Dr. B.R.Ambedkar's Profile

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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on 14th April 1891 known as BabaSaheb,  was an Indian political leader, Buddhist activist, philosopher, anthropologist, great economist, historian, orator, prolific writerand etc. Ambedkar was fourteenth child of Ramji and Bhimabai Sakpal Ambavedkar. He belonged to the untouchable Mahar Caste. His father served in the British Army.
When he was studied in local school, he had to sit on the ground in one corner in the classroom, He had to drink water only when other people poured it for him and Teachers could not touch his books.  Even though he had all these hardships he continued his studies and did his Matriculation Examination from Bombay University in 1908. Ambedkar married to Ramabai, a nine-year old girl from Dapoli. In 1908, after that he joined the Elphinstone College for his further education. And also he graduated in political Science and Economics from Bombay University later he got job in Baroda.
In 1920, Dr.Ambedkar left for London for higher studies. After finishing his studies in London, he returned to India. In 1924, he commenced the Outcastes Welfare Association (Bahishkrit Hitkaraini Sabha). This Sabha was devoted to bring up the downtrodden socially, politically and bring them to the same level of the others in the Indian society.
In 1925, he was appointed to the Bombay Presidency Committee to work with the all – European Simon Commission.  Ambedkar was appointed as principal of the Government Law College in 1935. Settling in Mumbai, Ambedkar oversaw the construction of a large house, and gathered his personal library with more than 50,000 books.
Ambedkar founded the Independent Labour Party in 1936 that won 15 seats in the 1937 elections to the Central Legislative Assembly.  Ambedkar published his book, called “T Annihilation of Caste” in 1937, based on the theme, he had written in New York. Getting popular success, this book actively criticized Hindu religious leaders and the caste system in general. He affirms the Congress decision to call the untouchable community Harijans, a name coined by Gandhi.  Ambedkar tried to explain the formation of the Shudras that is the lowest caste in hierarchy of Hindu caste system. Ambedkar also highlighted how Shudras are separate from Untouchables.
In 1947, When India got Independence from British; the first Prime Minister Pandit .Jawaharlal Nehru invited Baba Saheb Dr.B.R. Ambedkar to join his Cabinet as a Law Minister.  The Constituent Assembly assigned the job of drafting the Constitution to a committee and he was elected as Chairman of this Committee. Ambedkar introduced the Draft Constitution in 1948. Draft Constitution was approved on November 26, 1949.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar wrote many thoughtful books that gives a revolution in the hearts of many Indian.

Some of his written books are as follows:

• Thoughts on Linguistic States, December 1955
• Maharashtra as Linguistic Province, October 1948
• The Untouchable, October 1948
• States & Minorities, March 1947
• Who Were the Shudras?, October 1946
• What Congress & Gandhi have done to the Untouchables, June 1945
• Ranade, Gandhi & Jinnah, January 1943
• Mr. Gandhi & the Emancipation of the Untouchables, December 1942
• Thoughts on Pakistan, December 1940
• Federation Vs Freedom, January 1939
• Annihilation of Caste, December 1935
• Weekly `Janata`, Started December 1930
• Weekly `Bahishkrit Bharat`, Started 13th April 1927
• The Evolution of Provincial Finance in British India, 1925
• The Problem of a Rupee - Its Origin & Its Solution, March 1923
• Provincial Decentralization of Imperial Finance in British India, June 1921
• Weekly `Mook Nayak`, Started 31st January 1920
• Small Holdings in India and Their Remedies, 1917
• The National Dividend of India, 1916
• Castes in India, May 1916
  
  

Dr.B.R Ambedkar died on December 6, 1956.

Summary

• Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian political leader, Buddhist activist, philosopher, anthropologist, great economist, historian, orator, prolific writer.
• In 1925, he was appointed to the Bombay Presidency Committee to work with the all – European Simon Commission. 
• Ambedkar founded the Independent Labour Party in 1936