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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar , popularly known as Babasaheb , is a monumental figure in Indian history. From being the Chief Architect of the Indian Constitution to fighting for equality and social justice for downtrodden castes, his immense contributions to Indian society are honored through celebrations of his birth anniversary on the 14 April every year as Ambedkar Jayanti in India. As India celebrates yet another birth anniversary of one of the most visionary leaders of independent India on 14 April 2024, this article of NEXT IAS presents a detailed biography of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, including his notable contributions, legacies, and more.
Date of Birth | 14 April 1891 |
Place of Birth | Mhow (now Ambedkar Nagar), Madhya Pradesh |
Education | University of Mumbai, Columbia University (New York), Gray’s Inn (London), London School of Economics |
Associations | Independent Labour Party, Scheduled Castes Federation, Republican Party of India |
Death | 6 December 1956 |
Nicknames | Babasaheb |
Epithets | Father of the Indian Constitution, Champion of the Dalits, Modern Manu |
Prominent Achievements | – Chairman of the Drafting Committee. – First Law of Minister of Independent India. – Labor Minister in Viceroy’s Executive Council. |
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s early life and education laid the groundwork for his future as a champion of social justice and the principal architect of the Indian Constitution.
He was born on 14 April 1891, in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, in the Mahar caste. Being born in a caste that traditionally constituted inferior village servants, his early years were marred by the harsh realities of caste discrimination. His experience of facing societal ostracization, and humiliation during his childhood instilled in him a deep resolve to fight against the injustices of the caste system.
Academic journey of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar began at Elphinstone High School, Mumbai , where he was one of the first Dalit students. Despite facing discrimination, he excelled academically, which led him to Elphinstone College, and subsequently, to Columbia University in New York. His time at Columbia University was transformative, exposing him to the works of sociologists and economists, and to the principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity, which later became the bedrock of his vision for India.
In 1916, Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar moved to London to continue his studies at the London School of Economics (LSE) and to study Law at Gray’s Inn.
After completing his studies abroad, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar returned to India in the early 1920s. The social injustices plaguing Indian society at that time made Bhimrao Ramji embark on a lifelong journey of the eradication of caste discrimination and the upliftment of the marginalized.
Babasaheb was of the view that only an adequate political representation could reform the social status of the untouchables. So, he began to organize the untouchables by means of his newspapers, socio-cultural forums, and conferences.
In 1924, Dr. Bhimrao founded the Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha (Society for the Welfare of the Excluded), aimed at promoting education among the Dalits and improving their socio-economic status. He also started many periodicals like “Mook Nayak” (Leader of the Silent), “ Bahishkrit Bharat ” (Excluded India), and Equality Janta to voice the concerns of the Dalits.
One of the first major public actions led by Babasaheb Ambedkar was the Mahad Satyagraha in 1927, which aimed to assert the rights of Dalits to use water from a public tank in Mahad, Maharashtra. Similarly, the Kalaram Temple Movement in 1930 sought to secure the right of Dalits to enter Hindu temples.
Recognizing the importance of legal avenues for social reform, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar also represented the Dalits in front of the British authorities. He attended the Round Table Conferences in London as a representative of the Dalits, advocating for separate electorates for Dalits to ensure their political representation. The efforts of Babasaheb culminated in the form of the Poona Pact of 1932, which provided for reserved seats for Dalits in the general electorate.
Spanning several decades, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s political journey included roles as a legislator, a party leader, a member of the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution, and the independent India’s first Law Minister.
As his first significant foray into formal politics, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar founded the Independent Labour Party in 1936 to represent the interests of Dalits and the working classes. The party contested and achieved some success in the 1937 Bombay Presidency elections, establishing Babasaheb as a significant political figure.
Recognizing the need for a focused political effort to address the issues of the Dalits, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar transformed the Independent Labor Party into the Scheduled Castes Federation in 1942 . The Federation aimed explicitly at mobilizing Dalits for political action, although it struggled to achieve significant electoral success on a national level.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s most enduring legacy in Indian politics is his role as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly, which was responsible for framing the Indian Constitution. As the principal architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar ensured that the document enshrined the principles of justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity. The inclusion of provisions such as the abolition of untouchability and reservations for certain backward classes reflect his vision for an independent India free from the menaces of caste discrimination and inequality.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar served as the Labour Minister in the Viceroy’s Executive Council during the period of 1942-1946 . During his tenure, Dr. Bhimrao introduced and championed several crucial labor reforms, including the Factories Act of 1946, the Trade Unions Act of 1947, etc.
