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Ambedkar Jayanti to be celebrated as 'Social Justice Day'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The birth anniversary of India's Dalit social reformer Dr BR Ambedkar will be celebrated as 'Social Justice Day', BJP national spokesperson Anil Baluni announced on Friday.
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UP: BR Ambedkar's statue vandalised in Azamgarh
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Mar 10 (ANI): In yet another incident, social reformer BR Ambedkar's statue was vandalised in Azamgarh on Saturday.
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Tamilians can protect Periyar's honour: Kamal Haasan
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Chennai [India], March 7 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday said that the state does not need police deployment to protect E.V. Ramasamy Periyar's statue as Tamilians are self-capable of protecting the honour of the social reformer.
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H Raja apologises for his 'Periyar' post
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader H. Raja on Wednesday apologised for his Facebook post on social reformer Periyar (EVR Ramasamy), which created a storm in Tamil Nadu.
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Periyar statue vandalised in Vellore
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Vellore (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 7 (ANI): A statue of social reformer and rationalist leader, popularly known as Periyar, was vandalised on Tuesday night in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district.
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Stillwell Road to boost India-Thailand-Myanmar ties, says noted educationi
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Namsai (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], Feb.1 (ANI): The Stillwell Road from Ledo to Kunming in China once complete would give a new thrust to existing good relations between India and neighbouring nations Myanmar and Thailand, said noted educationist and social reformer Thanapat Choompolsil
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GST not merely tax, promotes honesty, social reform: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday while hailing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as a 'historic reform', said its implementation is bringing India closer to the dream of 'One Nation One Market One Tax'.
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PM Modi to inaugurate International Basava Convention today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil translated volumes of Vachana, penned by 12th century social reformer Basavanna and other saints in 23 Indian languages, on the social reformer's birth anniversary today.
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PM Modi pays tributes to Mahatma Phule on his birth anniversary
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Mahatma Phule on his birth anniversary and said that the latter's selfless efforts towards social reform, women empowerment and education had transformative impacts.
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Swami Dayananda Saraswati's noble efforts towards social reform conti
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 12 (ANI): Paying his tributes to Arya Samaj founder Swami Dayanand Saraswati on his 193rd birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the former's noble efforts towards social reform and education continue to have a lasting impact.
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Lokmanya Tilak, strongest voice of 'Swaraj' will be part of 2017
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 23 (ANI): Many people might not be aware that Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak, India's famous freedom activist and a social reformer, was also a mathematician, news reporter, editor, writer and orator. Thus, Maharashtra has prepared very special Tableau on Lokmanya B
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NALSA nominates Bindeshwar Pathak as its member
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 15 (ANI): The National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA), has appointed noted social reformer, activist, and founder of Sulabh International, Dr Bindeshwar Pathak as its member.
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