Our Constitution Our Pride

Dharwad district made its way into the India Book of Records (IBR) to conduct a month-long awareness campaign for the people to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Indian Constitution. Santosh Lad, minister of the district, and Divya Prabhu, deputy commissioner, formally received the certificates from Narvijay Yadav, Adjudicator of the India Book of Records on February 24, 2024, confirming

Dharwad’s entry into the prestigious record book after it finished on top in two categories – heritage walk and torch rally – in a countrywide competition among all districts to raise general awareness on the Constitution. The felicitation program was organized at the municipal corporation campus in Hubali, which was joyfully attended by hundreds of people from different parts of the district and the employees of the district administration.

Divya Prabhu, IAS, the DC of Dharwad, said, “We had organized a heritage walk on February 17, covering all the important heritage sites in the district, including KCD, DIET, Darbar Hall, Kadambesvara temple and Shri Siddharooda Swamy Matha. More than 10,000 students and 500 teachers participated in the walk, apart from people from other walks of life. It concluded at the heritage hostel established by Dr BR Ambedkar in 1929. The torch rally on February 19, from Unkal Cross Hubli to Rani Channamma Circle Hubli, saw the participation of more than 15,000 people, including children. Both events were part of the month-long Constitution awareness program of the Dharwad district administration. I am happy to get recognition for both events from the prestigious India Book of Records.”

Dharwad district of Karnataka made its way into the India Book of Records for conducting a month-long awareness campaign for the people to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Indian Constitution.

Sadanand Amarapur, the assistant director of the Youth Empowerment and Sports Department, Dharwad, said, “We submitted videos and other documents related to these events to the India Book of Records office. Our entry into the records book was confirmed only after the scrutiny of documents. The awareness programs were focused on the theme of ‘Our Constitution Our Pride’ and ‘Unity in Diversity’.”

Earlier, the Labour Minister and Dharwad district in-charge, Santosh Lad launched the month-long Constitution Awareness Jatha in the district on Republic Day by paying floral tributes to a tableau on Constitution. Later, the tableau was taken to State and national-level programs on the Constitution. Out of the 29 days of the programs in 31 districts in Karnataka, Dharwad district stood first in the State for 22 days and also secured first place in the Belagavi division in organizing the Jatha.

A total of 146-gram panchayats, seven local bodies, and all wards of Hubli Dharwad Municipal Corporation took part in the program during which the Jatha covered 1,528 kilometres and various programs were held, in which people from different walks of life, including transgenders, oppressed women, former Devadasis, and others took part. It is worth mentioning that 2,30,000 copies of the Preamble of the Constitution were distributed to students and the general public in Dharwad district as part of the massive awareness program.