Today, 14th April, 2014, Indians are celebrating Dr.
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar or Babaji’s 123rd birth anniversary who had
enormously contributed for the people of India especially for the
upliftment of women and lower caste people. He was the chairman of the
committee accountable for drafting a constitution.
Babaji was born in the year 1891 in the family of untouchables resided in Madhya Pradesh. He was the 14th and last child of Ramji Maloji Sakpal and Bhimabai.
Bhim Rao’s Education
Bhim Rao‘s father was serving in the Indian Army at the Mhow cantonment. He used his position for his children to study at the government school. Unfortunately, Bhim Rao had to face cruel behavior from his fellow students and teachers except one teacher who had changed his surname from Ambavadekar to his own surname Ambedkar in school register. He was not allowed to sit inside the class. If he needed to drink water, he had to wait for the peon to pour water from a height as he was not allowed to touch either the water or the vessel that contained it and if the peon was not available then he had to go without water. Ambedkar states this situation as "No peon, No Water”. He was required to sit on a gunny sack which he had to get from his home. This was a time when high caste people don’t like to see any untouchable’s face especially in the morning. They had to take a bath if, by mistake, they had been touched by any of the untouchable.
In 1897, Ambedkar's family shifted to Bombay where Ambedkar got the admission to Elphinstone High School. He became the only untouchable to be admitted in that school at that time.
In 1908, he entered Elphinstone College that was affiliated to the University of Bombay. Bhim Rao became first one from the untouchable community to be enrolled in the university. In 1913, he completed his graduation and moved to the United States for postgraduate education at Columbia University in New York City. Later he joined the London School of Economics & obtained a degree of D.Sc. (Economics) & was called to the Bar from Gray's Inn.
In 1922, Dr. Ambedkar was honored as a barrister.
B.R. Ambedkar demonstrated against untouchability
In 1937, he decided the drive against untouchability. He began with public demonstrations for untouchable community to let them share public drinking water resources and gave them right to enter Hindu temples. He became the undisputed leader of the untouchables. He condemned various Hindus and Muslim customs which depicted backwardness/narrowness of the people following their religion.
Political Career and major role in drafting Constitution of India
In 1936, Ambedkar was not happy with Congress policies. He started his own Independent Labor Party. In 1937, Central Legislative Assembly elections were held, his party meagerly able to won just 15 seats. Ambedkar tried hard and took his party to the position of national level and named it “All India Scheduled Castes Federation”, although it didn’t able to show any positive results in 1946 Constituent Assembly elections.
Dr. Ambedkar opposed the decision of Congress and Mahatma Gandhi to name the untouchable community as Harijans. He said that untouchable people are same as the other people of the society. Later, he was appointed on the Defence Advisory Committee and the Viceroy's Executive Council as Minister for Labor.
Ambedkar was well known as a scholar and thus undoubtedly be the first choice of Congress to appoint him as a law minister and chairman of the committee accountable for drafting a constitution.
Death
During 1954-55, Ambedkar was suffering from various health problems such as diabetes and weak eyesight... Read More
Babaji was born in the year 1891 in the family of untouchables resided in Madhya Pradesh. He was the 14th and last child of Ramji Maloji Sakpal and Bhimabai.
Bhim Rao’s Education
Bhim Rao‘s father was serving in the Indian Army at the Mhow cantonment. He used his position for his children to study at the government school. Unfortunately, Bhim Rao had to face cruel behavior from his fellow students and teachers except one teacher who had changed his surname from Ambavadekar to his own surname Ambedkar in school register. He was not allowed to sit inside the class. If he needed to drink water, he had to wait for the peon to pour water from a height as he was not allowed to touch either the water or the vessel that contained it and if the peon was not available then he had to go without water. Ambedkar states this situation as "No peon, No Water”. He was required to sit on a gunny sack which he had to get from his home. This was a time when high caste people don’t like to see any untouchable’s face especially in the morning. They had to take a bath if, by mistake, they had been touched by any of the untouchable.
In 1897, Ambedkar's family shifted to Bombay where Ambedkar got the admission to Elphinstone High School. He became the only untouchable to be admitted in that school at that time.
In 1908, he entered Elphinstone College that was affiliated to the University of Bombay. Bhim Rao became first one from the untouchable community to be enrolled in the university. In 1913, he completed his graduation and moved to the United States for postgraduate education at Columbia University in New York City. Later he joined the London School of Economics & obtained a degree of D.Sc. (Economics) & was called to the Bar from Gray's Inn.
In 1922, Dr. Ambedkar was honored as a barrister.
B.R. Ambedkar demonstrated against untouchability
In 1937, he decided the drive against untouchability. He began with public demonstrations for untouchable community to let them share public drinking water resources and gave them right to enter Hindu temples. He became the undisputed leader of the untouchables. He condemned various Hindus and Muslim customs which depicted backwardness/narrowness of the people following their religion.
Political Career and major role in drafting Constitution of India
In 1936, Ambedkar was not happy with Congress policies. He started his own Independent Labor Party. In 1937, Central Legislative Assembly elections were held, his party meagerly able to won just 15 seats. Ambedkar tried hard and took his party to the position of national level and named it “All India Scheduled Castes Federation”, although it didn’t able to show any positive results in 1946 Constituent Assembly elections.
Dr. Ambedkar opposed the decision of Congress and Mahatma Gandhi to name the untouchable community as Harijans. He said that untouchable people are same as the other people of the society. Later, he was appointed on the Defence Advisory Committee and the Viceroy's Executive Council as Minister for Labor.
Ambedkar was well known as a scholar and thus undoubtedly be the first choice of Congress to appoint him as a law minister and chairman of the committee accountable for drafting a constitution.
Death
During 1954-55, Ambedkar was suffering from various health problems such as diabetes and weak eyesight... Read More
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