He was very fond of reading and read everything he could lay his hands on. They had to sit on the floor to study, teachers would not touch their notebooks, they were not allowed to drink water from the public reservoir and it soon etched into his mind that they will remain the ‘untouch’. Fight against Untouchabilityĭespite the opportunity given to all students to study, Bhimrao faced a lot of discrimination in school. Since his grandfather and father were part of the British army, all Army personnel’s family were required to study and thus Ambedkar had the privilege to study which would otherwise had been denied to low caste people. He belonged to the ‘untouchable’ Mahar caste. Ambedkar was born on 14th April 1891 in Mhow, a small place in Western Madhya Pradesh. He was a great activist and a social reformer who fought for the rights of Dalits and the upliftment of the socially backward class in the Indian society. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, also known as Babasaheb Ambedkar is famous as the father of the Indian Constitution.
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