Dr. BR Ambedkar

Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Born: April 14, 1891

Died: December 6, 1956 (Dehli)

• Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly
• Article 32: Soul of the Constitution and the very heart of it

Events

1923: Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha

1930: Temple Entry Movement (Kalaram Temple, Nasik)

1930-32: Attended all the Round Table Conferences

1932: Poona Pact

1936: Independent Labour Party

1947: Law Minister

1951: Resigned

1956: Became a Buddhist (Nagpur)

1990: Bharat Ratna

1990-91: Year of Social Justice

Important Works 

• Mook Nayak (weekly-1920)
• Janta (Weekly-1930)
• The Annihilation of Caste 1936
• The Untouchables 1948
• Buddha or Karl Marx 1956

Book

• The Budhha and His Dhamma

“Man is mortal.  Everyone has to die some day or the other. But one must resolve to lay down one's life in enriching the noble ideals of self-respect and in bettering one's human life...  Nothing is more disgraceful for a brave man than to live life devoid of self-respect.”