Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar ; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956‚ popularly also known as Babasaheb‚ was an Indian jurist‚ political leader‚ philosopher‚anthropologist‚ historian‚ orator‚ economist‚ teacher‚ editor‚ prolific writer‚ revolutionary and a revivalist for Buddhism in India‚ inspiring the Dalit Buddhist movement. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into a poor Mahar (considered an Untouchable caste) family‚ Ambedkar campaigned against social
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Ramji Ambedkar (Marathi: डॉ.भीमराव रामजी आंबेडकर [bʱiːmraːw raːmdʑiː aːmbeːɽkər]; 14 April 1891 — 6 December 1956)‚ also known as Babasaheb‚ was an Indian jurist‚ political leader‚ Buddhist activist‚ philosopher‚ thinker‚ anthropologist‚ historian‚ orator‚ prolific writer‚ economist‚ scholar‚ editor‚ revolutionary and a revivalist for Buddhism in India. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into a poor Mahar (then considered an Untouchable caste) family‚ Ambedkar spent
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of ancient civilization is India. When the inhabitants of Europe were living under the barbaric conditions‚ this country had reached the highest peak of civilization and had parliamentary institutions when people of Europe were mere nomads." - B. R. Ambedkar The latter half of the 19th century can be indisputably credited with giving birth to some of the greatest sons to mother India‚ who rose and shone like shining stars during the 20th century in the otherwise dark skies of the country. During
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Ambedkar was born in the town and military cantonment of Mhow in the Central Provinces (now in Madhya Pradesh).[9] He was the 14th and last child of Ramji Maloji Sakpal and Bhimabai.[10] His family was of Marathi background from the town of Ambavade (Mandangad taluka) in the Ratnagiri district of modern-day Maharashtra. They belonged to the Mahar caste‚ who were treated as untouchables and subjected to socio-economic discrimination.[11] Ambedkar’s ancestors had for long been in the employment of
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Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Alternate name: Baba Saheb Date of birth: April 14‚ 1891 Place of birth: Mhow‚ Central Provinces‚ India Date of death: December 6‚ 1956 Place of death: Delhi‚ India Movement: Dalit Buddhist movement Major organizations: Independent Labour Party‚ Scheduled Castes Federation‚ Republican Party of India Religion: Buddhism Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Marathi:डॊ.भीमराव रामजी आंबेडकर) (April 14‚ 1891 — December 6‚ 1956)‚ also known as Babasaheb‚ was an Indian nationalist
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Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar is considered a hero by millions of India’s oppressed OBCs (Other Backward Castes or ‘lowered castes’) and Dalits. He was India’s 20th century crusader against the caste system. He was a statesman‚ national leader‚ and the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Dr. Ambedkar’s thoughts and writings still have significant influence on the masses of Indians working to free themselves from Brahmanism (the caste system‚ as validated by the religion called
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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar ([bʱiːmraːw raːmdʑiː aːmbeːɽkər]; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956)‚ popularly also known as Babasaheb‚ was an Indian jurist‚ political leader‚ philosopher‚ anthropologist‚ historian‚ orator‚ economist‚ teacher‚ editor‚ prolific writer‚ revolutionary and a revivalist for Buddhism in India. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. In 2012 he was chosen greatest Indian in a nationwide poll held by History TV and CNN-IBN.[3][4] Born into a poor Mahar (considered
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Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on 14th April‚ 1891. He was born in Central India as the fourteenth child to parents who belonged to the very lowest caste of Hindu society who are known as the dalits or untouchables. In 1908‚ Ambedkar passed the Matriculation exam from Bombay University. After graduating from Elfinstone College‚ Bombay in 1912‚ he joined Columbia University where he was awarded Ph.D for a thesis which he published in book form as “The Evolution of Provincial Finance in British
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Buddhism News Flash Other Social Reformers Culture and Civilization Research Resources Debate and Discussions In the United Nations Worldwide Dalits Matrimonial Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was a veritable phenomenon of the 20th century. There may scarcely be a parallel indeed in the annals of human history to the saga of struggle that his life represented. Born in the family of ‘untouchables’‚ he could nonetheless scale the highest peak of scholarship
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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar ([bʱiːmraːw raːmdʑiː aːmbeːɽkər]; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956)‚ popularly also known as Babasaheb‚ was an Indian jurist‚ political leader‚ philosopher‚ anthropologist‚ historian‚ orator‚ economist‚ teacher‚ editor‚ prolific writer‚ revolutionary and a revivalist for Buddhism in India. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into a poor Mahar (considered an Untouchable caste) family‚ Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination‚ the system
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