Ambedkar
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar ( IPA: [bhɪməɑo ɹæmdʒi ɑmbɛdkɑə] ; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist , economist , and social reformer who fought economic and social discrimination against the untouchables (now known as dalits ) in India's Hindu society, and who later renounced Hinduism and inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement . Ambedkar served as chairman of the drafting committee of the Constitution of India, and Minister of Law and Justice in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru from 1947 to 1951. He is also referred to by the honorific Babasaheb ( BAH -bə SAH -hayb ). B. R. Ambedkar Ambedkar in the 1950s Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha for Bombay State [1] In office 3 April 1952 – 6 December 1956 President Rajendra Prasad Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru 1st Minister of Law and Justic...