Vision of Dalit Uplift & Its Contemporary Relevance

Bharat Ratna Dr. Ambedkar was a great scholar, a profound thinker, a humanist, a brilliant academician, a journalist andwriter, a persuasive orator, a legal luminary of extraordinary brightness, a constitutional expert, an economist, a
champion of the downtrodden, an emancipator of the suppressed castes, a liberator of Hindu women and the master-builder of a great nation. Realizing the vision of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar with regard to the uplift of Dalits and its relevance to
the present day society, Dr.B.R. Ambedkar studies center, Kakatiya University, Warangal, organized a National Seminaron "Ambedkar's vision of Dalit uplift of and its contemporary relevance" on 6th and 7th May 2006. Most of the papers inthis volume were presented during the National Seminar.We deeply appreciate the contribution of those who participated and presented papers in the National Seminar, Weexpress our thanks to Prof. V. Gopal Reddy, University Vice- Chancellor, KU, for presided over the inaugural sessionand the Chief Guest Prof. K.S. Chalam. Member, Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi. We are grateful toProf. J Yellaiah, Principal, University College, K.U. Warangal, Sri Mallela Babu Rao, IPS, Addl. DGP of A.P. PoliceDept, and Dr. T.V. Narayana. Ex-Member, APPSC&SC&ST Commission. We are also thankful to Prof. K. VenkataNarayana, Director, School of Distance Learning& Continuing Education, K.U. Warangal presided over the valedictoryfunction, and Prof. K. Enoch, Former Vice-Chancellor of S.V University, Tirupati the Chief Guest. We also thankful toSri Bojja Tarakam, Senior Advocate, High Court of AndhraPradesh, Prof. B. Venkata Ratnam, Head Dept., of Commerce and Business Management, KU, Dr. B. Yadaiah, FormerSecretary-General. Samata Sainik Dal, and Dalit Ratna Dr. B.Kattaiah, President Buddhist Society of India, Warangal.For attending the National Seminar as a guest of honor for valedictory function.