He also played a crucial role in laying the groundwork for social security programs for workers. He actively supported the creation of the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Corporation and the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme (EPF), which provide medical insurance and retirement benefits respectively.
Upon India’s independence in 1947, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was appointed as the country’s first Minister of Law and Justice in Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet. In this capacity, his most notable contribution was the introduction of the Hindu Code Bill, which sought to codify and reform Hindu personal law and give women equal rights in personal matters. The Bill, however, could not be passed by the Parliament, which led Babasaheb to resign from the Nehru Cabinet in 1951.
The later political efforts of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar included his attempts to enter Parliament through elections in the newly independent India. However, he could not get much success in this phase of his political career and had to face several electoral defeats.
On 30 September 1956 , Babasaheb announced the establishment of the Republican Party of India by dismissing his earlier organization the Scheduled Castes Federation. However, before the formation of the new party could materialize, he died on 6 December 1956.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s interest in Buddhism began early in his career, as he explored various philosophies and religions in his quest for social justice and equality. In 1935 , in a provincial conference of the depressed classes held at Yeola (Nasik), he announced publicly for the first time that – “I was born in Hinduism, but I will not die as a Hindu”.
On October 14, 1956, Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar formally converted to Buddhism in a massive public ceremony held in Nagpur. His decision was not just a personal spiritual choice but also a political and social act, aimed at rejecting the Hindu caste system. Here onwards, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar spent the rest of his life spreading Buddhism.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s conversion had a profound impact on Indian society and politics. It sparked a mass movement of conversion to Buddhism among Dalits, known as the Dalit Buddhist movement, which continues to this day.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s contributions to Indian society are vast and varied, reflecting his multifaceted personality as a social reformer, economist, politician, and legal luminary. Here are some of his major contributions:
Through his myriad contributions, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar has left a lasting impact on the nation’s socio-cultural and political landscapes. In contemporary India, his legacy is commemorated through various memorials, institutions, and events. Some of the prominent symbols of his legacy in present India can be seen as follows:
Read our detailed article on Ambedkar Jayanti 2024 .
Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was a multifaceted Indian icon whose life and work continue to shape the nation’s social, political, and economic landscape. His journey from the marginalized corners of society to one of the tallest leaders of independent India continues to inspire generations.
What was the philosophy of b.r. ambedkar.
Babasaheb Ambedkar’s philosophy encompassed a wide range of issues including social justice, political reform, and economic equality, grounded in a deep commitment to democracy, equality, and human rights.
Babasaheb Bhimrao founded several organizations to promote the welfare and rights of the marginalized sections of society. Some prominent of them are – Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha, Independent Labour Party (ILP), Scheduled Castes Federation (SCF), Republican Party of India (RPI), etc.
Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar’s fame and enduring legacy stem from his multifaceted contributions to India. However, he is mainly famous for drafting the constitution of India and fighting for Dalits rights.
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The time he spent in london earning his law and second doctorate degrees was among the most important part of the polymath’s life. the interrupted stint shaped his worldview and philosophy, introduced him to new and exacting teachers, and sharpened his legal skills.
When BR Ambedkar stepped off the boat in London in the summer of 1916, he was already an accomplished man. The 25-year-old had a PhD degree in economics from Columbia University and his dissertation Castes in India: Their mechanism, genesis and development was making waves for its theoretical underpinnings of endogamy.
But he was worried. He was dependent on an endowment from the Gaekwads of Baroda and was likely to be called back soon; World War I had thrown the western world into uncertainty — a ship carrying Ambedkar’s luggage was sunk by Axis torpedoes in the Mediterranean a few months on; his finances were dwindling and friends were back in New York.
Despite the challenges, the time he spent in London earning his law and second doctorate degrees was among the most important part of the polymath’s life. The interrupted stint – he was in London between 1916 and 1917, and again between 1920 and 1923 – shaped his worldview and philosophy, introduced him to new and exacting teachers, and sharpened his legal skills.
