief speech, I publica - society at large and complemented O. P. Balley tion, can dalit community in the SPEED by in - proudly particular. I wish troducing my acknowledge that your hard work, them GOD SPEED small effort in sustained efforts and perseverance and all success. starting Jalandhar have always been a propelling force in The 4th School of Careers this arduous journey. Computer/Career and Opportunities We are immensely delighted to Coaching Centre with a view to note that your role as a professional was inaugurated on March 15, 2015 fund for the newly opened Computer reach out to the needy students of journalist has played a very vital role at a well organized function at Centre by the SPEED in cooperation the area by providing them affordable in perpetuating the inspiring legacy of Ambedkar Bhawan. I was also invited with Ambedkar Bhawan Trust. Repre - educational and counseling facilities. Bharat Rattan Babasaheb, Dr. to participate and benefit. Thought - senting the Ambedkar Bhawan Trust, Patron of SPEED, Prof Baldev Narang B.R.Ambedkar, for the emancipation of fully, a seminar on the theme “Our Lahori Ram Balley said that it was in his valedictory address underlined the disadvantaged sections of Indian Education System and Social Jus - satisfying to note that the educated the need for unity and fraternity to society. Please keep up the tice” was held which was very well lot of the community under the aegis ward off the increasing artificial divi - good work. attended by the intelligentsia from of SPEED was rallying together for sions even among the dalits. He en - With best wishes cross sections of the society. Chief the betterment of the society as de - thralled the audience with his O. P. Balley Parliamentary Secretary and MLA sired and wished by Babasaheb classical recital of a unity song –‘ General Secretary (Supreme Council, Pawan Tinu was the chief guest at Ambedkar. Prof. K.K. Ghai was the Chajj Kar lai’ which was much Shri Guru Ravidass Sabhas, USA) the function. He spoke with convic - main speaker at the function. He said appreciated. www.ambedkartimes.com V0l-7 2 Issue - 3 www.deshdoaba.com March 26, 2015 THE BUDDHA AND HIS DHAMMA UNPUBLISHED PREFACE went to my father to ask for his per - small men, but to what heights they the task. mission. My father flatly refused, say - rose! Look at Valmiki--he was a Koli, To disarm all criticism I would ing that such a thing would inflate but he became the author of [the] Ra - like to make it clear that I claim no the boy's head; after all, he has only mayana. It is for removing this inferi - originality for the book. It is a compi - passed an examination and done ority complex that I ask you to read lation and assembly plant. The mate - nothing more. Those who wanted to the Mahabharata and Ramayana." rial has been gathered from various celebrate the event were greatly dis - I could see that there was books. I would particularly like to appointed. They, however, did not some force in my father's argument. mention Ashvaghosha'sBuddhavita give way. They went to Dada But I was not satisfied. I told my fa - [=Buddhacharita], whose poetry no Keluskar, a personal friend of my fa - ther that I did not like any of the fig - one can excel. In the narrative of cer - ther, and asked him to intervene. He ures in [the] Mahabharata. I said, "I tain events I have even borrowed his agreed. After a little argumentation, do not like Bhishma and Drona, nor language. my father yielded, and the meeting Krishna. Bhishma and Drona were The only originality that I can was held. Dada Keluskar presided. He hypocrites. They said one thing and claim in [=is] the order of presenta - was a literary person of his time. At did quite the opposite. Krishna be - tion of the topics, in which I have the end of his address he gave me as lieved in fraud. His life is nothing but tried to introduce simplicity and clar - a gift a copy of his book on the life a series of frauds. Equal dislike I have ity. There are certain matters which April 6, 1956 of the Buddha, which he had written for Rama. Examine his conduct in the give headache[s] to the student of [Text provided by Eleanor Zelliot, for the Baroda Sayajirao Oriental Se - Sarupnakha [=Shurpanakha] episode Buddhism. I have dealt with them in as prepared by Vasant Moon] ries. I read the book with great inter - [and] in the Vali Sugriva episode, and the Introduction. A question is always asked to est, and was greatly impressed and his beastly behaviour towards Sita." It remains for me to express me: how I happen[ed] to take such [a] moved by it. My father was silent, and made no my gratitude to those who have been high degree of education. Another I began to ask why my father reply. He knew that there was a re - helpful to me. I am very grateful to question is being asked: why I am in - did not introduce us to the Buddhist volt. Mr. Nanak Chand Rattua of Village clined towards Buddhism. These Sakrulli and Mr. Parkash Chand of Vil - questions are asked because I was lage NangalKhurd in the district of born in a community known in India Hoshiarpur (Punjab) for the burden as the "Untouchables." This preface they have taken upon themselves to is not the place for answering the type out