B. R. Ambedkar

14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, and social reformer who chaired the drafting committee of the Constitution of India and served as its first Law Minister. Born into a Dalit community, he campaigned against caste discrimination and led a mass conversion to Buddhism late in his life.

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Birth in Mhow, British India
14 April 1891

Born into a Mahar (Dalit) family in the Central Provinces.

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Earns doctorate at Columbia University
1913 – 1916

Studied economics at Columbia University in New York, later earning a doctorate.

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Studies at the London School of Economics
1916 – 1923

Pursued further degrees in economics and law in London.

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Leads the Mahad Satyagraha
20 March 1927

Led a campaign asserting the right of Dalits to draw water from a public tank.

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Serves as first Law Minister of India
15 August 1947 – 1951

Held the law and justice portfolio in independent India's first cabinet.

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Chairs the Constitution Drafting Committee
29 August 1947 – 26 November 1949

Appointed chairman of the committee that drafted the Constitution of India.

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Converts to Buddhism
14 October 1956

Publicly converted to Buddhism with hundreds of thousands of followers in Nagpur.

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Death in New Delhi
6 December 1956

Died in his sleep in New Delhi at the age of 65.

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