Most pivotally, it threw in sharp relief the young Ambedkar’s caste-blighted life in India with his student years abroad. “My five years of staying in Europe and America had completely wiped out of my mind any consciousness that I was an untouchable, and that an untouchable wherever he went in India was a problem to himself and to others,” he later wrote in Waiting for a Visa, narrating how no one would rent him a hotel room when he returned because he was considered untouchable.
A new online exhibition at the London School of Economics (LSE) aims to explore these formative years for Ambedkar through physical papers and records available at the institution.
“Our archives consist of the personal papers of individuals or of organisations. We don’t have the archives of Ambedkar …However, we do have a collection of student files, which record the interactions students have with the LSE during their period of study here. And there is a student file of Ambedkar, which is composed of thing such as his application forms and letters to the secretary. This is what the exhibition is based on,” said Daniel Payne, Curator for Politics and International Relations at the LSE library.
The bulk of the exhibition is an annotated history of Ambedkar’s life and works, with additions on prominent LSE teachers at the time and Indian alumni. The exhibition doesn’t have much on his time at LSE except somewhat charming pieces of university bureaucracy – a misfiled form, handfilled applications for degrees and a partially filled attendance sheet. All of these can be downloaded by the user and hold importance, given that Ambedkar filled most of them himself.
“The principal motivation behind curating this online exhibition is that the several radical (in his time and ours) thoughts and ideas Dr B R Ambedkar — who is by any measure the most famous Indian alumnus of LSE — have remained remarkably unknown to the international academic community,” said Nilanjan Sarkar, deputy director of the LSE South Asia Centre. “Through our limited archival collection in LSE Library, we have tried to highlight this potential for the international community — in short, to globalise the energy and force of Dr Ambedkar’s thought, and to underline its continuing relevance for our times.”
Ambedkar, the economist
Ambedkar’s evolution as an economist occupies a central place in the exhibition.
During his time at LSE, Ambedkar submitted two thesis – one called The evolution of provincial finance in British India : A study in the provincial decentralization of imperial finance for his master’s degree in 1921 and the other, more famous, The Problem of the Rupee, that later influenced the setting up of the Reserve Bank of India, in 1922.
LSE records say that his thesis was not accepted at first, and later notes add that the colonial examiners found his work too “revolutionary”. Ambedkar later revised the work, and successfully obtained a doctorate.
Another important piece of work by him was the 1918 paper Small Holdings In India And Their Remedies where he explored India’s fragmented holdings and called for industrialisation of agriculture to absorb the surplus labour.
Niranjan Rajadhyaksha noted in a 2015 Mint column that Ambedkar’s thesis came at a time when there was a clash between the colonial administration and Indian business interests on the value of the rupee. In his work, Ambedkar argued in favour of a gold standard as opposed to the suggestion by John Maynard Keynes that India should embrace a gold exchange standard.
From the late 1920s, Ambedkar largely moved away from economics as he devoted his energies to social and legal reform, but his later stint as the labour minister in the Viceroy’s executive council between 1942-46 was deeply impactful.
“He worked on a diverse set of topics - water policy, electric power planning, labor laws, maternity rights for female factory workers…Babasaheb set up the first employees’ state insurance, a social security and health insurance scheme for workers, in South Asia,” said Aditi Priya, a research associate at Krea University and founder of Bahujan Economics.
In a 1998 publication, Ambedkar’s Role In Economic Planning, Water And Power Policy, Sukhadeo Thorat traces the impact of Ambedkar’s ideas around state planning on post-independence concepts like the adoption of river valley authorities and hydropower development.
“The importance of maternity entitlements has been discussed in both econ and policy circles in improving the welfare of pregnant and lactating women and improving the labor force participation. Babasaheb was the first advocate of the maternity bill. He passed a range of laws protecting female workers including the Women and Child Labour Protection Act, the Maternity Benefits Act, the Mines Maternity Benefits Act, and created the Women Labour Welfare Fund, which was used to safeguard health and safety of working women,” Priya added.
Ambedkar scholars agree that his primary thrust in later life was on social welfare and benefits to marginalised groups – without being an outright socialist.
“For him the idea was that the welfare of the people should primarily be the job of the government. He was a strong advocate of the role of the state in inclusive economic growth and development and at the same time he was also in the favor of industrialization and urbanization. But he was also aware of the ills of capitalism,” said Priya.
