Dr. B. R. Ambedkar‚ affectionately known as Babasaheb‚ was one of the most renowned sons of India. He appeared on the Indian socio-political scene in early 1920 and remained in the forefront of all social‚ economic‚ political and religious efforts for upliftment of mankind. Dr.Ambedkar was a great scholar who made outstanding contributions as an economist‚ sociologist‚ legal luminary‚ educationalist‚ journalist‚ Parliamentarian and above all‚ as a social reformer and champion of human rights. Dr
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SOCIAL PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR 1. INTRODUCTION Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s philosophical contribution has in the areas of Humanism‚ realism and rationalism. He propounded a philosophy of humanism taking in account both theory and practice. For him philosophy is not purely theoretic matter but has practical potentialities. It has its roots in the problems of life and the theories that are propounded return back as a contribution for the reconstruction of the society
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Ramji Ambedkar (Marathi: डॉ.भीमराव रामजी आंबेडकर [bʱiːmraːw raːmdʑiː aːmbeːɽkər]; 14 April 1891 — 6 December 1956)‚ also known as Babasaheb‚ was an Indian jurist‚ political leader‚ Buddhist activist‚ philosopher‚ thinker‚ anthropologist‚ historian‚ orator‚ prolific writer‚ economist‚ scholar‚ editor‚ revolutionary and a revivalist for Buddhism in India. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into a poor Mahar (then considered an Untouchable caste) family‚ Ambedkar spent
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Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar is considered a hero by millions of India’s oppressed OBCs (Other Backward Castes or ‘lowered castes’) and Dalits. He was India’s 20th century crusader against the caste system. He was a statesman‚ national leader‚ and the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Dr. Ambedkar’s thoughts and writings still have significant influence on the masses of Indians working to free themselves from Brahmanism (the caste system‚ as validated by the religion called
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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar- A Social Reformer. Abstract As per Dr. B.R. Ambedkar‚ the concept of socialism is based on the principles of justice‚ liberty‚ equality and fraternity. It is his thought that socialism can be achieved by State control over land‚ industries‚ religions‚ caste and through an elaborate scheme of constitutional method. As per him‚ caste consciousness hampers economic progress‚ so he suggested that the State should redistribute the land to poor farmers and it was his demand
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- Dr B R Ambedkar Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born in 1891 into an ‘untouchable’ family. He was one of the most radical thinkers of India. He transformed the social‚ economic and political landscape in the struggle against British colonialism. The Annihilation of caste by Dr. B R Ambedkar is an undelivered speech written in the year 1936‚ which truly had the power to exterminate
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Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on 14th April‚ 1891. He was born in Central India as the fourteenth child to parents who belonged to the very lowest caste of Hindu society who are known as the dalits or untouchables. In 1908‚ Ambedkar passed the Matriculation exam from Bombay University. After graduating from Elfinstone College‚ Bombay in 1912‚ he joined Columbia University where he was awarded Ph.D for a thesis which he published in book form as “The Evolution of Provincial Finance in British
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of ancient civilization is India. When the inhabitants of Europe were living under the barbaric conditions‚ this country had reached the highest peak of civilization and had parliamentary institutions when people of Europe were mere nomads." - B. R. Ambedkar The latter half of the 19th century can be indisputably credited with giving birth to some of the greatest sons to mother India‚ who rose and shone like shining stars during the 20th century in the otherwise dark skies of the country. During
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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar ([bʱiːmraːw raːmdʑiː aːmbeːɽkər]; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956)‚ popularly also known as Babasaheb‚ was an Indian jurist‚ political leader‚ philosopher‚ anthropologist‚ historian‚ orator‚ economist‚ teacher‚ editor‚ prolific writer‚ revolutionary and a revivalist for Buddhism in India. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into a poor Mahar (considered an Untouchable caste) family‚ Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination‚ the system
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any person thinks about the founding and the freedom of the India is probably the one man who was very likely the greatest intellect of all of our Founders‚ and also one of the most impressive legal minds of the twentieth century. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956)‚ Nehru’s Law Minister‚ primary architect of the Indian Constitution‚ champion of the lower castes and the underprivileged. Relatively little-known‚ his struggles get no interest whatsoever‚ and his immense writings‚ most published posthumously
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