Chief Justice of India BR Gavai unveils plaque marking Ambedkar’s appointment as principal at Govt Law College | Mumbai News
MUMBAI: Chief Justice of India Justice B R Gavai on Saturday unveiled a plaque at the Government Law College (GLC) near Churchgate, commemorating Dr B R Ambedkar’s appointment as the college’s principal 90 years ago. Social reformer and Dalit icon Ambedkar taught at GLC before he became its principal on June 1, 1935.“This is a proud moment for me that I am unveiling this commemorative plaque at this historic college where Babasaheb taught and became its principal. I feel privileged also because I too studied here,” said Gavai, who also inaugurated an exhibition organised jointly by GLC and Borderless Babasaheb, a think tank engaged in spreading Babasaheb’s thoughts globally.In the presence of several dignitaries, including Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Justice Alok Aradhe, Maharani of Baroda Asharaje Gaikwad, and several justices, eminent lawyers, and law students, Justice Gavai and GLC’s principal Asmita Adwait Vaidya recalled Ambedkar’s contributions as a teacher of constitutional law, economist, chief architect of India’s constitution, and a great social reformer.Gavai specially mentioned the princely states of Baroda and Kolhapur, which granted scholarships to Babasaheb to pursue higher education at Columbia University and London School of Economics.Founded in 1855, GLC was Asia’s first law college.
