I find myself drawn into the eyes of the “Father of the Constitution”, the “ Doctor and Saint ” or as people affectionately refer to him, Baba Saheb Ambedkar (1891-1956), and I unfailingly detect a subtle smile. My eyes first rest on the bright garlands (offerings of admirers) that often adorn the bust, hanging around the neck, and then, unfailingly, go to the glasses carved in dark bronze (like the rest of the sculpture), almost indistinguishable from the broad face, but yet magnetically pulling my eyes in. Ambedkar’s bust, in the far East corner of the Lehman Social Sciences Library, on my way to work.
Ambedkar and Columbia University: A Legacy to CelebrateĮvery morning, I look forward to glancing at Dr.
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