B.R. AMBEDKAR                                 

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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

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