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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956), popularly known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer who inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement and campaigned against social discriminationtowards the untouchables (Dalits), while also supporting the rights of women and labour. He was independent India's first law and justice minister, the architect of the Constitution of India, and a founding father of the Republic of India. In India and elsewhere, he was often called Babasaheb, meaning "respected father" in Marathi and Hindi.Ambedkar was a prolific student earning doctorates in economics from both Columbia University and the London School of Economics and gained a reputation as a scholar for his research in law, economics, and political science. In his early career he was an economist, professor, and lawyer. His later life was marked by his political activities; he became involved in campaigning and negotiations for India's independence, publishing journals, advocating political rights and social freedom for Dalits, and contributing significantly to the establishment of the state of India. In 1956, he converted to Buddhism initiating mass conversions of Dalits.
In 1990, the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, was posthumously conferred upon Ambedkar. Ambedkar's legacy includes numerous memorials and depictions in popular culture.
Member of parliament, Rajya SabhaIn office
3 April 1952 – 6 December 1956ConstituencyBombay State1st Minister of Law and JusticeIn office
15 August 1947 – September 1951PresidentRajendra PrasadPrime MinisterJawaharlal NehruPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byCharu Chandra BiswasChairman of the Constitution Drafting CommitteeIn office
29 August 1947 – 24 January 1950Labour Member, Viceroy's Executive CouncilIn office
1942–1946Preceded byFeroz Khan NoonPersonal detailsBorn
Bhiva Ramji Ambedkar
14 April 1891
Mhow, Central Provinces, British India
(now in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Madhya Pradesh, India)Died6 December 1956(aged 65)
Delhi, IndiaResting placeChaitya Bhoomi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaNationalityIndianPolitical partyScheduled Castes FederationOther political
affiliationsIndependent Labour Party,
Republican Party of IndiaSpouse(s)
Ramabai Ambedkar
(m. 1906; died 1935)
Savita Ambedkar(m. 1948)
Children
Yashawant
Ramesh
Gangadhar
Rajaratna
Indu
Parents
Ramji Maloji Sakpal(father)
Bhimabai Ramji Sakpal (mother)
RelativesSee Ambedkar familyResidence• Rajgruha, Dadar, Mumbai
• 26 Alipur road, New DelhiEducationB.A. (1913)
M.A. (twice, 1915 & 1916)
Ph.D. (1916, awarded in 1927)
M.Sc. (1921)
Barrister-at-law (1922)
D.Sc. (1923)
LL.D. (1952, hon.)
D.Litt. (1953, hon.)Alma mater
University of Mumbai
Columbia University
London School of Economics
Gray's Inn
OccupationLawyer and ProfessorProfessionJurist, economist, politician, social reformer, anthropologist, author, historian, sociologist, social scientist, educationist, freedom fighter, journalist, human rights activist, philosopherKnown forDalit rights movement, Constitution of India, Dalit Buddhist movement, AmbedkarismAwardsBharat Ratna(posthumously in 1990)
In 1990, the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, was posthumously conferred upon Ambedkar. Ambedkar's legacy includes numerous memorials and depictions in popular culture.
Member of parliament, Rajya SabhaIn office
3 April 1952 – 6 December 1956ConstituencyBombay State1st Minister of Law and JusticeIn office
15 August 1947 – September 1951PresidentRajendra PrasadPrime MinisterJawaharlal NehruPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byCharu Chandra BiswasChairman of the Constitution Drafting CommitteeIn office
29 August 1947 – 24 January 1950Labour Member, Viceroy's Executive CouncilIn office
1942–1946Preceded byFeroz Khan NoonPersonal detailsBorn
Bhiva Ramji Ambedkar
14 April 1891
Mhow, Central Provinces, British India
(now in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Madhya Pradesh, India)Died6 December 1956(aged 65)
Delhi, IndiaResting placeChaitya Bhoomi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaNationalityIndianPolitical partyScheduled Castes FederationOther political
affiliationsIndependent Labour Party,
Republican Party of IndiaSpouse(s)
Ramabai Ambedkar
(m. 1906; died 1935)
Savita Ambedkar(m. 1948)
Children
Yashawant
Ramesh
Gangadhar
Rajaratna
Indu
Parents
Ramji Maloji Sakpal(father)
Bhimabai Ramji Sakpal (mother)
RelativesSee Ambedkar familyResidence• Rajgruha, Dadar, Mumbai
• 26 Alipur road, New DelhiEducationB.A. (1913)
M.A. (twice, 1915 & 1916)
Ph.D. (1916, awarded in 1927)
M.Sc. (1921)
Barrister-at-law (1922)
D.Sc. (1923)
LL.D. (1952, hon.)
D.Litt. (1953, hon.)Alma mater
University of Mumbai
Columbia University
London School of Economics
Gray's Inn
OccupationLawyer and ProfessorProfessionJurist, economist, politician, social reformer, anthropologist, author, historian, sociologist, social scientist, educationist, freedom fighter, journalist, human rights activist, philosopherKnown forDalit rights movement, Constitution of India, Dalit Buddhist movement, AmbedkarismAwardsBharat Ratna(posthumously in 1990)
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✒ Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
- Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956), also known as Babasaheb Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer.
- Who inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement and campaigned against social discrimination towards the untouchables (Dalits).
- He was independent India's first Minister of Law and Justice, and the chief architect of the Constitution of India.
- Ambedkar was a prolific student, earning doctorates in economics from both Columbia University and the University of London.
✒ Early Life
- Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in the town and military cantonment of Mhow in the Central Provinces (now in Madhya Pradesh).
- He was the 14th and last child of Ramji Maloji Sakpal, an army officer who held the rank of Subedar, and Bhimabai Sakpal, daughter of Laxman Murbadkar.
- His family was of Marathi background from the town of Ambadawe (Mandangad taluka) in Ratnagiri district of modern-day Maharashtra.
- Ambedkar was born into a poor low Mahar (dalit) caste.
- Who were treated as untouchables and subjected to socio-economic discrimination.
✒ Education
- In 1897, Ambedkar's family moved to Mumbai where Ambedkar became the only untouchable enrolled at Elphinstone High School.
- In 1906, when he was about 15 years old, his marriage to a nine-year-old girl, Ramabai, was arranged.
- In 1907, he passed his matriculation examination and in the following year he entered Elphinstone College.
- Which was affiliated to the University of Bombay, becoming, according to him, the first from his Mahar caste to do so.
✒ Political Career
- In 1935, Ambedkar was appointed principal of the Government Law College, Bombay, a position he held for two years.
- He also served as the chairman of Governing body of Ramjas College, University of Delhi, after the death of its Founder Shri Rai Kedarnath.
- Settling in Bombay (today called Mumbai), Ambedkar oversaw the construction of a house, and stocked his personal library with more than 50,000 books.
- His wife Ramabai died after a long illness the same year.
✒ Second Marriage
- Ambedkar's first wife Ramabai died in 1935 after a long illness.
- After completing the draft of India's constitution in the late 1940s, he suffered from lack of sleep, had neuropathic pain in his legs, and was taking insulin and homoeopathic medicines.
- He went to Bombay for treatment, and there met Dr. Sharada Kabir.
- Whom he married on 15 April 1948, at his home in New Delhi.
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