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Kartar Singh Sarabha and His Shaheed Associates Weekly Editor-in-Chief: Prem Kumar Chumber Contact: 001-916-947-8920 Fax: 916-238-1393 E-mail: [email protected] Editors: Takshila & Kabir Chumber VOL - 7 ISSUE - 3 March 26, 2015 www.ambedkartimes.com www.ambedkartimes.org AMBEDKAR TIMES PAYS TRIBUTE TO SHAHEEDS KARTAR SINGH SARABHA AND HIS SHAHEED ASSOCIATES 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.
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