Social evils that were prevelant during the time of B.R. Ambedkar
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Life sketch of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
Dr B R Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, was one of the
architects of the Indian Constitution. He was a well-known politician and an eminent jurist.
Ambedkar's efforts to eradicate the social evils like untouchability and caste restrictions were
I remarkable. The leader, throughout his life, fought for the rights of the downtrodden and
other socially backward classes. He was appointed as the nation's first Law Minister in the
Cabinet after Independence. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest
civilian honour in 1990.
Life
Dr. Ambcdkar was born on 14 April 1891at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh. After the
retirement of his father in 1894, the family moved to Satara. Four years later they shifted to
Bombay, where he cleared his matriculation in 1908. Babasahebstruggled against caste
discrimination. In 1908, Ambedkar got the opportunity to study at the Elphinstone College.
Besides clearing all the exams successfully, Ambedkar also obtained a scholarship of twenty
five rupees a month from the Gayakwad ruler of Baroda, Sahyaji Rao III. Political Science
and Economics were the subjects in which he graduated from the Bombay University in
1912. Ambedkar decided to use the money for higher studies in the USA.
Further Education
In 19t 3, he moved to the United States. He had been awarded a Baroda State
Scholarship for three years under for postgraduate education at Columbia University in New
York City. He passed his M.A. exam in June 1915, majoring in Economics, and other
subjects of Sociology, History, Philosophy and Anthropology. He presented a thesis on the
subject of "Ancient Indian Commerce."
In 1916 he completed his second thesis, "National Dividend of India-A Historic and
Analytical Study" for another M.A., and finally he received his PhD in Economics in
1927 for his third thesis, after he left for London. On 9 May, he read his paper- "Castes in
India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development" before a seminar conducted by the
anthropologist Alexander Goldenweiser.
In October 1916, he enrolled for the Bar course at Gray's Inn, and at the same time enrolled at
the London School of Economics. He completed a master's degree in 1921. His thesis was on
the "The problem of the rupee: Its origin and its solution" .In 1923, he completed a Doctorate
in Economics.
Movement for downtrodden
Bhimrao was the saviour of the oppressed, women and poor and he fought for them
throughout his life. In 1923, he set up the 'Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha' (Outcaste Welfare
Association), which was devoted to spreading education and cu It~re a~ongst the
downtrodden, improving the economic status and raising m~tters con~ernlllg their problems
in the proper forums to focus attention on them and finding solutIOns to the. same. !he
roblems of the downtrodden were centuries old and difficult to ?vercome. Their entry tnt?
tern les was forbidden. They could not draw water from public wells and ponds. Their
d
~. . h iols was prohibited In 1927 he led the Mahad March at the Chowder Tank
a mission III sc 0 ., f h bli
at Colaba, near Bombay, to give the untouchables the right to draw water rom t e pu IC
•
hope It helps u
Life sketch of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
Dr B R Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, was one of the
architects of the Indian Constitution. He was a well-known politician and an eminent jurist.
Ambedkar's efforts to eradicate the social evils like untouchability and caste restrictions were
I remarkable. The leader, throughout his life, fought for the rights of the downtrodden and
other socially backward classes. He was appointed as the nation's first Law Minister in the
Cabinet after Independence. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest
civilian honour in 1990.
Life
Dr. Ambcdkar was born on 14 April 1891at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh. After the
retirement of his father in 1894, the family moved to Satara. Four years later they shifted to
Bombay, where he cleared his matriculation in 1908. Babasahebstruggled against caste
discrimination. In 1908, Ambedkar got the opportunity to study at the Elphinstone College.
Besides clearing all the exams successfully, Ambedkar also obtained a scholarship of twenty
five rupees a month from the Gayakwad ruler of Baroda, Sahyaji Rao III. Political Science
and Economics were the subjects in which he graduated from the Bombay University in
1912. Ambedkar decided to use the money for higher studies in the USA.
Further Education
In 19t 3, he moved to the United States. He had been awarded a Baroda State
Scholarship for three years under for postgraduate education at Columbia University in New
York City. He passed his M.A. exam in June 1915, majoring in Economics, and other
subjects of Sociology, History, Philosophy and Anthropology. He presented a thesis on the
subject of "Ancient Indian Commerce."
In 1916 he completed his second thesis, "National Dividend of India-A Historic and
Analytical Study" for another M.A., and finally he received his PhD in Economics in
1927 for his third thesis, after he left for London. On 9 May, he read his paper- "Castes in
India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development" before a seminar conducted by the
anthropologist Alexander Goldenweiser.
In October 1916, he enrolled for the Bar course at Gray's Inn, and at the same time enrolled at
the London School of Economics. He completed a master's degree in 1921. His thesis was on
the "The problem of the rupee: Its origin and its solution" .In 1923, he completed a Doctorate
in Economics.
Movement for downtrodden
Bhimrao was the saviour of the oppressed, women and poor and he fought for them
throughout his life. In 1923, he set up the 'Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha' (Outcaste Welfare
Association), which was devoted to spreading education and cu It~re a~ongst the
downtrodden, improving the economic status and raising m~tters con~ernlllg their problems
in the proper forums to focus attention on them and finding solutIOns to the. same. !he
roblems of the downtrodden were centuries old and difficult to ?vercome. Their entry tnt?
tern les was forbidden. They could not draw water from public wells and ponds. Their
d
~. . h iols was prohibited In 1927 he led the Mahad March at the Chowder Tank
a mission III sc 0 ., f h bli
at Colaba, near Bombay, to give the untouchables the right to draw water rom t e pu IC
•
hope It helps u
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