Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar
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Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar (popularly known as Balasaheb Ambedkar) is the national leader of the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh
(BBM) political party
and a Bahujan political leader. He is the grandson of Bharat Ratna
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
. He was a member of the 13th Lok Sabha of India
. He has twice represented the Lok Sabha constituency of Akola, Maharashtra
, India. He has served in both houses of the Indian Parliament successfully. Being a mass leader he has an important place in the Indian Politics.
, Maharashtra
, India). His father's name is Yashwant Bhimrao Ambedkar, and mother's name is Miratai Yashwant Ambedkar. Prakash Ambedkar was named by his grandfather, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar known as an architect of modern Indian constitution; "prakash" means light
in English. He is a constitutional expert, a well-known advocate
, one of the main-stream leaders in Indian politics. Prakash Ambedkar attended St. Stanislains High School and Siddharth College, Mumbai
India. He led many movements of dalits, bahujanas, minorities, landless agricultural workers, nomadic and criminal tribes ,poor workers,oppressed people
as well as students all over India since 1982.He is against privatization
and commercialization
of education
and national sources of income. Adv. Prakash (Balasaheb) Ambedkar has re-vitalized the Ambedkar-movement and proved himself as a post-ambedkar leader of the Bahujanas. He advocates Nationalization
of educational-system, agriculture
, fundamental industries. He is working to demolish thet caste-system and class-system. He agitated successfully for publication of "Riddles of Hinduism", which established Mr Prakash Ambedkar as a major figure in Indian Politics. He is known among political thinkers, well wishers, as well as his critics for his successful implementation of what is known as Akola Pattern.
to test whether suppressed or dalit-bahujans when united can have political power
through mutual harmony
and internal faith
. This political experiment derives its name from its location, the Akola district
, Maharashtra
. This experiment influenced Dalit-bahujan politics
and Indian politics.
of Adv. Ambedkar's party
is Bharatia Republican Paksha - Bahujan Mahasangh (Indian Republican Party - Majority Grand Union) or Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh
, abbreviated BhaRiPa. The party was formed in 1999, through a split in the Republican Party of India
which was established by Dadasaheb Gaikwad. Prakash Ambedkar is a defender of Poona Pact
and Caste-based Reservation, and believes in equality of all people.
of his political party
'Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh
(Indian Republican Party - Majority Grand Union) is 'Bheek Nako Sattechi , Satta Havi Hakkachi' , in English 'We Want Power Not By Demanding Or By Begging But From The Legal Right To Have It'.
Ambedkari Chalval Sampli Ahe, Arun Shoauri Ek Fraud, Andheri Nagari Chaupat Raja, Maharashtracha Uddyacha Mukhyamantri Varkari ani Varkarich, which is a speech held at Nashik on 13 July 2008} and Bahujan Chalawal.
1990-96 Nominated Member, Rajya Sabha
from 18-9-1990 to 17-9-1996.
1992-96 Member, Committee on Rules
1993-96 Member, Committee on Communications
1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
1998-99 Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha
(2nd term);Leader, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh
Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
1999-2000 Member, Committee on Energy
2000 to ? Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
He is the chief-editor of 'Prabuddha Bharata'. He is also the chief-adviser of the Buddhist Society of India, which is run by Miratai Yashwant Ambedkar (Prakash Ambedkar's mother) .
, Switzerland
, Thailand
, U.K. and U.S.A. .
Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh
Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh is a political party in India. The party was formed in 1999, through a split in the Republican Party of India. The party is led by Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr. Ambedkar. The party fights for the rights of the Dalit bahujan community...
(BBM) political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
and a Bahujan political leader. He is the grandson of Bharat Ratna
Bharat Ratna
Bharat Ratna is the Republic of India's highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well as "recognition of public service of the highest order." Unlike knights, holders of the Bharat Ratna...
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
B. R. Ambedkar
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar , popularly also known as Babasaheb, was an Indian jurist, political leader, philosopher, thinker, anthropologist, historian, orator, prolific writer, economist, scholar, editor, a revolutionary and one of the founding fathers of independent India. He was also the Chairman...
. He was a member of the 13th Lok Sabha of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He has twice represented the Lok Sabha constituency of Akola, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India. He has served in both houses of the Indian Parliament successfully. Being a mass leader he has an important place in the Indian Politics.
As a socio-political leader of India
Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar was born on 10 May 1954 (MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India). His father's name is Yashwant Bhimrao Ambedkar, and mother's name is Miratai Yashwant Ambedkar. Prakash Ambedkar was named by his grandfather, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar known as an architect of modern Indian constitution; "prakash" means light
Light
Light or visible light is electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye, and is responsible for the sense of sight. Visible light has wavelength in a range from about 380 nanometres to about 740 nm, with a frequency range of about 405 THz to 790 THz...
in English. He is a constitutional expert, a well-known advocate
Advocate
An advocate is a term for a professional lawyer used in several different legal systems. These include Scotland, South Africa, India, Scandinavian jurisdictions, Israel, and the British Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man...
