ON THE OCCASSSION OF THE RELEASE OF CD “BUDDHAM SARANAM” A PACKED HOUSE PLEDGES FOR CASTELESS SOCIETY IN INDIA
Posted on May 16th, 2012

By Walter Jayawardhana

The packed audience at the Ravindra Bharathi National Theatre in Hyderabad, the capital of the state of Andra Pradesh, pledged to strive for everything that would make the dreamƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  of a casteless society a reality on the occasion of a release of a compact disk entitled, ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Buddham SaranamƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚

The people who gathered there in the national hall was totally focused as they repeated the worlds of the oath that was administered promising to strive for everything to create a casteless society, in the true Buddhist spirit.

Among those on the dais were Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha, MP G. Vivekanand, MLC Jupudi Prabhakar Rao and revolutionary filmmaker R. Narayanamurthy among others.

The occasion was the release of a CD titled ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”Buddham Saranam’, containing seven songs written by poets Jayaraj and Shakti, with music scored by Ravi Kalyan and showcasing the importance of Buddhism. The numbers were sung by singers Suresh and Sunita, among others. It also marked a pledge to re-dedicate themselves to propagating the ideals of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in paving the way for a caste-less society.

One Response to “ON THE OCCASSSION OF THE RELEASE OF CD “BUDDHAM SARANAM” A PACKED HOUSE PLEDGES FOR CASTELESS SOCIETY IN INDIA”

  1. AnuD Says:

    Sri Lanka should help Indian people to become Buddhists.

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