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	Ambedkar
		Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born in Mhow in central India in 1891, the fourteenth child of parents who belonged to the very lowest stratum of Hindu society, then known as Untouchables.
		In 1908 Ambedkar passed the matriculation examination for Bombay University, and so uncommon was such an achievement on the part of an Untouchable boy that the event was celebrated with a public meeting.
		Ambedkar established himself in Bombay, built up his legal practice, taught in college, gave evidence before various official bodies, started a newspaper, and was nominated to the Bombay Legislative Council, in whose proceedings he at once took a leading part.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/a/am/ambedkar.html (1915 words)

	Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
		Ambedkar's critics may be forgiven for accusing him of cooperating with the British and on occasions running down the struggle against imperialism.
		Ambedkar's problem was he could not confront two powerful enemies at a time -- the British and savarna exploiters.
		Ambedkar died at the age of 65 in 1956, a couple of months after embracing Buddhism and his dream to propagate it the world over remained unfulfilled.
	www.india-today.com /itoday/millennium/100people/ambedkar.html (787 words)

	Reflections - Center for JustPeace in Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar and The Dalit Movement in India: A Reflection
		Bhimrao remained abroad from 1913 to 1917 and again from 1920 to 1923.
		Ambedkar’s popularity among the Dalits is not due to the corrupt Dalits who use all tactics to grab money and power but the poor Dalits who consider him as the liberator.
	daga.dhs.org /justpeace/reflections/ambedkar.htm (3313 words)

	B. R. Ambedkar Summary
		Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956) was an Indian social reformer and politician who devoted himself to improving the life of untouchables, particularly of his own caste, the Mahars.
		Bhimrao Ambedkar was born at Mhow, Madhya Pradesh.
		Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (April 14, 1891 - December 6, 1956) was one of the most prominent Indian leaders of the 20th century.
	www.bookrags.com /B._R._Ambedkar (3677 words)

	Dr
		Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, chiefly responsible for drafting of The Constitution of India and a champion of human rights was born on the 14
		With the slogan of 'Educate-Agitate-Organize', the social movement led by Dr. Ambedkar aimed at Annihilation of Caste and the Reconstruction of Indian Society on the basis of equality of human beings.
		Ambedkar held the view that "Only political power cannot be a panacea for the ills of the depressed classes.
	www.angelfire.com /ak/ambedkar/BR_bio.html (328 words)

	Columbia News ::: Bombay Academic Visits Statue of Indian Patriot, Alumnus Ambedkar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956) is considered the father of the Indian Constitution and a leading champion of rights for India's "untouchables," those once considered to be of such low caste that their very touch was to be avoided.
		Ambedkar also spent many years in the early part of the last century at Columbia and formed many of his ideas about equality and social justice studying under John Dewey, whose ideas on democracy and education helped shape America's education system.
		Ambedkar, born an "untouchable," overcame prejudice to obtain an education, eventually earning advanced degrees from Columbia and the London School of Economics.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/news/00/12/ambedkar.html (419 words)

	B. R. Ambedkar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Ambedkar oversaw the transition of his political party into the All India Scheduled Castes Federation, although it performed poorly in the elections held in 1946 for the Constituent Assembly of India.
		Ambedkar was survived by his second wife Savita Ambedkar, born as a Caste Brahmin and converted to Buddhism with him.
		Ambedkar was a fierce critic of Mahatma Gandhi (and the Indian National Congress).He was criticized by his contemporaries and modern scholars for this opposition to Gandhi, who had been one of the first Indian leaders to call for the abolition of untouchability and discrimination.
	www.beidu.info /en/B._R._Ambedkar.htm (5369 words)

	Ambedkar, B. R. \| Encyclopedia of Religion
		Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, affectionately known as Babasaheb, was born in Mhow (now Mahu), India, where his father was headmaster of an army normal school.
		Ambedkar himself was able to effect legislation guaranteeing rights for untouchables as well as measures affecting all India in the appointed positions of Labour member in the viceroy's executive council (1942–1946) and as minister for law in India's first independent ministry (1947–1951).
		Dalit writers pay tribute to Ambedkar as their chief inspiration and ascribe to the Buddhist conversion movement that he set in motion shortly before his death their sense of freedom from the psychological bonds of untouchability.
	www.bookrags.com /research/ambedkar-b-r-eorl-01 (1237 words)

