B. R. Ambedkar
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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and politician who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India based on the debates of the Constituent Assembly
Ambedkar in the 1950s
In 1907, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar married his first wife, 9 year old Ramabai, in accordance with prevailing customs.
Ambedkar at Columbia University, c. 1916
Ambedkar (In center line, first from right) with his professors and friends from the London School of Economics (1916–17)
Dalit Buddhist movement
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The Dalit Buddhist movement is a religious as well as a socio-political movement among Dalits in India which was started by B. R. Ambedkar. He reinterpreted Buddhism and created a new school of Buddhi
The Buddhist Movement for the oppressed was begun by Ambedkar when he converted with his followers in 1956 in Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur.
Ambedkar delivering speech during conversion, Nagpur, 14 October 1956
Statue of B.R.Ambedkar inside Ambedkar Park, Lucknow
Deekshabhoomi Stupa in Nagpur, where Ambedkar converted to Buddhism