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- Bhimrao Ambedkar was an Indian political leader, ecomoist, jurist and social reformer.
- He headed the committee that drafted the Constitution of India.
- He was the Law and Justice Minister in India’s first cabinet.
- Ambedkar vocally fought for the rights of Dalits.
- He opposed untouchability and tried his best to abolish it.
- He headed the mass conversion of Dalits to Buddhism.
- He was a student of economics at Columbia University and London School of Economics.
- He is given the epithet “Babasaheb”.
- He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna award.
- Ambedkar’s followers use the slogan “Jai Bhim” to honour him.