Remembaring the father of Indian Constitution : Dr BR Ambedkar on his 66th Death Anniversary.
<p>We all know that Dr BR Ambedkar is being called as the father of Indian Constitution as he played a major role in designing the Indian Constitution. We all are aware of his birth day, he was born on 14th April 1891, But are we aware of his death anniversary? Every year 6th December is being recognized as Mahaparinirvan Divas to mark the death anniversary of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.BR Ambedkar is known across the world as he fought for the economic and social empowerment of Dalits in the country, eradicating the social scourge of untouchability and promoting gender equality. He was also among the seven members of the drafting committee who prepared a draft of the Constitution of independent India. On his death anniversary, here’s a look at some of his inspiring quotes to commemorate his memory and uphold the values he strongly believed in.This year it is the 66th year of his death anniversary. He passed away on December 6, 1956. He is also credited for making the 14 hour workday into </p>
04:13 PM Dec 06, 2022 IST
We all know that Dr BR Ambedkar is being called as the father of Indian Constitution as he played a major role in designing the Indian Constitution. We all are aware of his birth day, he was born on 14th April 1891, But are we aware of his death anniversary? Every year 6th December is being recognized as Mahaparinirvan Divas to mark the death anniversary of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.
BR Ambedkar is known across the world as he fought for the economic and social empowerment of Dalits in the country, eradicating the social scourge of untouchability and promoting gender equality. He was also among the seven members of the drafting committee who prepared a draft of the Constitution of independent India. On his death anniversary, here’s a look at some of his inspiring quotes to commemorate his memory and uphold the values he strongly believed in.
This year it is the 66th year of his death anniversary. He passed away on December 6, 1956. He is also credited for making the 14 hour workday into 8 hours for a worker and the employ working for certain organization.
On the occasion of his death Anniversary, following are some of the lesser known facts about them :
* Born on 14th of April 1891, BheemRoa was the 14th child to their parents.
* “Sakpal” was the surname of Bhimrao and “Ambavade” was the name of his native village, in order to stay away from cast system he changed his surname to “Ambedkar” with the help of his Brahmin teacher.
* In 1913, Bhimrao Ambedkar lost his father. In the same year Maharaja of Baroda awarded scholarship to Bhim Rao Ambedkar and sent him to America for further studies.
* On May 24, 1956, on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti, he declared in Bombay, that he would adopt Buddhism. On October 14, 1956 he embraced Buddhism along with many of his followers. On same day, Ambedkar organized a public ceremony to convert around five lakh of his supporters into Buddhism.
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