Understanding Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Through Photographs
Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, Popularly known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, was a jurist, social reformer and politician. He is also known as the Father of Indian Constitution. A well-known politician and an eminent jurist, his efforts to eradicate social evils like untouchability and caste restrictions were remarkable. Throughout his life, he fought for the rights of socially backward classes. He was born in a family of Mahar caste of Hindu household, which is viewed as a caste of untouchables. Due to caste discrimination, Ambedkar had to face a lot of discrimination in the society from time-to-time. The discrimination and segregation of being born into the Mahar caste had a lasting influence on Ambedkar’s outlook on Indian society and political life.
He was a very fine orator, a superb writer, a fine Parliamentarian and negotiator and last but not the least the constitution-maker. His Socioeconomic, religious and political ideas have been vividly depicted in the text. He always ‘fought’ for the upliftment of women. A Buddhist during the last years of his life, he converted several persons to Buddhism. Besides several educational institutions have been opened in his name. Upon India’s independence, the new Congress-led government invited Ambedkar to serve as the nation’s first law minister, which he accepted. Ambedkar was appointed Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee, charged by the Assembly to write free India’s new Constitution. Ambedkar won great praise from his colleagues and contemporary observers for his drafting work.
The text prepared by Ambedkar provided constitutional guarantees and protections for a wide range of civil liberties for individual citizens, including freedom of religion, the abolition of untouchability and the outlawing of all forms of discrimination Ambedkar argued for extensive economic and social rights for women, and also won the Assembly’s support for introducing a system of reservations of jobs in the civil services, schools and colleges for members of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, a system akin to affirmative action.
This book is published on the occasion of birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar. I would like to present with great pleasure to Chief Editor of Gurukul International Multidisciplinary Journal. I have dedicated this book to my inspiration for librarian profession Dr. G. K. Hambarde and Dr. Shrinivas Raghavan. This book would not have been possible without the great support of my wife ‘Diksha’. I would like to express my sincere thanks to my friends Tukaram Gaikwad, Pradip Tupkari, Pradip Giri, Raja Tamgadge, Pramod Thorat, Sanghanand Wanjare, Praful Pohare, Vinayak Sitaprao as well as my supportive colleagues and students. All information in this book is collected from various websites and books. I am not claiming that all information is true.
– Mahendra Shantaram Sable
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