, one of the main-stream leaders in Indian politics. Prakash Ambedkar attended St. Stanislains High School and Siddharth College, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
India. He led many movements of dalits, bahujanas, minorities, landless agricultural workers, nomadic and criminal tribes ,poor workers,oppressed people
People
People is a plurality of human beings or other beings possessing enough qualities constituting personhood. It has two usages:* as the plural of person or a group of people People is a plurality of human beings or other beings possessing enough qualities constituting personhood. It has two usages:*...
as well as students all over India since 1982.He is against privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
and commercialization
Commercialization
Commercialization is the process or cycle of introducing a new product or production method into the market. The actual launch of a new product is the final stage of new product development, and the one where the most money will have to be spent for advertising, sales promotion, and other marketing...
of education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and national sources of income. Adv. Prakash (Balasaheb) Ambedkar has re-vitalized the Ambedkar-movement and proved himself as a post-ambedkar leader of the Bahujanas. He advocates Nationalization
Nationalization
Nationalisation, also spelled nationalization, is the process of taking an industry or assets into government ownership by a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets, but may also mean assets owned by lower levels of government, such as municipalities, being...
of educational-system, agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, fundamental industries. He is working to demolish thet caste-system and class-system. He agitated successfully for publication of "Riddles of Hinduism", which established Mr Prakash Ambedkar as a major figure in Indian Politics. He is known among political thinkers, well wishers, as well as his critics for his successful implementation of what is known as Akola Pattern.
Akola pattern
The Akola pattern is a political experimentExperiment
An experiment is a methodical procedure carried out with the goal of verifying, falsifying, or establishing the validity of a hypothesis. Experiments vary greatly in their goal and scale, but always rely on repeatable procedure and logical analysis of the results...
to test whether suppressed or dalit-bahujans when united can have political power
Political power
Political power is a type of power held by a group in a society which allows administration of some or all of public resources, including labour, and wealth. There are many ways to obtain possession of such power. At the nation-state level political legitimacy for political power is held by the...
through mutual harmony
Harmony
In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches , or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the "vertical" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic...
and internal faith
Faith
Faith is confidence or trust in a person or thing, or a belief that is not based on proof. In religion, faith is a belief in a transcendent reality, a religious teacher, a set of teachings or a Supreme Being. Generally speaking, it is offered as a means by which the truth of the proposition,...
. This political experiment derives its name from its location, the Akola district
Akola District
Akola is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city of Akola is the district headquarters. Akola district forms the central part of Amravati Division, and was a former British Raj Berar Province.Area of the district is 5,431 km²...
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. This experiment influenced Dalit-bahujan politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
and Indian politics.
Political propaganda
The complete nameName
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of Adv. Ambedkar's party
Party
A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, or recreation. A party will typically feature food and beverages, and often music and dancing as well....
is Bharatia Republican Paksha - Bahujan Mahasangh (Indian Republican Party - Majority Grand Union) or Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh
Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh
Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh is a political party in India. The party was formed in 1999, through a split in the Republican Party of India. The party is led by Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr. Ambedkar. The party fights for the rights of the Dalit bahujan community...
, abbreviated BhaRiPa. The party was formed in 1999, through a split in the Republican Party of India
Republican Party of India
The Republican Party of India is a political party in India. It has its roots in the Scheduled Castes Federation led by Dr. Ambedkar. The main base of RPI has traditionally been in Maharashtra....
which was established by Dadasaheb Gaikwad. Prakash Ambedkar is a defender of Poona Pact
Poona Pact
The Poona Pact refers to an agreement between the lower caste Untouchables of India led by Dr. B. R...
and Caste-based Reservation, and believes in equality of all people.
Political manifesto
The manifestoManifesto
A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions, often political in nature. Manifestos relating to religious belief are generally referred to as creeds. Manifestos may also be life stance-related.-Etymology:...
of his political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
'Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh
Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh
Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh is a political party in India. The party was formed in 1999, through a split in the Republican Party of India. The party is led by Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr. Ambedkar. The party fights for the rights of the Dalit bahujan community...
(Indian Republican Party - Majority Grand Union) is 'Bheek Nako Sattechi , Satta Havi Hakkachi' , in English 'We Want Power Not By Demanding Or By Begging But From The Legal Right To Have It'.
As an orator and a socio-political writer
His works areAmbedkari Chalval Sampli Ahe, Arun Shoauri Ek Fraud, Andheri Nagari Chaupat Raja, Maharashtracha Uddyacha Mukhyamantri Varkari ani Varkarich, which is a speech held at Nashik on 13 July 2008} and Bahujan Chalawal.
Positions held
Adv. Ambedkar has held following positions,1990-96 Nominated Member, Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...
from 18-9-1990 to 17-9-1996.
1992-96 Member, Committee on Rules
1993-96 Member, Committee on Communications
1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
1998-99 Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
(2nd term);Leader, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh
Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh
Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh is a political party in India. The party was formed in 1999, through a split in the Republican Party of India. The party is led by Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr. Ambedkar. The party fights for the rights of the Dalit bahujan community...
Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
1999-2000 Member, Committee on Energy
2000 to ? Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
He is the chief-editor of 'Prabuddha Bharata'. He is also the chief-adviser of the Buddhist Society of India, which is run by Miratai Yashwant Ambedkar (Prakash Ambedkar's mother) .
Foreign tour
Adv. Ambedkar has visited JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, U.K. and U.S.A. .