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B.R. Ambedkar

Born

in Mhow (now Dr. Ambedkar Nagar), India

April 14, 1891

Died

December 06, 1956

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Philosophy, History, Religion

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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born in 1891 into an “Untouchable” family of modest means. One of India’s most radical thinkers, he transformed the social and political landscape in the struggle against British colonialism. He was a prolific writer who oversaw the drafting of the Indian Constitution and served as India’s first Law Minister. In 1935, he publicly declared that though he was born a Hindu, he would not die as one. Ambedkar eventually embraced Buddhism, a few months before his death in 1956.

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	Annihilation of Caste 4.62 avg rating — 7,769 ratings — published 1936 — 85 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development 4.50 avg rating — 1,131 ratings — published 1916 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waiting For A Visa: Autobiographical notes 4.59 avg rating — 1,087 ratings — published 1931 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who were the Shudras? 4.44 avg rating — 706 ratings — published 1946 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pakistan or Partition of India 4.44 avg rating — 673 ratings — published 1940 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Riddles in Hinduism: The Annotated Critical Selection by B.R. Ambedkar, Kancha Ilaiah (Introduction) 4.18 avg rating — 546 ratings — published 1954 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Untouchables: Who were They and Why They became Untouchables? 4.50 avg rating — 474 ratings — published 1948 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ambedkar's India 4.32 avg rating — 417 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Problem of the Rupee: Its Origin and Its Solution 4.22 avg rating — 336 ratings — published 1923 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buddha or Karl Marx 4.05 avg rating — 279 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.”
― Bhim Rao Ambedkar

tags: humanity-and-society, sociology

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“Freedom of mind is the real freedom.
A person whose mind is not free though he may not be in chains, is a slave, not a free man.
One whose mind is not free, though he may not be in prison, is a prisoner and not a free man.
One whose mind is not free though alive, is no better than dead.
Freedom of mind is the proof of one's existence.”
― Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, Writings And Speeches: A Ready Reference Manual

tags: freedom, mind, philosophy-of-life

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“The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.”
― Bhim Rao Ambedkar

tags: husband-and-wife-relationship

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