Ambedkar Jayanti / Birth Anniversary of Dr.

Bhimrao Ambedkar
Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on 14th of April in the year 1891 to the Ramji
Maloji Sakpal and Bhimabai in a poor Mahar family in Mhow, Central Provinces, British India
(Madhya Pradesh) He earned an M.A. in 1915 and then a doctorate at the London School of
Economics, returning to Columbia University for a Ph.D. that he received in 1928. In 1952
Columbia presented him with an honorary doctorate for his service as "a great social reformer
and a valiant upholder of human rights." He died on 6th of December in 1956 at the age of 65 in
Delhi, India. He was popular among public by the name Babasaheb because of his great
contributions towards the Indian society. He served in India throughout his life as a philosopher,
social activist, politician, historian, anthropologist and economist as well as revivalist for the
Buddhism in India to bring Modern Buddhist movement. He became the first law minister of the
Independent India and drafted the Constitution of India.

Ambedkar Jayanti is celebrated every year by the people with great enthusiasm more than
like festival on 14th of April in order to the birthday of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar and his
contributions for the people of India. It would be 124th birthday anniversary celebration in the
year 2015 to his memories. It was a big moment for the people of India when he was born in the
year 1891.
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar is the father of Indian Constitution who had drafted the
Constitution of India.

He was also a great human rights activists. He established the Bahishkrit Hitkarini
Sabha in the year 1923 in India aiming to spread the necessity of education as well as
enhancing the economic status of the low group people of India.

 He run a social movement for people using slogan Educate-Agitate-Organize aiming to

eradicate/ Remove the casteism in India as well as rebuilding the Indian Society by
following the rule of equality of human beings.
He has been honored with the Bharat Ratna in the month of April in 1990 for his big
contributions towards the Indian society.

Contributions of B. R. Ambedkar
Ambedkar's efforts to eradicate the social evils like untouchablity and caste restrictions
were remarkable. The leader, throughout his life, fought for the rights of the dalits and
other socially backward classes

He worked to eliminate the social belief of untouchability for the lower group of people.

He also played his role in planning the Indian economic as he got his Economics
doctorate degree from abroad.

He had opposed the Article 370 in the Constitution of India in order to provide the special
status to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Political career

In 1936, Ambedkar founded the Independent Labor Party. In the 1937 elections to the
Central Legislative Assembly his party won 15 seats. Ambedkar oversaw the
transformation of his political party into the All India Scheduled Castes Federation,
although it performed poorly in the elections held in 1946 for the Constituent Assembly
ofIndia.

Ambedkar objected to the decision of Congress and Mahatma Gandhi to call the
untouchable community as Harijans. He would say that even the members of untouchable
community are same as the other members of the society. Ambedkar was appointed on

the Defence Advisory Committee and the Viceroy's Executive Council as Minister for
Labor. His reputation as a scholar led to his appointment as free India's first, Law
Minister and chairman of the committee responsible to draft a constitution.

Famous Quotes by Ambedkar

I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have
achieved.

I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity.

Freedom of mind is the proof of ones existence.

A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the
society.

"My final word of advice to you is Educate, Agitate, Organise have faith in yourself. With
justice on our side, I do not see how we can lose our battle. The battle to me is a matter of joy.
The battle is in the fullest sense spiritual. There is nothing material or social in it. For ours is a
battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for freedom. It is a battle for the reclamation of
the human personality." Dr.B.R.Ambedkar.