Shillong, Nov 14: History came alive for Meghalaya’s legislators in London this week.
Speaker Thomas A. Sangma led a delegation of MLAs and officials to Dr B. R. Ambedkar House on King Henry Road on November 11, as part of the State Legislators’ Executive Leadership Programme underway in London and Cambridge.
The delegation included former Speaker Abu T. Mondal, Deputy Chief Whip Ronnie V. Lyngdoh, MLA Dr Mizannur Rahman Kazi, and Stephen Anurag Prathipati, NISG Project Officer and Co-Lead of the Meghalaya Legislative Research Forum.
At the house where Ambedkar lived during his student days, the legislators paused to reflect on the legacy of the principal architect of the Indian Constitution and his lifelong fight for equality, social justice, human dignity and constitutional democracy.
The visit was not just ceremonial. For the lawmakers attending the leadership programme, it was a reminder of what Ambedkar stood for – the transformative power of education, the need for inclusive governance, and the courage of principled leadership in strengthening democratic institutions and public service.