Ambedkar, the student
There are two things the exhibition does very well.
One is underlining Ambedkar’s relations with his teachers and the impression he had on them. Plenty has been written on the influence of Edwin Seligman at Columbia University and the writings of John Stuart Mill.
The LSE exhibition shows Ambedkar enrolled in Geography with Halford Mackinder, Political Ideas with G Lowes Dickinson, and Social Evolution and Social Theory with LT Hobhouse. At the time, the fees were £10 10s which increased to £11 11s when he returned in 1920. His attendance records indicate he was not too interested in the political ideas class, which he skipped on all but two occasions during a term.
The exhibition also spotlights Ambedkar’s relationship with Edwin Cannan, the liberal economist whose lectures are said to have laid the foundation of the LSE Economics course and Herbert Foxwell, who taught at LSE since it started in 1895, and famously said about Ambedkar in London, “There are no more worlds for him to conquer.”
Cannaan guided Ambedkar through the tense submission and re-submission of his doctoral thesis and the young scholar dedicated the work to his professor. The papers have little on their interaction but it appears that the two kept in touch, especially when Ambedkar came back to London for the Round Table Conferences in the early 1930s.
Ambedkar’s student file also contains a letter from Cannan to William Beveridge (then director of the LSE) to encourage him to entertain Ambedkar. “I always said he was by far the ablest Indian we ever had in my time,” Cannan says of Ambedkar.
The letter also references the bitter tussle between Ambedkar and Gandhi over the issue of separate electorates – Gandhi wanted to keep Dalits within the Hindu fold and refused to allow them separate franchise, while Ambedkar believed that caste Hindus would thwart Dalit representatives in a joint electorate.
“When I read in the papers that the Brahmins were hoping to persuade, or that Gandhi was…Dr Ambedkar to modify his demands, I chuckled, remembering the obstinacy with which he used to hold out even when quite wrong,” Cannan noted.
Ambedkar, the political thinker
The second is highlighting the evolution of political thought in Ambedkar – from his days at LSE to when he returned to London for the Round Table Conferences.
To my mind, the most important documents in the entire exhibition are two sets of papers that have nothing to do with LSE.
One is a missive by Ambedkar to George Lansbury, the then leader of the Labour Party, in 1935. At the time, a British joint parliamentary select committee, chaired by Lord Linlithgow, had tabled its recommendations – which would eventually lead to the Government of India Act, 1935.
Ambedkar expressed dissatisfaction in his letter to Lansbury, especially objecting to the proposal for setting up upper houses in provincial assemblies over fears that upper-castes will dominate these chambers and wield influence in governance.
The second is the submission by Ambedkar and Tamil politician Rettamalai Srinivasan – the two depressed class delegates – to the First Round Table Conference, laying out a political and electoral roadmap for Dalit representation in power-sharing.
A Scheme of Political Safeguards for the Protection of the Depressed Classes in the Future Constitution of a self-governing India puts forth a series of conditions for Dalits to agree to majority rule in India – each of which acts as a precursor for rights and provisions that eventually found their way into the Constitution.
Ambedkar and Srinivasan said Dalits needed equal citizenship, fundamental rights, free enjoyment of equal rights, protection from social boycott and other discrimination, adequate representation in services, departments and the Cabinet. The kernel of the landmark abolition of untouchability, affirmative action and fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution are evident in this short 13-page submission. Also evident is the tension between historical inequality and the democratic project – key to understanding the country celebrating 75 years of freedom.
In the words of Ambedkar, “The depressed classes cannot consent to subject themselves to majority rule in their present state of hereditary bondsmen. Before majority rule is established, their emancipation from the system of untouchability must be an accomplished fact. It must not be left to the will of the majority.”
And what we don’t know
Yet, there is so much that’s missing from the exhibition on Ambedkar’s life at London or LSE. We don’t know what sort of a student he was, how his time at London was spent or how a young Dalit scholar enjoyed the first years of freedom from the sub-continental shackles of caste.
Other than the passing references in Ambedkar’s biography by Dhananjay Keer, we don’t know anything about his roommate Asnodkar, his friend Naval who’d send him money or his stern landlady who’d make him subsist on toast.
