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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar 14 April 1891 -6 December 1956. was an Indian jurist economist ,social reformer and political leader who chaired the committee that drafted the constitution of Indian based on the committee that drafted the constitution of India based on the debates of the constituent assembly of India based on the first draft of sir Benegal nursing Rau. Ambedkar served as law and justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru .he later renounced Hinduism, converted to Buddhism and inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement.
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Ambedkar in the 1950s 1st minister of law and justice in office 15 august 1947-6 October 1951 prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru preceded by position established succeeded by Charu Chandra Biswas. |
after graduating from Elphinstone college , university of bombay ,Ambedkar studied economics at Columbia university and the London school of economics , receiving doctorates in 1927 and 1923 , respectively ,and was among a handful of Indian students to have done so at either institution in the 1920s .he also trained in the law at gray s inn ,London . in his early career,. he was an economist ,professor ,and lawyer .his later life was marked by his political activities ; he became involved in campaigning and negotiations for partition ,publishing journals, advocating political right s and social freedom for dalits ,and contributing to the establishment of the state of India. in 1956, he converted to Buddhism , initiating mass conversions of Dalits.
in 1990, the Bharat Ratna ,India's highest civilian award, was posthumously conferred on Ambedkar . the salutation jai Bhim used by followers honours his . he is also referred to by the honorific Babasaheb meaning respected father.
early life and education.
Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in the town and military cantonment of Mhow .he was the 14th and last child of Ramji maloji Sakpal ,an army officer who held the rank of subedar, and Bhimabai Sakpal, daughter of Laxman Mumbaikar .his family was of Marathi background from the town of am
bedawe in Ratnagiri district of modern -Dayn Maharashtra . Ambedkar s ancestor had long worked for the army of the British east India company, and his father served in the British Indian army at the how cantonment.
Ambedkar was born into a Mahar (Dalit) caste ,who were treated as untouchables and subjected to socio economic discriminations .although they attended school, Ambedkar and other untouchable children were segregated and given little attention or help by teachers. they were not allowed to sit inside the class . when they needed to drink water, someone from a higher caste had to pour that water from a height as they were not allowed to touch either the water or the vessel that contained it. this task was usually performed for the young Ambedkar by the school peon ,and if the peon was not available then he had to go without water ;he described the situation later in his writing as no peon no water he was required to sit on a gunny sack which he had to take home with him.
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