B. R. Ambedkar
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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and politician who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India based on the debates of the Constituent Assembly of India and the first draft of Sir Benegal Narsing Rau. Ambedkar served as Law and Justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru. He later renounced Hinduism and converted to Buddhism, inspiring the Dalit Buddhist movement.
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B. R. Ambedkar was an Indian economist, politician, barrister, and jurist. He served as the Minister of Law and Justice of India, minister of labor, and member of the Rajya Sabha. His notable works include *Annihilation of Caste*, *The Buddha and His Dhamma*, and *Waiting for a Visa*. He received the Bharat Ratna award.
Born in 1891 and dying in 1956, Ambedkar was educated at the University of Mumbai, Columbia University, London School of Economics and Political Science, and Elphinstone College. He held citizenship in the British Raj, Dominion of India, and India. He spoke English, German, Pali, and Sanskrit, with Marathi and English as his native languages. His political ideologies included egalitarianism, Ambedkarism, democracy, and Republicanism. He followed Buddhism.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1891
- Died
- 1956
- Works
- 81
Top works
- Beef, Brahmins, and Broken Men
- Ancient Indian Commerce
- The Buddha and his Dhamma
- Gandhi and Gandhism
- Annihilation of caste
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- Lifespan
- 1891–1956
- Nationality
- IN
- Role / Field
- Prawnicy, Politycy, Hommes politiques, Avocats, Prawo, Polityka
- Language
- eng, mar
- Gender
- Male
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Dr. Ambedkar Nagar
- Place of death
- New Delhi
- Spouse
- Savita Ambedkar
- Child
- Yashwant Ambedkar
- Occupation
- essayist
- Educated at
- Elphinstone College
- Political party
- Republican Party of India
- Languages spoken
- Urdu
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Participant in
- British-Indian Round Table Conferences
- Doctoral advisor
- Edwin Cannan
- Student of
- Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
- Field of work
- social justice
- Hair colour
- black hair
- Movement
- Dalit Buddhist movement
- Image
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and his signature.jpg
- Height
- 178
- Number of children
- 1
- Work location
- Mumbai
- Residence
- London
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- Significant event
- Ambedkar Jayanti
- Political ideology
- social justice
- Commons category
- B. R. Ambedkar
- date of birth
- 1891-04-14
- date of death
- 1956-12-06
- topic's main category
- Category:B. R. Ambedkar
- Commons Creator page
- B. R. Ambedkar
- name in native language
- भीमराव रामजी आंबेडकर
- Commons gallery
- B. R. Ambedkar
- cause of death
- disease
- writing language
- Hindi
- place of burial
- Mumbai
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Human rights
- honorific prefix
- Maitreya
- start of work period
- 1919-00-00
- end of work period
- 1956-00-00
- commemorates
- Ambedkar Jayanti
- birth name
- भीवा रामजी सकपाळ
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Marko Marin
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Encyclopedic overview
Personal details BornBhimrao Ramji Sakpal (1891-04-14)14 April 1891 Mhow, Central India Agency, British India
Died6 December 1956(1956-12-06) (aged 65) New Delhi, India
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