April 14, 1891 — December 6, 1956
Biography
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ranji Ambedkar was a great leader of the 'Harijans' of India. He was also a scholar and patriot. He was born on April 14, 1891 in a poor Mahar family of Madhya Pradesh, the fourteenth child of parents who belonged to the very lowest stratum of Hindu society, known as Untouchables or Dalits. He had bitter experiences as an untouchable in his childhood.
He helped spark a revival of Buddhism in India, a movement which is now known as Neo-Buddhism. He did his Ph.D. and Bar-at-Law from England in 1921 and began to practice law. Soon, he became famous in the profession.
Later, he decided to fight for the rights of the 'Harijans'. He attended the Round Table Conference in London as a representative of the depressed classes of India. On August 15, 1947, when India became independent, Jawaharlal Nehru became the Prime Minister and Ambedkar became the Minister of Law in his Cabinet. He was appointed as the President of the Constitutional Committee. He played an important role in the preparation of the Indian Constitution.
Seeing the pathetic condition of low castes, Dr. Ambedkar embraced Buddhism. He died in 1956.
He helped spark a revival of Buddhism in India, a movement which is now known as Neo-Buddhism. He did his Ph.D. and Bar-at-Law from England in 1921 and began to practice law. Soon, he became famous in the profession.
Later, he decided to fight for the rights of the 'Harijans'. He attended the Round Table Conference in London as a representative of the depressed classes of India. On August 15, 1947, when India became independent, Jawaharlal Nehru became the Prime Minister and Ambedkar became the Minister of Law in his Cabinet. He was appointed as the President of the Constitutional Committee. He played an important role in the preparation of the Indian Constitution.
Seeing the pathetic condition of low castes, Dr. Ambedkar embraced Buddhism. He died in 1956.
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