New Delhi, Echoing the thoughts of Dr B R Ambedkar, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Tuesday said education was the key to social transformation.
Delivering a lecture here, the vice president highlighted Ambedkar’s life, noting that despite immense hardships, he transformed challenges into opportunities through perseverance, scholarship and commitment to justice.
He emphasised that Ambedkar firmly believed education to be the key to social transformation, stating that true freedom begins with education.
The vice president highlighted Ambedkar’s intellectual brilliance, citing his seminal work “The Problem of the Rupee” and his courage in questioning colonial economic policies.
He remarked that Ambedkar demonstrated how knowledge and wisdom can challenge even the most powerful systems.
Referring to the noted jurist’s pivotal role in drafting the Constitution, Radhakrishnan said that through his leadership across extensive deliberations, Ambedkar laid the foundation of an inclusive India rooted in justice, liberty, equality and fraternity.
