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BR Ambedkar
Bhirao Ramji Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb, was the chairman of Constitution Drafting Committee and a champion of Dalit and minority rights movement in India. Ambedkar, who was an economist and social reformer, also served as the first Law Minister of Independent India. Born into a poor Mahar caste in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, he was the first untouchable to have entered Elphinstone College which was affiliated with University of Bombay. After obtaining a degree in economics and political science, Ambedkar moved to United States in 2013 to study at Columbia University in New York City. He earned doctorates in economics from Columbia University and London School of Economics. Throughout his political career and public life, Ambedkar worked for upliftment of Dalit (untouchable) community. He published the book Annihilation of Caste in 1936 which spoke against caste system and Hindu orthodox religious leaders. He also formed the Independent Labour Party in the same year and contested Bombay election to Central Legislative Assembly in 1937. He opposed the special status being granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and supported Uniform Civil Code. In 1956, he converted to Buddhism along with 500,000 Dalit followers. He was posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, India\'s highest civilian honour in 1990.
BR AMBEDKAR NEWS
Ambedkar statue ‘desecrated’ in J-K’s Kathua, 3 men detained for questioning
October 27, 2025 6:54 pm
The incident triggered a protest in Kathua, with locals demanding strict action against those responsible. Congress leader Yashpal Kundal called the incident ‘an assault on the self-respect of marginalised communities’.
Ambedkar Jayanti: How Babasaheb defined an ideal society in ‘Annihilation of Caste’
April 14, 2025 1:45 pm
Ambedkar Jayanti 2025, Caste System Critique: We recall a central idea of Dr BR Ambedkar’s seminal work, which was an extension of his views about the corrosive effects of the caste system.
‘B R Ambedkar more relevant today in battle to uphold Constitution … BJP, RSS want to alter it’: Prakash Ambedkar
April 14, 2025 6:55 am
“Physical discrimination may not be evident in society, but mental barriers have not been broken yet. Casteism is real and is deep-rooted. It is a challenge for the next generation,” his grandson and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief says ahead of Ambedkar’s 135th birth anniversary on Monday.
Congress did not allow Ambedkar's last rites to be performed in Delhi: UP CM Adityanath
April 13, 2025 1:47 pm
"The Congress also did not allow his memorial to come up," said Adityanath.
Tripura Congress says BJP goons tore its posters ahead of Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan protest against Shah
February 19, 2025 11:07 pm
Congress will protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s 'Ambedkar, Ambedkar...’ remarks in Udaipur, Tripura, on Thursday.
Kharge demands AAP govt’s apology: ‘Uses Ambedkar for politics, fails to protect values’
January 29, 2025 5:30 am
We also demand that strict action, without fail, must be taken against the perpetrators, added Kharge.
'He never met us after returning from Dubai, committed grave mistake': Mother of man arrested for trying to vandalise Ambedkar statue in Amritsar
January 29, 2025 11:58 am
Ambedkar statue vandalisation bid: Akashdeep Singh's mother, who works as a domestic help, said she came to know of his arrest from fellow residents in her village.
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar: The role Mammootty first declined over shaving his moustache, but later immortalised giving ‘10 days every month until film was done'
January 26, 2025 10:18 pm
As India commemorates its 76th Republic Day, this is an ideal occasion to revisit Mammootty's Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, which not only shed light on the social reformer’s life but also exposed the atrocities committed against the Bahujans by caste Hindus over the years.
‘Ambedkar had said if not for BN Rau, Constitution would’ve taken 25 more yrs’: HC judge at Brahmin convention
January 21, 2025 3:45 am
The two judges are not new to controversies. In 2020, Justice Dixit had made a controversial statement while granting bail to a rape accused.
Emergency brazenly undermined Dr B R Ambedkar's Indian Constitution: CM Devendra Fadnavis
January 17, 2025 10:54 am
Fadnavis says the film Emergency has very well unfolded the developments to present the history before the people on screen.
BR AMBEDKAR PHOTOS
Tributes pour in from political leaders on Ambedkar Jayanti
April 14, 2023 2:32 pm
In pictures: The 'philatelic afterlife' of Dr BR Ambedkar
June 20, 2022 7:00 pm
The exhibition titled Baba Saheb: An Extraordinary Philatelic Journey (1966-2022) is on till June 21, 2022 at Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, India International Center, New Delhi
Bhimrao Ambedkar Death Anniversary: Inspirational Quotes, famous Thoughts of Babasaheb Ambedkar
December 06, 2019 9:00 am
Bhimrao Ambedkar Quotes: On the occasion of his 63rd death anniversary, we take a look at his most inspiring quotes.
Constitution Day 2019: Inspirational Quotes by Dr BR Ambedkar
November 26, 2019 11:22 am
Constitution Day 2019 Quotes: Also known as Samvidhan Divas, the day is commemorated to remember that the constitution of the country provides the fundamental rights and duties and to uphold them as a responsible citizen of the country. On India's 70th Constitution Day, here is a look at Ambedkar's powerful and thought-provoking quotes.
BR Ambedkar death anniversary: 10 of his most inspiring quotes
December 06, 2017 5:01 pm
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, popularly known as BR Ambedkar donned several hats. He was a jurist, economist, a politician and a social reformer. He also worked immensely for the upliftment of the lower caste and played an instrumental role in drafting the constitution. On his death anniversary, we take a look at his most inspiring quotes.
BR Ambedkar’s anniversary: His quotes on gender, politics and untouchability
December 06, 2017 2:41 pm
On Ambedkar's birth anniversary, Rohith Vemula's mother, brother embrace Buddhism
April 14, 2016 5:50 pm
Rohith's mother Radhika and brother Raja Vemula were given 'deeksha' at a function in Dadar in the presence of Prakash Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr B R Ambedkar.
Nation remembers Ambedkar on 60th death anniversary
December 06, 2015 7:32 pm
Babasaheb Ambedkar, principal architect of the Indian Constitution, breathed his last on December 6, 1956.
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