We don’t know how he navigated the metropolis, who his British friends were and the stories of the Indian acquaintances who supplied him with papad to eat at night.
Did Asnodkar and Ambedkar talk during the latter’s frequent all-nighters? Did Ambedkar make any friends during his hours-long visits to the British Library? Who took care of him when he fell ill in 1922? We don’t know.
Coming in the 75th year of India’s independence, this is both unfortunate and predictable.
The domination of upper-castes in history, historical research and archiving meant that even otherwise commonplace tasks like publishing Ambedkar’s complete works happened decades after his death, after struggle by anti-caste groups. Dalit writers and intellectuals continue to be marginalised and typecast.
Even in the UK, Ambedkarites have worked for years to establish Ambedkar as a leading figure. “When we started working in 1985, not many knew of Ambedkar; during his birth centenary celebrations (in 1991), we organised events across Europe to highlight his contribution to democracy and human rights,” said Arun Kumar, general secretary of the Federation of Ambedkarite & Buddhist Organisations. Busts donated by the body stand today at LSE and Columbia University.
The exhibition’s organisers are aware of the challenges.
“Even though there is quite a bit in the student file, not much is revealed about Ambedkar’s experiences at LSE,” said Payne.
Sarkar said that the principal motivation behind the exhibition was that the several radical thoughts and ideas of Ambedkar remained remarkably unknown to the international academic community.
“Even though Dr. Ambedkar is one of the most significant alumnus of LSE, and Dr Ambedkar’s scholarship and campaigns are of paramount importance to understand India and beyond, despite the presence of large number of Indian students as well as some faculty research on India, it is almost invisible in this institution,” said Jayaraj Sunderasan, one of the organisers of the event.
Following Babasaheb’s footsteps
A marked void in the exhibition is the absence of any other Dalit names – students, leaders, LSE alumni – or anti-caste work emerging from the institution. I suspect this is the reflection of a broader pattern that excludes marginalised students from pursuing education abroad, struggling for finances, recommendations and survival outside traditional caste networks.
Satish Athawale is one of them. The 24-year-old student is hoping to go the UK this year to secure a master’s degree in engineering after surviving three harrowing years. His parents, Ashok and Rama Athawale, were among the victims of the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence. Rioters torched their shop and home and beat Ashok to an inch of his life – jolting the young Athawale to the realities of caste-based hatred.
The family escaped to Pune where they have been trying to make ends meet since. Athawale hopes to pull the family out of poverty and secure a job after his education, if only he can secure the resources to make good on his admission offers. “Despite the hardships of our family, I want to go abroad and study to secure a better future for us. I hope to follow in the path of Ambedkar.”
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“The Constitution is not a mere lawyer document, it is a vehicle of life, and its spirits are always the spirit of age”.
~Dr. BR Ambedkar
This year marks his 134th birthday which is observed on April 14, honours Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar. It is known as 'Equality Day' and commemorates his commitment to eliminating inequality.
Ambedkar advocated for a social system in which a man's rank is determined by his merit and achievements, and no one is noble or untouchable because of his or her birth. He argued for preferential treatment of the country's socially downtrodden and economically exploited population. His contributions were multifaceted, ranging from legal reforms to social activism and political leadership.
Dr Ambedkar played a pivotal role in drafting the Constitution of India , ensuring that principles of equality, justice, and rights were enshrined within its framework. He advocated for the rights of Dalits (formerly known as untouchables) and other oppressed groups, emphasising education and empowerment as crucial tools for social up-liftment.
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in the town and military cantonment of Mhow (Dr Ambedkar Nagar, Madhya Pradesh). Ambedkar's forefathers had long served in the British East India Company's army, and his father was a member of the British Indian Army in the Mhow cantonment.
Despite attending school, Ambedkar and other untouchable children were kept apart and received little attention or assistance from teachers. They were not permitted to touch the water or the vessel that carried it. This task was generally completed for the young Ambedkar by the school peon, and if the peon was unavailable, he had to go without water; he later described the circumstance as "No peon, No water" in his works.
In 1897, Ambedkar's family relocated to Mumbai, and he was the only untouchable student at Elphinstone High School. In 1906, at the age of roughly 15, he married Ramabai , a 9 year old girl. Ambedkar received a Baroda State Scholarship for postgraduate studies at Columbia University in New York City in 1913, when he was 22 years old. Ambedkar obtained his Ph.D. in economics from Columbia in 1927.
