Ambedkar Jayanti 2019: Learn about 15 interesting things related to the life of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar

India's Constitution creator, thinker, social reformer Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in Mhow of Madhya Pradesh. His father's name was Ramji Maloji Sakpal and mother's name was Bhimabai. He was the 14th and last child of his parents. Ambedkar, famously known as Baba Saheb, spent his whole life in a struggle against social evils such as untouchability and casteism. During this time, Baba Saheb struggled for the rights of the poor, the oppressed and the oppressed. Learn about his birth anniversary 15 special things related to the life of Baba Saheb Ambedkar

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1. Baba Saheb Ambedkar's family belonged to the Mahar caste (Dalit), which was considered untouchable. His ancestors worked for a long time in the army of the British East India Company. His father was a subedar in the Mahu Cantonment of British Army.
 
2. Ambedkar, who has seen economic and social discrimination since his childhood, started studying in unequal circumstances. They had to face a lot of discrimination in school. The children and other untouchables were seated separately in the school. He could not even drink water himself High-caste children used to put water on their hands from the height.

3. Ambedkar's real name was Ambawadekar. This same name was also recorded by his father in the school. But one of his teachers changed his name to his surname 'Ambedkar'. In this way, the name of Ambedkar was registered in the school record.

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4. Because of the prevailing child marriage, Ambedkar was married to Ramabai, a 9 year old girl, in 1906. At that time Ambedkar's age was only 15 years.

5. He passed matriculation in 1907, and in 1908 he joined Elphinstone College. He was the first dalit student to enter this college. In 1912, he graduated from Economics and Political Science from Bombay University.

6. In 1913, he went to America to do MA. Then his age was only 22 years. Studying in the US was possible due to meeting monthly scholarship from Gaekwad ruler Sahayaji Rao III of Baroda. After this, in 1921, he took his MA degree from the London School of Economics.

7. Ambedkar started extracting 'Excluded India', 'Silent Nayak', Weekly and Weekly Letter of 'Janata' to raise voice against the atrocities on Dalits. From 1927, they sharpened their movement against untouchable casteism. In Mahad, Raigad in Maharashtra, he started Satyagraha also. Together with some people they lit the then copy of 'Manusmriti'. In 1930, he started the Kalaram temple movement.

8. In 1935, Ambedkar was made Principal of Government Law College, Bombay. He stayed in this position for two years.

9.Ambedkar formed the Labor Party in 1936.

10. He was made the chairman of the draft constitution committee. After India's independence, he was made Law Minister.

11. Ambedkar fought the country's first general election from Bombay North seat in 1952 but lost. He was twice MP from the Rajya Sabha.

12.Ambedkar resigned from the Cabinet after his Hindu Code Bill draft was stopped in Parliament. In this draft, there was talk of gender equality in the laws of succession, marriage and economy.

13 Ambedkar was against Article 370 of the Indian Constitution which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

14. On October 14, 1956, Ambedkar and his supporters adopted the Panchsheel and embraced Buddhism.

15. December 6, 1956, Ambedkar died. In 1990, he was awarded posthumously India's highest honor, Bharat Ratna.