New Delhi (NVI): India is observing Ambedkar Jayanti today, as the principal architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar was born on this day.
He was born in the town and military cantonment of Mhow, Maharashta in 1891.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid tributes to Ambedkar while addressing the nation on the lockdown.
“Humble tribute to Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar on his birth anniversary on behalf of all countrymen,” PM Modi also tweeted in this regard.
बाबासाहेब डॉ. भीमराव अम्बेडकर को उनकी जयंती पर सभी देशवासियों की ओर से विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि। #AmbedkarJayanti pic.twitter.com/ddDiD8HAe5
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 14, 2020
Babasaheb was the first minister of Law and Justice of India from August 29, 1947, to January 24, 1950.
He is also known as the principal architect of the country’s Constitution and is called the Father of Indian Constitution.
He protested against the social injustices faced by people belonging to backward castes in India and also published scores of journals and advocated for Dalits rights.
Bhimrao Ambedkar also received the Bharat Ratna posthumously after 40 years of his death.