	Buddhism Today - Dda.o Pha^.t Nga`y Nay, default page-english
		Ambedkar was critical of Gandhi and Congress leaders soft approach towards the upliftment of untouchables which just labelled them as 'Harijan' within the Hindu fold and argued that political democracy and consciousness would automatically Improve condition of Harijans in Indian society.
		Ambedkar's works and approach to uplift the condition of untouchables in India and especially the Mahars of Maharastra and ultimately their conversion to Buddhism can be seen in four phases.
		Ambedkar was much inclined towards Buddhism to which he was exposed since 1920's but had to face the same risk of losing the political concessions.
	www.buddhismtoday.com /english/world/figure/002-ambedkar.htm (3290 words)

	Hindutva Series : Dr. Ambedkar and the Hindu Caste System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Bhimrao was the son of Ramji Sakpal of that village.
		Ambedkar was born in the Mahar caste; he was pushed away as an 'untouchable';his very touch was supposed to make the water unclean; by his genius, by his learning and by his unbending will, he rose high and shaped the Constitution of India, and came to be called the Modern Buddha.
		Ambedkar was born in a caste which was considered as the lowest of the low.
	www.hindutva.org /ambedkar.html (9102 words)

	Ambedkar :: Indian Leader
		Ambedkar founded the Independent Labor Party and took part in the provincial elections that were held under the Government of India Act, 1935.
		Ambedkar criticized the bill, as in his opinion the change of name would make no real change in their conditions.
		Ambedkar was elected to the constitution assembly by the Bombay Legislature Congress Party.
	www.ceeby.com /people/ambedkar.cfm (1241 words)

	Eternal Ethics » In the name of Ambedkar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Ambedkarism is seen as a genuine vehicle of social mobility.
		By invoking Ambedkar, his followers are seen to be asserting a more basic desire for a more “inclusive” society,a demand that is fundamental to any social or economic change in contemporary India.
		Ambedkar’s dream was that simply exercising the vote was meaningless unless caste was totally eradicated.
	eternalethics.com /re-think/in-the-name-of-ambedkar (1202 words)

	Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Bhimrao Ambedkar, the fourteenth of Ramji and Bhimabai Sakpal Ambavedkar, was born on April 14, 1891, in Mhow, Central India into the "untouchable" Mahar caste.
		Ambedkar declared that their efforts had not borne the kind of results he had expected.
		Ambedkar introduced Bills in 1937 to abolish the "khoti" system of land tenure in the Konkan region, the serfdom of agricultural tenants and the Mahar "watan" system of working for the Government as slaves.
	www.liveindia.com /freedomfighters/3.html (1993 words)

	Buddhist Channel \| Personality \| Untouchable
		Seoul, South Korea -- Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the savior of untouchables, was born on April 14, 1891, at Mhow (now in the state of Madhyapradesh) in India.
		Ambedkar was proud that his ancestors were the first supporters of Buddhist philosophy.
		Ambedkar appreciated and loved Buddhism so much that he converted to Buddhism in 1951 along with his followers, who were nearly three lakh (300,000) in number.
	www.buddhistchannel.tv /index.php?id=9,2992,0,0,1,0 (614 words)

	About the Ambedkar Foundation
		Ambedkar Foundation was established by the Government of India under the aegis of the Ministry of Welfare (now Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) on March 24, 1992 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
		Ambedkar International Award has been instituted to commemorate the signal services rendered by dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar to India and human family at large.
		Ambedkar on 14th April and 6th December every year respectively at the statue of Baba Saheb in the Parliament House lawns.
	ambedkarfoundation.nic.in /html/aboutus.htm (268 words)

	proXsa: Inspiration: Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
		Ambedkar's programs were intended to integrate the Untouchable into Indian society in modern, not traditional ways, and on as high a level as possible.
		Ambedkar planned his porgrams to bring the Untouchable from a stat eof "dehumanization" and "slavery" into one of equality through the use of modern methods based on education and the exercize of legal and political rights.
		Ambedkar's adaptation of western concepts to the Indian scene is also reflected int he terms he used to justify Untouchable political rights: democracy, fraternity, and liberty.
	www.proxsa.org /inspiration/ambedkar.html (1388 words)

