Today marks Ambedkar Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Dr. B.R | LBSNAA : OUR DREAM IAS (UPSC)
Today marks Ambedkar Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the Father of the Constitution of India.
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb, was one of the architects of Indian Constitution, Indian jurist, economist, politician, social reformer & the prestigious Bharat Ratna awaredee.
He also chaired the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly and was India's First Minister for Law and Justice.
Career
* Throughout his political career and public life, Ambedkar worked for upliftment of Dalit community.
* He launched an active movement against untouchability by 1927.
* He started public movements and marches to open up public drinking water resources and also allowed untouchables to draw water from the main water tank of the town.
* He also struggled for the right to enter Hindu temples.
* He published the book Annihilation of Caste in 1936 which spoke against caste system and Hindu orthodox religious leaders.
* He also formed the Independent Labour Party in the same year and contested Bombay election to Central Legislative Assembly in 1937.
* He opposed the special status being granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and supported Uniform Civil Code.
* In 1956, he converted to Buddhism along with 500,000 Dalit followers.
