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<h2>1. Songs of gratitude, chants of celebration</h2><p>For the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar on April 14, and as a part of PARI’s Grindmill Songs Project, this month we will feature couplets on Dr. Ambedkar and caste issues. In the first of this series, Radhabai Borhade of Savargaon sings five ovi on Buddha, Bhimrao, dhamma, sangha and Ramabai</p><h5>April 05, 2017 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=PARI%20GSP%20Team">PARI GSP Team</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Namita%20Waikar">Namita Waikar</a></h5>

Songs of gratitude, chants of celebration

<h2><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(32,33,36);font-family:Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;">2. Songs of Majalgaon, memories of Mhow</span></h2><p>In eight songs, three singers from Majalgaon in Beed district hail the birth of Bhimrao in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh. They express gratitude to him, and speak of the new identity that Buddhism has given them. To mark the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar on April 14, PARI’s Grindmill Songs Project features couplets on Dr. Ambedkar and caste issues throughout this month</p><h5>April 12, 2017 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Namita%20Waikar">Namita Waikar</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=PARI%20GSP%20Team">PARI GSP Team</a></h5>

Songs of Majalgaon, memories of Mhow

<h2>3. The country salutes: ‘Jai Bhim, Jai Bhim!’</h2><p>Today, on the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar, PARI features two sets of grindmill songs by Walhabai Takankhar and Radhabai Borhade of Majalgaon in Beed district. These songs of pride, of affection for their leader, of riches and joy, are a part of an April series of couplets on Dr. Ambedkar and caste issues</p><h5>April 14, 2017 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Namita%20Waikar">Namita Waikar</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=PARI%20GSP%20Team">PARI GSP Team</a></h5>

The country salutes: ‘Jai Bhim, Jai Bhim!’

<h2>4. ‘Even one lakh songs are not enough for our Bhimrao…’</h2><p>This month, PARI’s Grindmill Songs Project has featured couplets on Babasaheb Ambedkar and caste issues to mark Dr. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary on April 14. In the last of this batch, Radhabai Borhade of Savargaon sings 10 ovi on Phule, Buddha, education, unity, self-respect, and the message given by Bhimrao</p><h5>April 21, 2017 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Namita%20Waikar">Namita Waikar</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=PARI%20GSP%20Team">PARI GSP Team</a></h5>

‘Even one lakh songs are not enough for our Bhimrao…’

<h2>5. A demand for equality, a rejection of caste-based duties</h2><p>This month, PARI’s Grindmill Songs Project has featured couplets on Babasaheb Ambedkar and caste issues to mark Dr. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary on April 14. Muktabai Jadhav of Beed district winds up this series</p><h5>April 28, 2017 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Namita%20Waikar">Namita Waikar</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=PARI%20GSP%20Team">PARI GSP Team</a></h5>

A demand for equality, a rejection of caste-based duties

<h2>6. The garland on Anantapur’s Ambedkar statue</h2><p>A Dalit bank cashier and a Muslim flower seller in Anantapur town in Andhra Pradesh have ensured for years that the statue of their revered leader gets fresh flowers every day</p><h5>Oct. 16, 2017 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Rahul%20M.">Rahul M.</a></h5>

The garland on Anantapur’s Ambedkar statue

<h2>7. Ambedkar lives on in rural women’s songs</h2><p>For Babasaheb Ambedkar’s death anniversary on December 6, the Grindmill Songs Project presents ovi by Lilabai Shinde of Lawarde village, who sings of Dr. Ambedkar with affection, reverence and gratitude</p><h5>December 5, 2017 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Namita%20Waikar">Namita Waikar</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=PARI%20GSP%20Team">PARI GSP Team</a></h5>

Ambedkar lives on in rural women’s songs

<h2>8. ‘What no one could do, Ambedkar did’</h2><p>Babasaheb Ambedkar’s death anniversary on December 6 draws the poorest from rural India to Chaitya Bhoomi in Dadar, Mumbai, every year. It is an astonishing assembly of the exploited and oppressed, there to pay homage and seek self-respect</p><h5>December 8, 2017 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Sharmila%20Joshi">Sharmila Joshi</a></h5>

‘What no one could do, Ambedkar did’

<h2>9. Fighting for water is fighting inequality</h2><p>The Grindmill Songs Project celebrates the birth anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar with a video in which Kusum Sonawane and others from Nandgaon village sing 14 ovi about the Mahad satyagraha</p><h5>April 13, 2018 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Namita%20Waikar">Namita Waikar</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=PARI%20GSP%20Team">PARI GSP Team</a></h5>

Fighting for water is fighting inequality

<h2>10. ‘Bhimraya moved heaven and earth’</h2><p>In this instalment of the Grindmill Songs Project, Kusum Sonawane and others from Mulshi taluka sing 14 ovi remembering Babasaheb Ambedkar’s struggles for equality and his efforts to dismantle the caste system</p><h5>May 4, 2018 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Namita%20Waikar">Namita Waikar</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=PARI%20GSP%20Team">PARI GSP Team</a></h5>

‘Bhimraya moved heaven and earth’

