Babasaheb jayanti 2023

Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti 2023: Dr. Bhimrao R. Ambedkar, born on April 14, 1891, in India, is widely recognized as the Father of the Indian Constitution. He renounced Hinduism, which inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement. From 1947 to 1951, Ambedkar served as the chairman of the Constitution of India drafting committee, as well as the Minister of Law and Justice in Jawaharlal Nehru’s first cabinet. In 1918, he was appointed as a Professor of Political Economy at the Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai. Who was Dr BR Ambedkar Dr. BR Ambedkar, born on April 14, 1891, in Mhow, Central Province (present-day Madhya Pradesh), led the team responsible for drafting the Constitution of India. He was the 14th and youngest child of Ramji Maloji Sakpal, born into a Mahar (Dalit) family. Dr Ambedkar faced atrocities against Dalits throughout his upbringing. He earned a degree in Econ. and Political Science and began his career in the Baroda State Government. At the age of 22, he earned a scholarship to attend Columbia University. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar dedicated his life to fighting for the rights of Dalits. In 1932, he played a key role in the signing of the Poona Pact, which granted representation to Dalits in legislatures. Why Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti is Celebrated Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti is celebrated all over India, especially among Dalits, women, adivasis, labourers, and all the other communities that Ambedkar fought for. On this day, people show their respect...

Ambedkar Jayanti 2023: Inspiring quotes by Father of Indian Constitution, Dr Babasaheb BR Ambedkar (Photo by Twitter/gupta_rekha) It is a public holiday in many Indian states and government offices, schools and colleges are closed on this day. The champion of Dalit rights and the principal architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on April 14, 1891 in Madhya Pradesh’s Mhow and each year, Babasaheb's (as he is fondly called by his followers to acknowledge his gratitude) birth anniversary is celebrated as Ambedkar Jayanti to honour his countless contributions in the making of the present-day independent India. Ambedkar, who belonged to the Mahar caste which was considered untouchable in Hinduism, converted to Buddhism on October 14, 1956, in Nagpur along with 500,000 supporters, after studying the religion for years. He is not only known for his great influence in eradicating the social scourge of untouchability in India but also for having led a crusade for the upliftment and empowerment of Dalits in the country since he believed that Dalits can never get their rights within Hinduism. Due to his Mahar caste since childhood, before converting to Buddhism, Dr BR Ambedkar witnessed economic and social discrimination and most of these painful experiences that honed Babasaheb’s life have been penned down by him in his autobiographical book ‘Waiting For A Visa’. It was on August 29, 1947, that he was appointed as the chairman of the Constitution Dra...

Ambawadekar was Babasaheb’s real surname. However, in the school records, his teacher, Mahadev Ambedkar, gave him Ambedkar’s surname. Ambedkar was the first Indian to receive a Doctorate (PhD) in Economics from a foreign university. He is the only Indian attached to Karl Marx’s statue in the London Museum. As we remember Babasaheb on his birth anniversary, let us let take a look at some of his inspirational sayings that people still believe in. Also read: Motivational quotes by Dr BR Ambedkar • “Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.” • “I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.” • “I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity.” • “We are Indians, firstly and lastly.” • “A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be a servant of the society.” • “History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them.” • “Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man’s life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self.” • “So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.” • “Men are mortal. ...