16 ago 1932 ano - B.R. Ambedkar

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Father of the Indian Constitution and was India's first Law Minister.

Chairman of the Drafting Committee for the new Constitution.

Led the Mahad Satyagraha in March 1927 against Hindus who were opposing the decision of the Municipal Board.
In 1926, Municipal Board of Mahad (Maharashtra) passed an order to throw open the tank to all communities. Earlier, the untouchables were not allowed to use water from the Mahad tank.

1932 Dr. Ambedkar signed the Poona pact with Mahatma Gandhi, which abandoned the idea of separate electorates for the depressed classes (Communal Award).
Seats reserved for the depressed classes were increased from 71 to 147 in provincial legislatures and to 18% of the total in the Central Legislature.


Appointed to the Executive Council of Viceroy as a Labour member in 1942.

Resigned from the cabinet in 1951, over differences on the Hindu Code Bill.

He converted to Buddhism in 1956.
He passed away on 6th December 1956. Chaitya Bhoomi is a memorial to B. R. Ambedkar, located in Mumbai.

Journals:
Mooknayak (1920)
Bahishkrit Bharat (1927)
Samatha (1929)
Janata (1930)

Books:
Annihilation of Caste
Buddha or Karl Marx
The Untouchable: Who are They and Why They Have Become Untouchables
Buddha and His Dhamma
The Rise and Fall of Hindu Women
The Problem of the Rupee

Organisations:
Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha (1923)
Independent Labor Party (1936)
All India Scheduled Castes Federation (1942)
All India Depressed Classes Association

Bronze Statue of 125 mts in Hyd built by Ram Sutar
The Indian Government has set up Panchteerath in the memory of Dr BR Ambedkar.
Panchteerath include:
Amedbkar’s birthplace in Mhow,
The place in London where he stayed while studying in the UK
Deeksha Bhoomi in Nagpur, where he took education
Mahaparinirvan Sthal in Delhi, and
Chaitya Bhoomi in Mumbai

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