B. R. Ambedkar

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B. R. Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, social reformer, and principal architect of the Indian Constitution who championed the rights of marginalized communities and led the movement against caste discrimination.

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instanceOf Buddhist leader
economist
human
jurist
lawyer
politician
scholar
social reformer
writer
academicDegree DSc in economics
PhD in economics
alsoKnownAs B. R. Ambedkar
surface form: Babasaheb Ambedkar
birthDate 1891-04-14
birthPlace British India
Central Provinces
Mhow
child Yashwant Ambedkar
commemoratedBy Ambedkar Jayanti
convertedTo Buddhism
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfCommemoration April 14
dateOfConversion 1956-10-14
deathDate 1956-12-06
deathPlace Delhi
educatedAt Columbia University
Gray's Inn
London School of Economics
University of Bombay
ethnicGroup Dalit
familyName B. R. Ambedkar self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ambedkar
fieldOfWork constitutional law
economics
political science
social justice
founded Independent Labour Party
Republican Party of India
Scheduled Castes Federation
fullName B. R. Ambedkar self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
givenName Bhimrao
honorificPrefix Dr.
influenced Dalit movement in India
Indian constitutional law
social justice discourse in India
knownFor advocacy for the rights of Dalits
campaign against caste discrimination
principal architect of the Constitution of India
memberOf Constituent Assembly of India
Rajya Sabha
movement Dalit Buddhist movement
Dalit rights movement
anti-caste movement
notableWork Annihilation of Caste
Constituent Assembly of India
surface form: Drafting of the Constitution of India

The Buddha and His Dhamma
The Problem of the Rupee
Who Were the Shudras?
officeEnd 1951-09
officeStart 1947-08-15
placeOfConversion Nagpur
positionHeld Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India
Law Minister of India
religion Buddhism
Hinduism
spouse Ramabai Ambedkar
Savita Ambedkar

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B. R. Ambedkar alsoKnownAs B. R. Ambedkar
this entity surface form: Babasaheb Ambedkar
Scheduled Castes associatedWithLeader B. R. Ambedkar
this entity surface form: Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
B. R. Ambedkar familyName B. R. Ambedkar self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ambedkar
B. R. Ambedkar fullName B. R. Ambedkar self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
University of Madras hasNotableAlumni B. R. Ambedkar
Bhagavad Gita influenced B. R. Ambedkar
this entity surface form: jurist and social reformer B. R. Ambedkar
subject surface form: Government Law College, Mumbai
Marathi people notableHistoricalFigure B. R. Ambedkar
Bharat Ratna notableRecipient B. R. Ambedkar
Round Table Conferences participant B. R. Ambedkar
Round Table Conferences participant B. R. Ambedkar
subject surface form: Second Round Table Conference