Ambedkar's vision of social justice promotes the liberty, equality, and brotherhood of all humans. As a rationalist and humanist, he condemned any form of hypocrisy, injustice, or exploitation of man by man in the guise of religion. He advocated for a religion founded on universal moral principles that may be applied to all times, places, and races. It must follow reason and be founded on the fundamental principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity.
He saw the caste system as the root cause of Hinduism's problems. According to him, the varna system is the primary cause of all inequity, as well as the source of caste and untouchability. Ambedkar advocated for a social system in which a man's rank is determined by his merit and achievements, and no one is noble or untouchable because of his or her birth.
He argued for preferential treatment of the country's disadvantaged and economically exploited citizens. The Indian Constitution, drafted under his supervision, has clauses ensuring justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity for all residents. It also includes many measures that ensure preferential treatment for the oppressed in a variety of industries. Article 17 of the Indian Constitution declares untouchability eradicated.
In his speech to the Constituent Assembly for the approval of the Constitution, Ambedkar stated: “I have completed my work; I wish there should be a sunrise even tomorrow. The new Bharat has got political freedom, but it is yet to raise the sun of social and economic liberty”.
He dedicated his life to the pursuit of social justice and the empowerment of marginalised communities in India. His efforts for social justice were transformative and laid the foundation for the empowerment and emancipation of marginalised communities in India. His legacy continues to inspire movements for equality, social justice, and human rights worldwide.
Here are some key efforts and contributions he made towards this cause:
Dr. BR Ambedkar concept of social justice remains highly relevant in the present scenario for several reasons:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's concept of social justice provides a foundational framework for addressing contemporary socio-economic and political challenges. Embracing his vision entails commitment to equality, dignity, and empowerment for all individuals, ensuring that his legacy continues to guide efforts towards a more just and inclusive society.
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November 5, 2020. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, a veritable phenomenon, intellectual giant, multifaceted erudite scholar, first Indian to pursue doctorate in economics abroad, had acquired qualifications that surpassed the multiple M.A., multiple Ph.D., M.Sc. (Econ), D.Sc. (Econ), Barrister-at-law from world's top and renowned universities in his ...
History Facts about Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. Born on 14 April 1891 in a village named Mhow in the Indore district of Madhya Pradesh, Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was also known as Babasaheb Ambedkar. His father Ramji Sakpal, was in the Indian Army, serving the country. With his good work, he was ranked as Subedar in the army.
Ancient Indian Commerce - Thesis of Dr. BR Ambedkar - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The document discusses the commercial relations between ancient India and the Middle East. It notes that much of Roman civilization was influenced by the East, as the Romans drew upon Eastern knowledge in fields like philosophy, astronomy, mathematics and medicine.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: The Father Of Indian Constitution ... In June 1916, Ambedkar submitted his thesis for the degree of Ph.D. entitled 'Natioanl Divided for India" A Historic and Analytical Study'. Ambedkar left Columbia University to join the London School of Economics and Political Science as a graduate student in June 1916. In October ...
The study of the whole canon of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and the critical books written by the activists and scholars who have shed light on the literature and works of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar is a herculean task to anybody else; therefore Ambedkarism has been encapsulated in bullet form after studying the books. The motto behind the research was to ...
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb, is a monumental figure in Indian history.From being the Chief Architect of the Indian Constitution to fighting for equality and social justice for downtrodden castes, his immense contributions to Indian society are honored through celebrations of his birth anniversary on the 14 April every year as Ambedkar Jayanti in India.
Chronicling BR Ambedkar's life in London. By Dhrubo Jyoti. Aug 19, 2021 05:55 PM IST. The time he spent in London earning his law and second doctorate degrees was among the most important part ...
"The Constitution is not a mere lawyer document, it is a vehicle of life, and its spirits are always the spirit of age". ~Dr. BR Ambedkar This year marks his 134th birthday which is observed on April 14, honours Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar. It is known as 'Equality Day' and commemorates his commitment to eliminating inequality. Ambedkar advocated for a social system in which a man's rank is ...
The thesis titled _Re-interpretation of Dr.B.R Ambedkar University_ a requisite of the Bachelors Program in the Department of Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi ...