Brother Vasant Moon is no more, he was 72. He survived three heart attacks. This fourth
one was severe one. A simple man with high dedication to Babasaheb's work cannot be easily
replaced by anyone. The Federation of Ambedkarite and Buddhist Organisations honoured him with the
Bhim Ratnam 1993. He observed the pain and trouble to bring out the complete works
of Babasaheb. His home is like an incredible Ambedkar Museum Library, with many thorough research papers.
On 6th December 2001, Volume 17 was released by the Governor of Maharashtra and 1000
copies were already distributed for review. Due to some errors and one speech printed 3 times,
Maharashtra Govt. stopped the sale of the same volume, until the corrected volume is reprinted.
Volume 18, 19 and 20 are already gone through proof reading by Moon saheb and is in the
manuscript form. As confirmed by Mr. Prakash More, Director ofMaharashtra Govt.'s publication Dept.,
all remaining volumes are in the printing process and will come out in short time. Mr. Hari Narke
currently working on Mahatma Jyotiba Phu!e will take over remaining task of Vasant Moon.
These complete work ofBabasaheb is already translated in some regional languages and
will be translated in all major regional languages Maharashtra Govt. is also working on CD-ROM
and with help of the World Bank -project of complete work of Babasaheb on Digital Library.
For the last] 3 years, Director Prakash More has been working very hard Due to his
perseverance and sole dedication of Vasant Moon, we have seen these monumental publications. Prakash
More will be serving for a further 7 years in his current post. He will have served longer than any other
person in his post. We express our heart-felt appreciation for his untiring service. We wish him
every success in bringing out the publications of Babasaheb and Mahatma jyotiba Phule.
BAMCEF, Mulnivasi Sangh and Mulnivasi Employees Welfare Fed. plays tributes with deep
sense of appreciation. Also we extend our deepest condolences to sister Meenaxi Moon and her family.
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