Bhimrao Ambedkar Death Anniversary 2022:
Today, on December 6, 2022 is the death anniversary of the father of the Indian Constitution, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar. This day is also observed as Mahaparinirvan Diwas, Parinirvan can be translated as Nirvan after death or the freedom from the cycles of life and death. He was considered as one of the main social reformers. He had a great contribution in shaping India's progressive outlook. He fought against the social discrimination.
Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar breathed his last on December 6, 1956 after he had converted to Buddhism fulfilling his declaration of 'I will not die a Hindu'. Dr Ambedkar was discriminated as Dalit during his school days and the seeds were sowed in him at that time to fight against that. He started raising question from small things like he fought for the rights of Dalits to use the same drinking water source as other upper castes, he campaigned against Hindu Brahmins for the rights of the untouchables to enter inside temples.
He always hated the caste system among Hindus and criticised it strongly in his book, 'Annihilation of Caste'. Ambedkar embraced Buddhism on October 14, 1956 and converted about 5 lakh of his supporters to the religion. He became the first Minister of Law and Justice, and helped in shaping the Constitution of India and after this he established the Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha at Mumbai in 1924 to help address and ease the difficulties faced by the untouchables and educated them.Famous Quotes by Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar1. Caste is not a physical object like a wall of bricks or a line of barbed wire which prevents the Hindus from co-mingling and which has, therefore, to be pulled down. Caste is a notion; it is a state of the mind.2. I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.3. Equality may be a fiction but nonetheless one must accept it as a governing principle. 4. So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.5. A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.