Chetna Association of Canada in association with Consulate General of India celebrated the 128th birth anniversary of Baba Saheb Dr. B R Ambedkar at the Consulate General of India Vancouver on April 15, 2019.

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Chetna Association of Canada is a community-based society registered under the Societies Act of BC. It was established in 1999 with a  primary objective of raising awareness about the caste-based issues globally. Chetna regularly promotes the benefits of creating casteless, respectful and inclusive communities through dialogues, discussions, presentations and seminars.

The members of Chetna take inspiration from Baba Saheb Dr. B R Ambedkar, the champion of human rights in India. Chetna currently has a strong partnership with Dr. Hari Sharma foundation, Institute for the Humanities at Simon Fraser University (SFU), and various departments of University of British Columbia (UBC). The partnership has planned and delivered Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Lectures since 2016.

Chetna also has a strong partnership with Indo-Canadian Times Newspaper and boasts Dr. Ambedkar Chetna Awards annually. Categories for these awards include:

S. Tara Singh Hayer Journalism Award

Dr. Ambedkar Arts & Literature Award

Dr. Ambedkar Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Ambedkar Social Justice Award

What are inclusive communities?

An inclusive community values all its members and helps them to meet their basic needs so that they can live with dignity, engage actively, and contribute to their community. Read more................

The greetings of Prime Minister of Canada on Buddh Purnima.

Buddha's birthday is a Buddhist festival that is celebrated in whole world commemorating the birth of the Prince Siddhartha Gautama, later the Gautama Buddha, the founder of the Buddhism . It actually commemorates the birth, enlightenment (nirvāna), and death (Parinirvāna) of Gautama Buddha. The festival is known as Buddha Purnima. Purnima means full moon day in Sanskrit.