the manuscript. They have first question. But this preface may done it several times. Shri Nanak be the place for answering the sec - Chand Rattu took special pains and ond question. put in very hard labour in accomplish - The direct answer to this ing this great task. He did the whole question is that I regard the Buddha's work of typing etc. very willingly and Dhamma to be the best. No religion without caring for his health and can be compared to it. If a modern [=or] any sort of remuneration. Both man who knws science must have a Mr. Nanak Chand Rattu and Mr. religion, the only religion he can have Parkash Chand did their job as a is the Religion of the Buddha. This token of their greatest love and affec - conviction has grown in me after tion towards me. Their labours can thirty-five years of close study of all hardly be repaid. I am very much religions. grateful to them. How I was led to study Bud - When I took up the task of dhism is another story. It may be in - composing the book I was ill, and [I] teresting for the reader to know. This am still ill. During these five years is how it happened. there were many ups and downs in My father was a military offi - literature. After this, I was determined This is how I turned to the my health. cer, but at the same time a very reli - to ask my father this question. One Buddha, with the help of the book At some stages my condition gious person. He brought me up day I did. I asked my father why he given to me by Dada Keluskar. It was had become so critical that doctors under a strict discipline. From my insisted upon our reading the Mahab - not with an empty mind that I went talked of me as a dying flame. The early age I found certain contradic - harata and Ramayana, which re - to the Buddha at that early age. I had successful rekindling of this dying tions in my father's religious way of counted the greatness of the a background, and in reading the Bud - flame is due to the medical skill of my life. He was a Kabirpanthi, though his Brahmins and the Kshatriyas and re - dhist Lore I could always compare wife and Dr. Malvankar. They alone father was Ramanandi. As such, he peated the stories of the degradation and contrast. This is the origin of my have helped me to complete the did not believe in Murti Puja (Idol Wor - of the Shudras and the Untouchables. interest in the Buddha and His work. I am also thankful to Mr. M. B. ship), and yet he performed Ganapati My father did not like the question. Dhamma. Chitnis, who took [a] special interest Puja--of course for our sake, but I did He merely said, "You must not ask The urge to write this book in correcting [the] proof and to go not like it. He read the books of his such silly questions. You are only has a different origin. In 1951 the Ed - [=in going] through the whole book. Panth. At the same time, he com - boys; you must do as you are told." itor of the Mahabodhi Society's Jour - I may mention that this is one pelled me and my elder brother to My father was a Roman Patriarch, nal of Calcutta asked me to write an of the three books which will form a read every day before going to bed a and exercised most extensive Patria article for the Vaishak Number. In that set for the proper understanding of portion of [the] Mahabharata and Ra - Pretestas over his children. I alone article I argued that the Buddha's Re - Buddhism. The other books are: (i) mayana to my sisters and other per - could take a little liberty with him, ligion was the only religion which a Buddha and Karl Marx; and (ii) Revo - sons who assembled at my father's and that was because my mother had society awakened by science could lution and Counter-Revolution in An - house to hear the Katha. This went died in my childhood, leaving me to accept, and without which it would cient India. They are written out in on for a long number of years. the care of my auntie. perish. I also pointed out that for the parts. I hope to publish them soon. The year I passed the English So after some time, I asked modern world Buddhism was the only B. R. Ambedkar Fourth Standard Examination, my again the same question. This time religion which it must have to save it - 26 Alipur Road, Delhi community people wanted to cele - my father had evidently prepared him - self. That Buddhism makes [a] slow 6-4-56 brate the occasion by holding a public self for a reply. He said, "The reason advance is due to the fact that its lit - Source Courtesy: meeting to congratulate me. Com - why I ask you to read the Mahab - erature is so vast that no one can Columbia University pared to the state of education in harata and Ramayana is this: we be - read the whole of it. That it has no Website Link: http:// www.columbia. other communities, this was hardly long to the Untouchables, and you are such thing as a bible, as the Chris - edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/ an occasion for celebration. But it likely to develop an inferiority com - tians have, is its greatest handicap. 