Ambedkar Jayanti: Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, known as the Father of the Indian Constitution, was born on 14 April 1891. Therefore, every year on 14 April, Ambedkar Jayanti (Ambedkar Jayanti 2024) or Bhim Jayanti is celebrated. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar is also called Baba Saheb.
On his birth anniversary, tributes are paid to him for his contributions and efforts are made to learn from his thoughts. On this special occasion, we will tell you about a very interesting story related to his life, how he resigned from the post of Law Minister of India for women’s rights.
Ambedkar Jayanti 2024
Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, the father of the Indian Constitution, thinker, social reformer, and voice for the depressed classes, was born on 14 April 1891 in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh. Ramji Maloji Sakpal was his father, and Bhimabai was his mother.
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar India’s first law minister
By breaking the chains of British slavery, India became independent after almost 200 years, but to run the country smoothly, the law was needed, thus the Indian Constitution was formed under the chairmanship of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and Baba Saheb Azad India. First, become the law minister.
Believed inequality
Baba Saheb was born into a Dalit family, due to which his life was full of struggles. These struggles of his life had shaped his thoughts. Dr. Ambedkar believed in equality. He did not believe in the ostentation of caste and wanted that everyone in the society should get equal rights. A person should get opportunities based on merit and not on the family in which he was born. Therefore, he worked throughout his life for the caste system, equality for women, and eradicating the difference between big and small from society. He wanted to do the same even after becoming the Law Minister of India.
Resigned from the post of Law Minister
To give women equal status with men in society, he proposed to pass a bill in which daughters were proposed to have equal rights as sons on their father’s property. This bill is called the Hindu Code Bill.
In this bill, it was discussed to eliminate the importance of caste in marriage, to pass rules for divorce and rules for adoption, but the bill was not approved to be passed in the cabineAmbedkar Jayanti 2024, Ambedkar Jayanti, Bhim Jayanti, Dr, Bhim Rao Ambedkar, why ambedkar resigned as law minister, why Ambedkar resigned from cabinet, Father of constitution, Baba Saheb ambedkar, who was india’s first law ministert. Due to this bill not being passed, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar resigned from the post of Law Minister in 1951.
Hearty greetings to all of you on the auspicious occasion of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti 2024. This is an important and proud moment when we renew our commitment to justice and equality in society. Ambedkar Jayanti reminds us of the great thinker, social worker, and constitutional architect who dedicated his life to transforming society in the direction of justice and equality.
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar created awareness about casteism, inequality, and rights in Indian society through his thoughts and works. His social service and movement work influenced Indian society as a whole. The Indian Constitution written by him provided the right to liberty, equality, and justice to the Indian citizens.
On this occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti, it is time for us to remember his thoughts, and resolve to adopt his message in today’s times. As Ambedkar ji had dreamed of, we must remain committed to achieving diversity, equality, and justice in society. His birth anniversary provides us an opportunity to understand the social and economic changes initiated by him, which played an important role in shaping Indian society.
Bhimrao was the 14th child of his parents. Today his 133rd birth anniversary is being celebrated. On the birth anniversary of Bhimrao Ambedkar, know 10 important things related to his life-
- Bhimrao Ambedkar was born into a lower caste. His family belonged to the Mahar caste. This caste is considered untouchable in the society. In such a situation, Bhimrao had to face social discrimination since childhood along with weak economic conditions.
- Bhimrao Ambedkar was admitted to Elphinstone College in 1908. He was the first Dalit student to be admitted to this college.
- Bhimrao Ambedkar raised his voice against the atrocities on Dalits, lower classes, laborers, and women and started publishing fortnightly and weekly newspapers named ‘Bahishkrit Bharat’, ‘Mook Nayak’, and ‘Janta’.
- Baba Saheb Ambedkar became the first Law Minister of independent India. Not only this, he prepared the world’s longest-written constitution on 26 November 1949. It took 2 years, 11 months, and 18 days to prepare it.
- Due to child marriage being prevalent, Ambedkar got married to 9-year-old Ramabai in 1906. At this time Bhimrao was 15 years old. After the death of his first wife Ramabai, he married Savita for the second time.
- Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar knew 9 languages. He received many standard PhD degrees from many universities in the country and abroad. Baba Saheb had about 32 degrees.
- In 1951, he resigned from his cabinet post after his Hindu Code Bill draft was blocked in Parliament. In this draft, gender equality was talked about in the law regarding inheritance, marriage, and the economy.
- In 1956, Baba Saheb left Hinduism and adopted Buddhism. Along with him, his wife Savita and lakhs of Dalits also adopted Buddhism.
- Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar died on 06 December 1956 at his residence in Delhi. He was suffering from diabetes.
- After his death, Bhimrao Ambedkar was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor, in 1990.