<h2>11. Marking a different milestone on Dussehra</h2><p>In 1956, on Dussehra day, Dr. Ambedkar publicly rejected the Hindu faith. Radhabai Borhade and Walhabai Takankhar sing about this landmark event and of Buddha’s renunciation, for the Grindmill Songs Project</p><h5>October 18, 2018 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Namita%20Waikar">Namita Waikar</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=PARI%20GSP%20Team">PARI GSP Team</a></h5>

Marking a different milestone on Dussehra

<h2>12. Ambedkar: ‘The diamond that lit up the sky’</h2><p>Every year on April 14 – Dr. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary – women in Nandgaon village of Pune district sing a poem by Dhondubhau Shinde to mark an event that is important for all oppressed communities</p><h5>April 14, 2020 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Namita%20Waikar">Namita Waikar</a></h5>

Ambedkar: ‘The diamond that lit up the sky’

<h2>13. Bhimrao: 'A diamond born to his parents'</h2><p>On the 130th birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, this collection of songs by Shahu Kamble of Pune's Nandgaon village celebrates what he accomplished in his fight for social justice and equality</p><h5>April 14, 2021 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Namita%20Waikar">Namita Waikar</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=PARI%20GSP%20Team">PARI GSP Team</a></h5>

Bhimrao: 'A diamond born to his parents'

<h2>14. A billion salutations to Gautam Buddha</h2><p>Two mothers and their daughters, from Majalgaon in Beed district, sing in devotion to Gautam Buddha. Their songs highlight his presence in people's daily lives, and how he leads his followers through his teachings</p><h5>May 26, 2021 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Namita%20Waikar">Namita Waikar</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=PARI%20GSP%20Team">PARI GSP Team</a></h5>

A billion salutations to Gautam Buddha

<h2>15. Inspired by Ambedkar: Salve's liberation song</h2><p>On Ambedkar Jayanti, Shahir Atmaram Salve’s poetry exhorts the listener to give up the old ways and follow the path shown by Babasaheb</p><h5>April 14, 2022 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Keshav%20Waghmare">Keshav Waghmare</a></h5>

Inspired by Ambedkar: Salve's liberation song

<h2>16. Remembering Bhimrao and Ramabai Ambedkar</h2><p>A mother and daughter from Majalgaon sing songs of love and affection for the young Bhimrao Ambedkar and Ramabai, making them a part of their own household</p><h5>April 29, 2022 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Namita%20Waikar">Namita Waikar</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=PARI%20GSP%20Team">PARI GSP Team</a></h5>

Remembering Bhimrao and Ramabai Ambedkar

<h2>17. Atmaram Salve: sowing the sparks of revolution</h2><p>On his birth anniversary, a tribute to Shahir Atmaram Salve, whose fiery poetry shaped the Namantar movement in Marathwada in the 1970s-80s. His songs stir the struggle for Dalit rights even today</p><h5>June 9, 2022 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Keshav%20Waghmare">Keshav Waghmare</a></h5>

Atmaram Salve: sowing the sparks of revolution

<h2>18. Ambedkar’s emissary: Kadubai and her ektari</h2><p>Just like Mahatma Phule's student Mukta Salve challenged the caste system in 1885, Kadubai Kharat has raised her voice and ektari against oppression in our times – guided by Babasaheb's teachings</p><h5>February 15, 2023 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Keshav%20Waghmare">Keshav Waghmare</a></h5>

Ambedkar’s emissary: Kadubai and her ektari

<h2>19. Dadu Salve's songs of Wamandada and Bhim</h2><p>For decades after Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s passing, it was singers like shahir Dadu Salve who nurtured the anti-caste movement and took it to the remotest corners of Maharashtra. Today, on Babasaheb's birth anniversary, Dadu speaks about his musical contribution to the Ambedkarite movement</p><h5>April 14, 2023 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Keshav%20Waghmare">Keshav Waghmare</a></h5>

Dadu Salve's songs of Wamandada and Bhim

<h2>20. Dharavi’s Bhim celebrations</h2><p>In Dharavi, Mumbai, on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s death anniversary, a group of Tamil residents come together to mark the day and spread awareness about his work and teachings</p><h5>May 04, 2023 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Ablaz%20Mohammed%20Schemnad">Ablaz Mohammed Schemnad</a></h5>

Dharavi’s Bhim celebrations

<h2>21. 'Must I choose between Gandhi and Ambedkar?'</h2><p>On August 15, 2023, PARI brings you the story of Shobharam Gehervar who was shot by the British and wounded during the Independence struggle. The 98-year-old is the last Dalit freedom fighter from Rajasthan, a self-declared Gandhian, a staunch admirer of Dr. Ambedkar and part of the revolutionary underground. An excerpt from P. Sainath's, 'The Last Heroes, Footsoldiers of India's Freedom' published by Penguin in 2022</p><h5>August 15, 2023 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=P.%20Sainath">P. Sainath</a></h5>

'Must I choose between Gandhi and Ambedkar?'

<h2>22. Meera Umap: singing in the change</h2><p>A little girl from Matang community singing for alms with her parents in the villages of Maharashtra, grows up to be a revolutionary Shahir. Playing ‘dimadi’, a small percussion instrument and singing Bhim geet, she spreads the message of Babasaheb. Here is her story on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14, 2024</p><h5>April 14, 2024 | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles?&amp;authorName=Keshav%20Waghmare">Keshav Waghmare</a></h5>

Meera Umap: singing in the change

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar...remembering a leader

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