TO COMMEMORATE the centenary year of Comrade H L Parwana, the Parwana Memorial Trust instituted an Annual Oration Programme beginning in 2023. As part of this initiative, the “Parwana Oration” for the year 2025 was held on Saturday. This year’s oration was delivered by the eminent national figure (Retd.) Justice K Chandru, former Judge of the Madras High Court, on the topic: “Why Do We Need to Defend Our Constitution at This Hour?” In his insightful and thought-provoking address, Justice K. Chandru traced the journey of the Indian Constitution from itspresentation before theConstituent Assembly to itsadoption. Com. Ramkumar Gupta, Com. D S Buche, Com. C HVenkatachalam, General Secretary of AIBEA and Trusteeof the Parwana Memorial Trust, Mohan Sharma, R S Nerkar, Ramkumar Gupta, B N J Sharma, Suresh Bobhate, J S Gurway, Swayamprakash Tiwari, andothers were also present.