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118th Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

SatyaGuru meets with local organizing committee members for the celebration held in honor of Dr.Ambedkar's 118th birthday.

The celebration begins with a candle lit in honor of Buddha.

A Buddhist monk starts the celebration with a tribute to Buddha and Dr. Ambedkar.
 

118th Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti, Columbia University, New York

Professor Nicholas B. Dirk, vice president and dean for arts and science, Columbia University, talking on caste after Dr. Ambedkar.

Actors in a play developed by R. N. Rao depicting contemporary leaders - Mohandas Gandhi, Indian popular leader; Mayawati, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, India; Barack Obama, United States president; Martin Luther King Jr., political activist for African Americans; and Dr. Ambedkar, founding father of modern India - answer questions about the caste system and other social, political, and economical issues.

A library at Columbia University where Dr. Ambedkar studied and his bust is installed.

The bust of Dr. Ambedkar, installed at a library at Columbia University where he used to study.

Organizers from the Dr. Ambedkar International Mission.

117th Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti, New York

In the Dr. Ambedkar library at Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha, attendees meet to discuss fundraising for a Dr. Ambedkar bhavan (building) in New York.

A guest speaker addresses those gathered to celebrate Dr. Ambedkar's jayanti (birthday).

The sabha pradhan (chief) addresses those gathered for Dr. Ambedkar's jayanti celebration.

51st Dhamma Deeksha Day Celebration in New Jersey

SatyaGuru meets with local social workers at the community school in Semara, Raipur District, Chhatisgargh on September 11, 2007.

SatyaGuru meets with local social workers in Kasdol, Raipur District, Chhatisgargh on September 12, 2007.

India Day Parade in New York City

Many supporters rode on the float, while others (pictured here) carried a banner in front of the float and passed out literature.

A side view of the float showing Dr. Ambedkar and the many people who rode atop.

The other side of the float with a banner next to Dr. Ambedkar's picture that reads "Founding Father of Modern India."

Protest in Front of the United Nations in New York City

The organizer of the protest shouts the message of stopping atrocities comitted against those in the scheduled castes.

A protestor holds up a sign against the brutal killings in Khairalanji.

A line of protestors, along with the protest organizer, hold signs about and shout against the Indian caste system.

Protestors stand in front of the United Nations building.

"However young,

The seeker who sets out upon the way

Shines bright over the world.

Meditate.

Live purely.

Be quiet.

Do your work, with mastery.

Like the moon,

Come out from behind the clouds!

Shine."

-Dhammapada