Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the Chief Architect of Indian Constitution wasa scholar par excellence, a philosopher, a visionary, an emancipator and a truenationalist. He led a number of social movements to secure human rights to theoppressed and depressed sections of the society. He stands as a symbol of strugglefor social justice.The Government of Maharashtra has done a highly commendable work ofpublication of volumes of unpublished works of Dr. Ambedkar, which have broughtout his ideology and philosophy before the Nation and the world.In pursuance of the recommendations of the Centenary Celebrations Committeeof Dr. Ambedkar, constituted under the chairmanship of the then Prime Ministerof India, the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation (DAF) was set up for implementation ofdifferent schemes, projects and activities for furthering the ideology and messageof Dr. Ambedkar among the masses in India as well as abroad.The DAF took up the work of translation and publication of the Collected Worksof Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar published by the Government of Maharashtrain English and Marathi into Hindi and other regional languages. I am extremelythankful to the Government of Maharashtra’s consent for bringing out the worksof Dr. Ambedkar in English also by the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation.Dr. Ambedkar’s writings are as relevant today as were at the time when thesewere penned. He firmly believed that our political democracy must stand on thebase of social democracy which means a way of life which recognizes liberty,equality and fraternity as the principles of life. He emphasized on measuring theprogress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.According to him if we want to maintain democracy not merely in form, but alsoin fact, we must hold fast to constitutional methods of achieving our social andeconomic objectives. He advocated that in our political, social and economic life,we must have the principle of one man, one vote, one value.There is a great deal that we can learn from Dr. Ambedkar’s ideology andphilosophy which would be beneficial to our Nation building endeavor. I am gladthat the DAF is taking steps to spread Dr. Ambedkar’s ideology and philosophyto an even wider readership.I would be grateful for any suggestions on publication of works of BabasahebDr. Ambedkar.