00ambedkar/ambedkar_buddha/ was felt by the organisers that I was plex, which is natural. The value of On the publication of this article, I re - 00_pref_unpub.html the first boy in my community to [the] Mahabharata and Ramayana lies ceived many calls, written and oral, http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac reach this stage; they thought that I in removing this inferiority complex. to write such a book. It is in response /pritchett/00ambedkar/ambedkar_bu had reached a great height. They See Drona and Karna--they were to these calls that I have undertaken ddha/index.html www.ambedkartimes.com V0l-7 35 Issue-3 www.deshdoaba.com March 26, 2015 COMPLEMENT TO CONFERENCE ON SIKH EDUCATION Whereas respectful and department chairs to include Sikh FORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCA - 7. BILLS DECLARING THE MONTH appreciation is due culture and faith in their institution's TION: "The Sikh Next Door" of Lo - OF NOVEMBER AS SIKH-AMERICAN to Dr. Narinder world religions, Eastern religions, hgarh Sikh Foundation, "The Boy AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION Singh Kapany , for Asian and South Asian courses, with Long Hair" of the Sikh Founda - MONTH: Assembly Concurrent Res - the achievements 3. ADOPTION OF MODESTO MODEL tion, "Cultural Safari" of Kaur Foun - olutions were got passed in 2010 the Sikh Foundation, OF TEAHCING WORD GEOGRAPHY- dation, and PBS Videos of KVIE TV (Logue), 2012(Perea), 2013(Wieck - Palo Alto has made WORLD RELIGIONS: ACR 154 (Gray, station of Sacramento: "Meet the owski) and 2014(Dickinson) declaring in the field of Sikh 2014) acknowledged and applauded Sikhs", and "Sikhs in America" . the month of November of respective education under his the Modesto City School District's 6. CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK FOR years as Sikh-American Awareness & Dr O. S. Bindra stewardship, and initiative and HISTORY-SO - Appreciation month. whereas I am looking forward to achievements in CIAL SCIENCE 8. Sikh-American Awareness and Ap - attending the "Conference on Sikh teaching the FOR K-12TH preciation seminar was held on April Education in the 21st Century", in unique World Ge - GRADES 9, 2011 at the Sikh Temple Sacra - memory of Mr. M.S. Kohli, at the ography-World (Framework): mento with the support of Kaur Foun - Stanford University on March 28, Religions class (It (a) During 2008- dation, Sikh Coalition and local and 2015, this is to share the results and includes Sikhism) 2009, some out-of -town educationists. status of educational activities I have as a grade 9 re - Sikh items (Boy 9. SIKH BANNER INSTALLED IN THE been involved in, often with the sup - quired course for with Long Hair; UUSS CHURCH: The Church of the port of local and out-of-town friends the last 15 years, Congressman Unitarian Universalist Society of and acquaintances, Sikhs and non- and recom - Dalip S. Saund, Sacramento had hung banners of 18 Sikhs. The situation is as follows. mended that the Bhagat S. Thind different religions in 1984, but lacked 1. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY : class be consid - vs. Supreme a Sikh banner. A Sikh banner was (a) Punjabi is being taught since ered for adoption Court, Cheema fabricated and hung on January 27, spring of 2001, without interruption, by other school districts in the state. vs. Thompson, Guru Nanak as a re - 2014. See page 12 of Indo-American to meet the graduation requirements 4. CORRECTIONS TO 7TH GRADE former, and Sikhism in 9th grade elec - Punjabi Times of Feb. 5-11, 2014. of foreign language. (b) "Sikh Ameri - HISTORY TEXTBOOK . (a). State tive "Survey of World Religions" etc. In closing it may be men - cans and Globalization", an ethnic Board of Education (SBE)asked the )were included in the 2010 Draft tioned that articles relating to the studies course, is taught every year publisher to reprint a 7th grade his - Framework. Before this, even the above may be seen in www.Ambed - for the last 8 years. tory book, "Age of Voyages : 1350- word "Sikh" was not found in the karTimes.com under "Guru" and "Dr. 2. INCLUSION OF SIKHISM IN POST- 1600", without an unacceptable Framework. Unfortunately, work on Bindra" ; www.deshdoaba.com ; SECONDARY EDUCATION: ACR 20 image of Guru Nanak. The publisher the Framework was suspended, as a www.punjabmailusa.com; The In - (LOGUE, 2014) recognized the need complied and replaced the copies of budget measure in 2009. (b) It took dian, 10-23 July 2013, page 7. for inclusion of Sikhism in world reli - the faulty book already sold to three years and much effort before Besides being deeply involved gions, Eastern religions, Asian and schools. See www.sikhpioneers.org. the SBE was authorized to resume in the above, Prof. Bindra has been a South Asian courses at all post-sec - (b) As requested, the publisher also the work of completing the revision regular guest speaker on "Introduc - ondary educational institutions, such issued a correction - "DEV” for incor - of the Framework, through Senate Bill tion to Sikhism" in HRS 140 at the as UC, CSU and community college rect word, "DEVI". 1540 (Hancock, 2012). The work is CSUS, and at area colleges, schools systems, and advises the concerned 5. SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION now expected to be completed and churches. academic governing bodies, deans, MATERIALS APPROVED BY CALI - in 2016. ([email protected]).

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