"If India has has not succeeded in producing nationalism, if India has not succeeded in building up a nationalism spirit, the chief reason for that in my opinion is the existence of the village system. It made all people saturated with local particularism, with local patriotism. It left no room for larger civic spirit. None whatever." - Dr. BR Ambedkar (6th Oct1932 on Village Panchayat Bill)

7 Wonders of India: Sarnath - Sarnath is located 13 kilometres northeast of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Ashoka built the Sarnath pillar to commemorate the site of the first preaching of Lord Buddha, where he taught the Dharma to five monks. http://ping.fm/u7iWb

Ravidas Jyanti at Palval, Haryana, speakers - Dr. SL Dhani, Devi Dayal Baudh, Bir Sigh Nambardar. Video Producer: NIKHIL SABLANIA Presented by: Devi Dayal Baudh http://ping.fm/4FKDq

Many have eulogised the ancient system of village panchayats. Some have called them "rural republics". Whatever be the merits of these rural republics, I have not the slightest hesitation in saying that they have been the bane of public life of India. - Dr. BR Ambedkar (6th Oct 1932)

Ravidas Jyanti at Palval, Haryana, speakers - Dr. SL Dhani, Devi Dayal Baudh, Bir Sigh Nambardar. Video Producer: NIKHIL SABLANIA Presented by: Devi Dayal Baudh http://ping.fm/61agw

"We may forego material benefits, we may forego material benefits of civilization, but we cannot forego our right and opportunity to reap the benefit of the highest education to the fullest extent. That is the importance of this question from the point of view of the backward classes who have just realized that without education their existence is not safe." - (Dr, BR Ambedkar 1927)

Samajwadi Party's 'cycle of violence' continues, Dalit women, children beaten up http://ping.fm/yRobl