‘Do Struggle, get organized and bring social change’ was the mantra of Ambedkar- Buddist monk. Gyaneshwar says.

Dr BR Ambedkar was a great revolutionist who brought change in the life of many and still a motivational force behind many people. The General Secretary Kushinagar Bhikshu sangh and permanent individual member of World Buddhist Sangh Council, Sant Gyaneshwar,79, is Ambedkar’s  Guru brother as both of them took oath in Pali language under same guru, Bhante Chadramani.

Buddhist monk  Gyaneshwar, says, “Dr.  Ambedkar embraced Buddhism on October 14, 1956 at Nagpur and took oath under My Guru Bouddh Bhikshu Bhantte Chandramani. A huge number of people got converted to Buddhism in search of social equality. On 20^th November, 1956, Dr Ambedkar delivered his speech in 4^th World Buddhist Conference at Kathmandu and the title of the speech was ‘Buddha of Karl Marx’.” “ All his life he worked for social equality and brotherhood and use to say ‘ Do struggle, Get Organized and bring Social Change( Sangharsh Karo, Sangathit ho aur samaj badlo).”

Dr. Ashok Verma, BSP leader, says, “ I joined BSP when I met Gyaneshwarji and Lt Kashiram ji was with me that time. Baba sb was great son of motherland.”

Dadaji

Ram Swaroop Prasad popularly known as Dadaji, 90, a resident of Pava , Kushinagar, remembers, Dr. BR Ambedkar, “ I met him many times and especially when he came to Kushinagar. Only few days before his death on 30^th November 1956, Baba sb came to Kushinagar and addressed public in open. After delivering speech in 4^th World Buddhist Council in Kathmandu, Nepal he came to Gorakhpur and then went to Kushinagar. He always used to say that education is the only way through which we could come up.” “ Ealier we were not allowed to drink water from the source of water where so-called upper caste people use to take water. We were not allowed to enter in the temples and we were treated like animals and Baba Sb fought against all such evil for the society. He showed us the light of education as it is the only way through which we could get equal status in the society.” “ He was a real Buddhist as he use to say that Buddhism is the only religion which is above the social evil of caste system and touchability.” Dadaji added.

Udai Chand, advocate and social activist, son in law of Dadaji, says, “People come and touch Dadaji’s hands as once Dadaji touched hands of Baba sb. People worship him and see the image of Baba sb in him. He is a motivation behind all of us.”