Mahamanav Mahatma Dr.BabaSaheb Ambedkar

  Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

  (14 April 1891 — 6December 1956), also known as

 Babasaheb

, was anIndian nationalist, jurist,Dalit,  political leader, activist, philosopher , thinker,anthropologist, historian, orator , prolific writer ,economist, scholar, editor, revolutionary and the revivalist of Buddhism in India. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into a poor  Untouchable  family, Ambedkar spent his whole life fighting against social discrimination, the systemof 

Chaturvarna

— the Hindu categorization of human society into four 

varnas

— and theIndian caste system. He is also credited with having sparked theDalit Buddhistmovement. Ambedkar has been honoured with theBharat Ratna,India's highest civilian award.Overcoming numerous social and financial obstacles, Ambedkar became one of the first"untouchables" to obtain a college education in India. Eventually earning law degrees andmultiple doctorates for his study and research in law, economics and political sciencefromColumbia Universityand the London School of Economics, Ambedkar returned home a famous scholar and practiced law for a few years before publishing journalsadvocating political rights and social freedom for India's untouchables. He has been giventhe degree of Bodhisattvaby Indian BuddhistBhikkues.