Dubai: To commemorate Babsaheb Ambedkar's 131st birth anniversary an event was organised in Dubai by Ambedkar Global, an international organisation formed to spread the teaching of Dr B.R.Ambedkar across the world. Dr.Santosh Kumar Suman, Honorable Cabinet Minister Government of Bihar, India was te chief guest and Mrs. Tadu Mamu , IFS and Labour Consul , Consulate General of India, Dubai, Sri Uma Shankar Singh , Ex JNU Student leader were attended the event as  guests of honor. .

Speaking at the event Dr.Santosh Kumar Suman said, "teachings of Bharat Ratna Dr B.R.Ambedkar are still relevant and need to be imbibed in our cultural ethos and values to build a peaceful, inclusive and dynamic world order."

Mr.Suman, who addressed Indian diaspora during a seminar at India Club, Dubai to commemorate the 131st birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar, said: “Dr.Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar’s teachings are still very relevant globally. There is a need for equality for everyone. We are striving to achieve this goal in Bihar. The government of the state and people have to work together to realize the dreams of Baba Saheb.” Mr Suman also appreciated the efforts of Biharis living abroad to contribute to this cause and cited AmbedkarGlobal.com as an example.

The event was organized by AmbedkarGlobal, an international organization. Mr.Ravi Chand, Founder of the organization and a representative of Bihar Foundation, UAE speaking at the event acknowledged the contribution of labors in UAE and Gulf. He requested the stakeholder including the Indian consulate in Dubai and the Minister to get one street in Dubai under Dr.Ambedkar’s name. He also stressed on a need to start a flight between Dubai and Bodh Gaya in Bihar which is stablished as a Buddhist circuit in Bihar". 
 
Tadu Mamu, Labour Counsul, CGI Dubai, addressed the attendees and urged everyone to promote Baba Bhemrao’s ideology. There has been lot of activities happening with Indian communities, especially during Expo 2020, India’s participation was remarkable. She also explained that Indian Consulate Dubai Helpline is available 24X7 in now 7 languages which is readily available to support Indian diaspora.
 
Pradip Sonawane and Somnath Waghmare from UAE chapter of  DICCI, Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and industry also attended the event and paid respect to Dr.Ambedkar. 

Speaking at the seminar Uma Shankar Singh Former Student Leader JNU said: “Youths should learn from Dr. B.R Ambedkar and fight for what is right without any fear.”

A large number of social leaders from India who are working for the upliftment of society were also felicitated on the occasion. Ambedkar Global is an international organization founded by Mr Ravi Chand, a renowned community leader based in Dubai. His efforts of arranging the chartered plane during lockdown to repatriate stranded Indian labors was appreciated.

It is worth mentioning that the UAE has over 2.7 million Indians working there out of which over two million are labourers who belong to weaker sections of society from India. “Thoughts of Dr.Ambedkar do not belong to one section of society but to all. He is an ideal leader for all Indians,” said Ravi Chand. Our vision is to speared awareness all over the world and we are working towards a curriculum on Ambedkar and an Ambedkar Chair in various Universalities in the world.

The efforts of AmbedkarGlobal was appreciated by the Honourable Minister, Consulate General of India, DICCCI and other community leaders present at the function.

Hon. Minister also visited labor camp in Sonapur area of Dubai and distributed food packages sponsored by http://AmbedkarGlobal.com