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Ambedkar Jayanti
Why in News?
The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh paid tribute to Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar on his 134th birth anniversary.
Key Points
- About Dr. Ambedkar :
- Introduction:
- Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar was born in the year 1891 in Mhow, Central Province (now Madhya Pradesh).
- He is considered the Father of the Indian Constitution and was the first Law Minister of India.
- He was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution.
- He was a famous politician who fought for the rights of Dalits and other socially backward classes.
- Contribution:
- He led the Mahad Satyagraha in March 1927 against Hindus who were protesting against the decision of the municipal board.
- He participated in all the three Round Table Conferences.
- In the year 1932, Dr. Ambedkar signed the Poona Pact with Mahatma Gandhi , in which he gave up the idea of demanding a separate electorate for the Depressed Classes (Communal Award).
- His ideas presented before the Hilton Young Commission laid the foundation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
- Adoption of Buddhism:
- He resigned from the cabinet in 1951 due to differences over the Hindu Code Bill.
- He converted to Buddhism and died on December 6, 1956 (Mahaparinirvana Day).
- Chaityabhoomi is located in Mumbai, which is known as B.R. Ambedkar Memorial.
- In the year 1990, he was awarded India's highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna .
- Important Works:
- Magazines:
- Silent Hero (1920)
- 'Outcast India' (1927)
- Equality (1929)
- The Public (1930)
- Books:
- Destruction of caste system
- Buddha or Karl Marx
- The Untouchables: Who They Were and How They Became Untouchables
- Buddha and his Dhamma
- The rise and fall of Hindu women
- Organization:
- Outcast Welfare Association (1923)
- Independent Labour Party (1936)
- Scheduled Castes Federation (1942)
- Magazines:
- Introduction:
