Social Reform – Nammawalls https://nammawalls.com Portfolio of Nammawalls Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:19:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://nammawalls.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/nwnewlogo.png Social Reform – Nammawalls https://nammawalls.com 32 32 Annie Besant https://nammawalls.com/portfolio-item/annie-besant/ https://nammawalls.com/portfolio-item/annie-besant/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:52:10 +0000 https://einar.qodeinteractive.com/?post_type=portfolio-item&p=614 Annie Besant (née Wood; 1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was a British socialist, theosophist, freemason, women’s rights and Home Rule activist, educationist, and campaigner for Indian nationalism.[1][2] She was an ardent supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule.[1] She became the first female president of the Indian National Congress in 1917.

]]> https://nammawalls.com/portfolio-item/annie-besant/feed/ 0 Shantaram Siddi https://nammawalls.com/portfolio-item/shantaram-siddi/ https://nammawalls.com/portfolio-item/shantaram-siddi/#respond Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:02:02 +0000 https://einar.qodeinteractive.com/?post_type=portfolio-item&p=535 Shantaram Budna Siddi is an Indian politician who is a nominated member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from the Bharatiya Janata Party. A member of the Siddi Tribe, he is the first Indian legislator of African descent. In the year 2021 Shantaram Budna Siddi won Sant Eshwer Sewa Samman 2021 for their Social Service and Sewa in the Field of Tribal Development and Education.[1]

Born into a family with poor economic and social background,[2] Shantaram belongs to the Siddi tribal community which traces its origin to the Bantu peoples of East Africa.[3] He is from the Hitlalli village of Yellapur taluk in Uttara Kannada district. He topped his class in seventh standard while studying at his village school, after which his teachers recognized his “hunger for knowledge” and got him enrolled in a school in Ankola.[4] He pursued the Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the Arts and Science College, Karwar, during which he joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He became the first graduate from the Siddi tribe, and wanted to get a government job after his graduation.[4]

]]> https://nammawalls.com/portfolio-item/shantaram-siddi/feed/ 0 Babasaheb Ambedkar https://nammawalls.com/portfolio-item/babasaheb-ambedkar/ https://nammawalls.com/portfolio-item/babasaheb-ambedkar/#respond Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:01:27 +0000 https://einar.qodeinteractive.com/?post_type=portfolio-item&p=533 Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Bhīmrāo Rāmjī Āmbēḍkar; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served as Law and Justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru, and inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement after renouncing Hinduism.‍

]]> https://nammawalls.com/portfolio-item/babasaheb-ambedkar/feed/ 0 George Fernandes https://nammawalls.com/portfolio-item/george-fernandes/ https://nammawalls.com/portfolio-item/george-fernandes/#respond Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:46:52 +0000 https://einar.qodeinteractive.com/?post_type=portfolio-item&p=377 George Mathew Fernandes[3] (3 June 1930 – 29 January 2019) was an Indian trade unionist, statesman,[4] and journalist,[5] who served as the 22nd Defence Minister of India from 1998 until 2004. A veteran socialist, he was a member of the Lok Sabha for over 30 years, starting from Bombay (present-day Mumbai) in 1967 till 2009 mostly representing constituencies from Bihar.[6] He was a key member of the Janata Dal and the founder of the Samata Party.[7] Holding several prominent ministerial portfolios during his career, including communication, industry, railways, and defence,[8] he was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award, in 2020.[9][10][11][12]

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