Ambedkar on Buddhism 14 October 1956 holds a special significance for the Dalit community in India. On that day‚ Bhim Rao Ambedkar‚ by all accounts the most influential Dalit intellectual of the 20th century publicly renounced Hinduism and converted to Buddhism. He told it was his “rebirth” in his speech over there. Actually Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was born in 14th April 1891. He was born in lowly Mahar Caste in the western state of Maharashtra. The caste Mahara was untouchables according to the varn
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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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CONTRIBUTION TO THE REVIVAL OF BUDDHISM Dr. Ruchi Singh‚ ruchianoop@yahoo.co.in Bhimrao Ramjee Ambedkar (14th April 1891 to December 7‚ 1956)‚ was a great jurist‚ lawyer‚ and political leader of modern India. Dr. B.R.Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee‚ that was constituted by the constituent Assembly to draft the constitution of Independent India. He was the first Law Minister of India. Ambedkar was born in the Mahar caste‚ an ‘untouchable’
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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. Ambedkar: A Social Reformer Through the Magnifier of Antonio Gramsci SAVITA V. DEOGIRKAR Lecturer in English‚ Adarsha Mahavidyalaya‚ Dhamangaon (Rly) Distt: Amravati (M.S.) Abstract A Champion of Human Rights‚ Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar was a multi dimensional personality. He was a great thinker‚ a philosopher‚ a true revolutionist‚ a prolific writer and at the top a devoted reformer. If studied and analyzed his noble saga to fight against Castes’ and
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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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efforts for Women empowerment and Social justice by Anil kumar chaudhary Research Scholar Law Department Lucknow University Ambedkar’s efforts for Women empowerment and Social justice Abstracts Women of today have become very powerful they have equal opportunities as men have in all the fields like education‚ marriage‚ job‚ property etc. Women are now free to do everything according to their will. It is during the time of Ambedkar that the status of women in India
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Nanzan University Dr. Ambedkar: The Hero of the Mahars‚ Ex-Untouchables of India Author(s): Indira Y. Junghare Source: Asian Folklore Studies‚ Vol. 47‚ No. 1 (1988)‚ pp. 93-121 Published by: Nanzan University Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1178254 Accessed: 04-04-2015 11:32 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars
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14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR Objectives Introduction Ambedkar’s View on the British Rule in India Ambedkar on Democracy 14.3.1 Meaning: Social and Economic Democracy 14.3.2 Factors necessary for the Successful Operation of Democracy 14.4 O n State Socialism 14.4.1 Inclination to Socialism 14.4.2 Meaning of State Socialism ’14.4.3 Role of Government 14.5 Ambedkar and Drafting of The Indian Constitution 14.6 On Social Change 14.6.1 Priority to Social Reform 14.6.2 Attack on
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definition of political equality means that everyone has the same status under the law; in other words everyone must obey the laws and in return they get to enjoy the same rights. It is difficult for America to achieve political equality because of how the Electoral College System works; there are still issues with social equality today as more issues with
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