B. R. Ambedkar

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Jurist · British Raj

Date of birth: April 14, 1891
Died on December 6, 1956: Died at the age of 65; Would have turned 135 today

Indian jurist, economist, and social reformer (1891–1956)

The story behind the name

B. R. Ambedkar was a jurist (British Raj). B. R. Ambedkar was born on April 14, 1891 in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar. Among other things, B. R. Ambedkar was known for Administration and Finance of the East India Company, Mr. Gandhi and the Emancipation of the Untouchables, and Maharashtra as a Linguistic Province. B. R. Ambedkar founded Ambedkarism.

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Ambedkarism

Founded company

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Work by B. R. Ambedkar

Title	Year
Administration and Finance of the East India Company	–
Mr. Gandhi and the Emancipation of the Untouchables	–
Maharashtra as a Linguistic Province	–
The Rise and Fall of Hindu Women	–
Federation Versus Freedom	–
Communal Deadlock and a way to Solve it	–
Annihilation of Caste	–
The Evolution of Provincial Finance in British India	–
The Problem of the Rupees: Its Origin and Its Solution	–
Ranade, Gandhi and Jinnah	–
Small Holdings in India and Their Remedies	–
Pakistan or Partition of India	–
What Congress and Gandhi Have Done to the Untouchables	–
The Untouchables: Who Were They and Why They Became Untouchables	–
Thoughts on Linguistic States	–
States and Minorities	–
Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development	–
Revolution and Counter-revolution in Ancient India	–
The Buddha and His Dhamma	–
Waiting for a Visa	–
Who Were the Shudras?	–
Riddles in Hinduism	–

Facts about B.

Born: April 14, 1891 in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar
Died: December 6, 1956
Nationality: British Raj, Dominion of India, and India
Occupations: Jurist, Theologian, Peace activist, Newspaper editor, and Economist
Languages: Sanskrit, French, Urdu, English, German, and Kannada
Education: London School of Economics and Political Science and Columbia University
Fame: Wikipedia articles in 134 languages

Birthday

Date of birth: April 14, 1891
Born on a: Tuesday
Zodiac sign: Aries

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What makes B. R. Ambedkar unique

In memory: Died at the age of 65
Today: Would have turned 135 today

First award in 1952, the year B. R. Ambedkar turned 61.

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Awards

Award	Year
honorary doctorate from Columbia University	1952
honorary doctor of Osmania University	1953
Bharat Ratna	–
The Greatest Indian	–

Founded companies

Name	Year
Ambedkarism	–
Bombay Scheduled Castes Improvement Trust	–
Navayana	–

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