The voice of Dalits and the father of Indian Constitution, Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on April 14 1891 in Madhya Pradesh's Mhow. 14 April 2022 is the 131st birth anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar.An eminent Indian jurist and economist, Dr Ambedkar was India's first Law and Justice minister in Jawaharlal Nehru cabinet. His birth anniversary is celebrated across the country as Ambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti. He was also refferd to as Babasaheb by his followers to honour his contributions in eradicating the discrimination of Dalits or untouchables in India. He fiercely attacked the Varna system under which Shudras were placed at the bottom in social hierarchy and were treated as untouchables. Babasaheb advocated equal rights for the Dalits and played a pivotal role in ensuring reservation for them in government jobs and educational institutions. He also converted to Buddhism on October 14, 1956 with 5,00,000 supporters in Nagpur. He converted to Buddhism as he believed that Dalits can never get equal rights within Hinduism. He has penned down his thoughts, experiences in many of his writings like- Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development, The Annihilation of Caste, Who were the Shudras?, Waiting for a Visa, etc. In the memory of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, we present to you his top 10 quotes that will inspire you.
Underlining the significance of social liberty, Ambedkar said, "So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you".
On Equality, Babasaheb said, "Equality may be a fiction but nonetheless one must accept it as a governing principle".
Highlighting the importance of Law and Order in the society, he said, "Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered"
Advocating education for all, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar said, "Be educated, be organised and be agitated".
