Updated On: 11 August, 2024 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Arpika Bhosale
Freedom fighters from Maharashtra continue to motivate us with their riveting thoughts and speeches. Here’s how you can read their speeches and be inspired this I-Day

Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar
The architect of the Indian Constitution Dr BR Ambedkar To understand one of the greatest minds in our country, one doesn’t have to look far, as Babasaheb’s speeches, interviews and books are well-documented and are easily available in print and digital formats. He is quoted as saying in a Mumbai speech—“I do not want that our loyalty as Indians should be in the slightest way affected by any competitive loyalty whether that loyalty arises out of our religion, out of our culture or out of our language. I want all people to be Indians first, Indian last and nothing else but Indians”. This pursuit of a unified nation was always a part of his public addresses. Resources are aplenty to understand him better—the easiest and the most reliable one being the Parliament library, where each of his speeches in the House are documented.
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