Chief architect of the Constitution of India
Dr B. R. Ambedkar
14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956 · Born in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh
Who was Dr B. R. Ambedkar?
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was a jurist, economist and social reformer who fought caste discrimination all his life. As chairman of the Drafting Committee he shaped the Constitution of India, and he served as the country's first Minister of Law and Justice.
Key dates
- 1927
Leads the Mahad Satyagraha for the right to draw water from a public tank.
- 1947
Appointed chairman of the Constitution's Drafting Committee and India's first Law Minister.
- 1950
The Constitution of India comes into force on 26 January.
- 1956
Embraces Buddhism in Nagpur; passes away on 6 December.
- 1990
Awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.
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