Ambedkar Jayanti – April 14, 2027

History of Ambedkar Jayanti

Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on April 14, 1891, in India. He is considered the Father of the Indian constitution. His renouncement of Hinduism inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement. From 1947 to 1951, Ambedkar was the chairman of the Constitution of India drafting committee and the Minister of Law and Justice in Jawaharlal Nehru’s first cabinet.

In 1918, he was appointed as a Professor of Political Economy at the Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai. As of 1925, he had been appointed to the Bombay Presidency Committee to collaborate with the all-European Simon Commission. In this period, Ambedkar wrote a separate set of recommendations for India’s future constitution. By 1927, Ambedkar decided to launch active anti-untouchability campaigns. He started with public demonstrations and marches to increase access to public drinking water resources. He also started a fight for the right to enter Hindu temples.

After India gained its independence in October 1947, the new Congress-led government invited Ambedkar to serve as the country’s first Law Minister, which he accepted. On August 29, he was appointed Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee by the Assembly, and he was tasked with writing India’s new constitution. Throughout his life, Ambedkar advocated for equality, particularly for the underprivileged social classes and women. He incorporated his vision of equal rights for all into several constitutional laws. On April 14, 1928, activist Janardan Sadashiv Ranapisay publicly celebrated Ambedkar’s birthday in Pune. This day is now known as “Ambedkar Jayanti.”