B. R. Ambedkar
Jurist, Economist, Social Reformer, Politician

Indian Mhow, Central Provinces, British India (now in Madhya Pradesh, India)

Quick Info

Profession	Jurist, Economist, Social Reformer, Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	14/04/1891
Age	65 years (died on 06, Dec, 1956)
Birthplace	Mhow, Central Provinces, British India (now in Madhya Pradesh, India)
Date of Death	06/12/1956

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Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Nickname(s)	Babasaheb, Bheem
Famous For	Being the Father of Indian Constitution

Physical Stats & More

Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School(s)	A School in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh Elphinstone High School, Bombay (now, Mumbai)
College/University	Elphinstone College, Mumbai Columbia University, New York City London School of Economics University of Bonn, Germany Gray's Inn, London for the Bar Course
Education	Economics and Political Science Degree from Bombay University Master’s Degree in Economics from Columbia University D.Sc. in Economics from the London University Ph.D. in Economics in 1927

Personal Life

Date of Death	06/12/1956
Place of Death	Delhi, India
Death Cause	Died in his sleep after suffering from Diabetes
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aries
Religion	Hinduism Buddhism (in his last years)
Caste	Dalit Mahar
Hobbies	Reading Writing Cooking Travelling Listening to Songs
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Family

Wife/Spouse

First Wife	Ramabai Ambedkar (1906-1935) (until her death)
Second Wife	Savita Ambedkar (1948–1956)

Children

Son(s)	- Rajratna Ambedkar (Died), Yashwant Ambedkar
Daughter	- Indu (Died)

Parents

Father	Ramji Maloji Sakpal (Army Officer)
Mother	Bhimabai Sakpal

Siblings

Brother(s)	Balaram Anandrao
Sister(s)	Manjula Tulasi Gangabai Ramabai

Note

He had total 13 siblings, out of which, only three brothers and 2 sisters survived.

Career

Political Party	Independent Labour Party
Political Journey	His political career started in 1936. Founded 'Independent Labour Party' on 15 August 1936. Transformed 'Independent Labour Party' into the All India Scheduled Castes Federation. Participated in the 1937 Central Legislative Assembly elections and won 14 seats. Participated in the Lok Sabha elections but lost.
Key Roles	Chief Architect of the Indian Constitution First Law Minister of Independent India

Favourites

Food(s)	Plain Rice Arhar Dal Masoor Dal Chicken Fish
Book(s)	Life of Tolstoy by Leo Tolstoy Les Misérables by Victor Hugo Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Person(s)	Gautama Buddha Harishchandra (Indian King) Kabir Das (Indian Poet)
Animal	Dog
Colour	Blue

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Born in 1891 in a Marathi family, as the youngest child.
2. Faced discrimination in school for being from a low-caste background.
3. Embraced Buddhism in 1950.
4. Championed for workers' rights and women labor legislations.
5. Received the Bharat Ratna honor in 1990 after passing away.
6. Owned an extensive library of around 50,000 books.

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