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B.R. AMBEDKAR                                 

14th April, 2022

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Context: The President of India greeted fellow-citizens on the eve of the birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

Dr. BR Ambedkar & his contributions:

  • He was independent India's first Minister of Law and Justice.
  • He was also the chief architect of the Constitution of India.
  • He campaigned against social discrimination towards the untouchables (Dalits).
  • He established the Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabhato promote education and socio-economic improvement of the untouchables.
  • He also founded the Independent Labor Party(1936) and Scheduled Castes Federation (1942).
  • He led the Mahad Satyagrahor Chavdar Tale Satyagraha to fight for the right of the untouchable community to draw water from the main water tank of the town.
  • He was invited to testify before the Southborough Committee, which was preparing the Government of India Act 1919.
  • At the hearing, Ambedkar argued for creating separate electoratesand reservations for untouchables
  • In 1930, Ambedkar launched Kalaram Temple movement.
  • In 1932 he signed Poona pact.
  • He was appointed as the Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee.
  • He resigned from cabinet in 1951, when parliament stalled his draft of the Hindu Code Bill.
  • The bill sought to enshrine gender equality in the laws of inheritance and marriage.

Books and Journals:

  • Annihilation of Caste,
  • Buddha Or Karl Marx,
  • Buddha and His Dhamma,
  • Who were the Shudras,
  • The Rise and Fall of Hindu Women among others.
  • Mooknayak,
  • Bahishkrit Bharat,
  • Samatha,
  • Equality Janata among others

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1816447