The Dalit icon was posthumously conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award. His original surname was Ambawadekar, which was changed to Ambedkar by his teacher in school. He was the first lawyer belonging to a backward caste. His Rajgirh personal library was world’s largest library with over 50 thousand books.Īlso read: Mahaparinirvan Diwas 2021: Interesting Facts About BR Ambedkar on His 65th Death AnniversaryĪround the world all Buddha painting and statues have Buddha’s eyes closed, Ambedkar was the first person to make a painting of him with open eyes. The chief architect of Indian Constitution’s 20 page autobiography, Waiting for a Visa, is used as a text book in the Columbia University. Another photo tweeted by PM Narendra Modi while paying tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar, on Monday. He was also the first Indian to pursue a doctorate. He had done his masters in 64 subjects, knew 9 languages and had studied across the world for 21 years. It is in the year 1956 he converted to Buddhism. (Image: Twitter/Narendra Modi)Īmbedkar, who is known as a Buddhist, was born to a Hindu family belonging to Maharahtra’s Mahaar caste, which back then was considered a lower caste and people belonging to the same were referred to as ‘untouchables’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted this photo while paying tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar, on Monday. His first wife was only 9 years old at the time of their marriage. He had also started fortnightly and weekly papers named ‘Excluded India’, ‘Mook Nayak’, ‘Janta’ to raise voice against the atrocities on Dalits. He was also the law minister of India after independence. e3ieIbG4MeīR Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee for the constitution of independent India on August 29, 1947.
Babasaheb was also the flag bearer of India’s Dalit Activism, is called the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. He was primarily an Economist and educationist. Born in a Madhya Pradesh’s Mhow, Ambedkar was the 14th and the last child of his parents. Bhimrao Ambedkar on his Mahaparinirvana Diwas.” Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar popularly known as Babasaheb Ambedkar passed away on December 6, 1956. Modi tweeted: “Tributes to Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Dr. BR Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution and a Dalit icon, passed away on this day in 1956. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar on his death anniversary on Monday.
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