Bhimrao Ambedkar Height, Weight, Religion, Net Worth, Age, Biography

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Bhimrao Ambedkar (Baba Saheb)

Last Updated: 03 Apr, 2023 | Views: 706

Age: 65

Profession: Lawyer

Other Profession(s): Politician, Writer, Social Reformer, Jurist, Economist, Academic, Anthropologist

Famous For: One of the architects of the Indian Constitution

Higher Education: Economics and Political Science Degree From Bombay University, Master's Degree in Economics from Columbia University, D.Sc in Economics from the London University, Ph.D. in Economics in 1927

Bhimrao Ambedkar Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth

14 Apr, 1891 (65 Years 07 Months 21 Days)

Birth Country

India

Birth State/Province

Madhya Pradesh

Birth District

Indore

Birth Place

Ambedkar Nagar

Birth Sign

Aries

Religion

Hinduism

Nationalities

Indian

Died on

06 Dec, 1956

Cause of Death

Diabetes

Bhimrao Ambedkar Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (profile/ biography)

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, popular as Babasaheb, was an Indian magistrate, economist, and politician. He was the chairman of the Constituent Assembly's Drafting Committee and the first Minister for Law and Justice in India. He completed his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Master of Arts (M.A.) from the University of Mumbai, and again he did M.A. from Columbia University and a D.Sc from the University of London, and Law from Gray's Inn. He crusaded against social demarcation, fastening on Dalits, also known as Untouchability. Additionally, while rehearsing law within the Bombay judicature, he tried to excel the education of Dalits and remove Untouchability.

Career

In 1936: Ambedkar published his book, “the annihilation of Caste.”

In 1935: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar served as the Governing body of the Government Law College, Bombay.

In 1936: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar figureout the Independent Labour Party.

In 1932, the Poona Pact was a treaty between M.K. Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in the Yerwada Central Jail.

In 1919: The committee enacted the Government of India Act against Untouchability.

Awards and Legacy

He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1990.

Numerous public institutions are given the name in his honor, such as Ambedkar University, Delhi, and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar.

Unknown Facts

In 1935: Ambedkar pointed out that he was born in a Hindu Society but would not die a Hindu.

In 1930: Ambedkar started the Kalaram Temple maneuver. Around 15,000 people gathered at Kalaram Temple Satyagraha, one of the topmost carcades of Nashik.