Quotes and Important Facts That You Should Know About Ambedkar

Some Facts About Dr.BR Ambedkar On His Birthday

-BR Ambedkar was the 14Th child of his parents his ancestors had    long been in the employment of the British east India company 

- Ambedkar was against article 370 of Indian constitution which provides special status to state of Jammu and Kashmir 

- Ambedkar was the first Indian who pursued an economics degree doctorate  outside India 

On Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s  birth anniversary, we take a look at his inspiring life journey… 

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (commonly known as Babasaheb) used education as a tool to rise above the ordinary and become one of the great leaders of modern India, an effective fighter against the discrimination present in a caste-ridden society, and one of the chief architects of the Indian Constitution.

As attorney, economist, politician and social reformer, his life is an example to all of us

Skills That You Can Learn From Ambedkar

1. Education is the key to success

Ambedkar was a bright student and did not let anything come in the way of his determination to be educated.

Dr. B.R AMBEDKAR (1891-1956)
 B.A., M.A., M.Sc., D.Sc., PhD., L.L.D.,
 D. Litt, Barrister-at-Law.

1. B.A. (Bombay University) Bachelor of Arts,
2. MA.(Columbia university) Master of Arts,
3. M.Sc.( London School of Economics) Master of Science,
4. Ph.D. (Columbia University) Doctor of Philosophy
5. D.Sc.( London School of Economics) Doctor of Science
6. L.L.D.(Columbia University)
7. Doctor of Laws
8. D.Litt. (Osmania University) Doctor of Literature
9. Barrister-at-La w (Gray's Inn, London) Law qualification for a lawyer in the royal court of England.
10. Elementary Education, 1902, Satara, Maharashtra
11. Matriculation, 1907, Elphinstone High School, Bombay Persian etc.
12. Inter 1909, Elphinstone College,Bombay
13. Persian and English B.A, 1912 Jan, Elphinstone College, Bombay, University of Bombay,
14. Economics & Political Science M.A 2-6-1915
15. Faculty of Political Science, Columbia University, New York,
16. Main- Economics Ancillaries-Sociology, History, Philosophy, Anthropology, Politics
17. Ph.D. 1917 Faculty of Political Science, Columbia University, New York,
18. The National Dividend of India - A Historical and Analytical Study, M.Sc 1921 June London School of Economics, London
19. Provincial Decentralization of Imperial finance in British India Barrister-at- Law 30-9-1920 Gray's Inn, London Law
20. D.Sc 1923 Nov London School of Economics, London 'The Problem of the Rupee - Its origin and its solution' was accepted for the degree D.Sc. (Economics).
21. L.L.D (Honoris Causa) 5-6-1952 Columbia University, New York for his achievement, leadership and authoring the constitution of India
22. D.Litt (Honoris Causa) 12-1-1953 Osmania University, Hyderabad for his achievements, leadership and writing the constitution of India.

2. Don’t be daunted

 The stranglehold of the deadly Hindu caste system was even stronger then than now.He did not allow this discrimination to come in the way of his determination to get an education and become a leading figure in the history of this country.

3.Give back to society

Human rights are more talked about than practised in India.

Dr. Ambedkar, himself a victim of the denial of rights, made sure that fundamental rights were enshrined in our Constitution, benefiting generations to come.  

4.Sanskrit language, Babasaheb had proposed that it should be made as a national language.

5. Great Economist 

Views of Taxation policy.

Dr. Ambedkar expressed his views on taxation in the manifesto of 'Swatantra Majdur Party' in 1936. He opposed Land Revenue and its system and their taxes as the burden of these taxes are significant on the poor sections of the society. He suggested some taxes as follows.

Tax should be imposed on payers capacity and not on income.

Tax should be less on poor and more on rich.

Tax exemption should be given up to the certain limit.

There should be equality between the different section in tax imposition.

Tax should not lead to lowering the standard of life of the people.

Land Revenue tax should be more flexible and should not levy on agricultural land.

He suggested that Indian tax system at that time was based on discrimination and inequality.

Quotes Of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Whose Ambedkar Is He Anyway?

The true riddle of Ambedkar is: why did he consider himself a Hindu at all, despite having seen the ugly side of discrimination and his strong criticism of the religion?

• The Beginning Ambedkar’s name derives from his name village ‘Ambavade’, located in Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra

• Soldier Dad His father Ramji Maloji Sakpal retired as a subedar from the British Indian Army in Mhow

• First Student Ambedkar was the 14th and last child of his parents. He was the only one of them to go to high school.

• In Bombay, Ambedkar was the first ‘unto­uchable’ to enter Elphinstone High School, affiliated with University of Bombay

• Home Life When Ambedkar was 15, his marriage was arranged with 9-year-old Ramabai. She passed away in 1935.