Jairam Ramesh recalls BR Ambedkar's formal initiation into Buddhism on anniversary of event
Published on: Oct. 14, 2025, 10:53 a.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
New Delhi, Oct 14: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday recalled that 69 years ago on this day BR Ambedkar and his wife Savita Ambedkar were formally initiated into Buddhism in Nagpur and thereafter, the prime architect of the Constitution administered 22 revolutionary oaths prepared by himself to about half a million people. In a post on X, the Congress general secretary in-charge communications also pointed out that India celebrated the 2500th anniversary of the Buddha’s birth in 1956. It […]