	The Introduction Of Dr.b.r.ambedkar's Life Summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (April 14, 1891 — December 6, 1956) was a Buddhist revivalist, an Indian jurist, scholar and Bahujan political leader who is the chief architect of the Indian constitution.
		He is also credited for having sparked a revival of Buddhism in India, known as the Indian Buddhist movement.Overcoming numeous social and financial obstacles, Ambedkar became one of the first untouchables to obtain college education in India.
		Ambedkar's work would guarantee political, economic and social freedoms for untouchables and other ethnic, social and religious communities of India.
	www.shvoong.com /books/411443-introduction-dr-b-r-ambedkar-s-life (421 words)

	Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar - Wikipedia
		Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, भीमराव रामजी आंबेडकर, (* 14.
		Ambedkar war das vierzehnte Kind einer armen Hindufamilie aus der Kaste der Mahar, die zu den unberührbaren Kasten zählt.
		Ambedkar versuchte nun den Rechtsweg zu beschreiten, der allerdings erst nach zehn Jahren zum Erfolg führte, was ihn zur Überzeugung brachte, dass man sich darauf nicht beschränken konnte, wollte man die elende Situation der Dalits verbessern.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bhimrao_Ramji_Ambedkar (614 words)

	Arising Light: Story of Dr Ambedkar, Birth of New Era in India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Ambedkar framed the constitution of India making it a secular state and provided national emblems, in particular the Asoka Lions, and the Dharma Wheel on the national flag.
		The project is a 60-minute film on the life story of Dr Ambedkar, a peer of Gandhi and Nehru.
		The story of Dr Ambedkar unfolds from a narrative about his leadership and a social humanitarian movement with reflections on the roots of Buddhism and ancient sources and inspirations from India.
	arising-light.org /Story.html (213 words)

	Buddhist Channel \| India \| Dr Ambedkar's legacy lives on
		But Dr Ambedkar differentiated by saying that there should be a need to kill, not will to kill," says Dalit Panthers' leader Arun Kamble.
		Ambedkar badges and emblems have done good business even when market economy was a distant dream.
		Evoking Ambedkar's memory, renaming parks after him are all part of the contemporary political game.
	www.buddhistchannel.tv /index.php?id=42,3498,0,0,1,0 (339 words)

	Fifty Million Converts? -- Monday, Jun. 19, 1950 -- Page 1 -- TIME
		Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an untouchable, reared in the Hindu teaching that even his shadow would pollute a high-caste Indian.
		Today stocky, bald Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, 58, is Minister of Law in the government of India, and no longer an untouchable; India's new government has outlawed untouchability.
		His favor is courted by the great and powerful, and even high-born Brahmins are flattered to be asked to tea with Minister Ambedkar in the tiffin room of the Indian Parliament.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,858835,00.html (510 words)

	Comments and Suggestions
		He then followed it up during the round table conference after which Ramsay McDonald announced 'Communal Award' as a result of which several communities including the 'depressed classes' were given the right to have separate electorates.
		It is also observed that while this sect functions throughout with the brand 'Dalit', also engage in all the corrupt practices that was once the cornerstone of Brahministic culture and ethics.
		It is interesting that Ambedkar fought for the rights of Dalits and had a broader vision, which couldn't be inculcated by post-Ambedkar Ambedkarites.
	www.chetna.net /reports/Salam_Bhimrao.htm (3278 words)

	GreatBairwa.com - HomePage
		Dr. Ambedkar held the view that "Only political power cannot be a panacea for the ills of the dep ressed classes.
		On the 14th October, 1956, Babasaheb Ambedkar embraced Buddhism.
		He continued the crusade for social revolution until the end of his life on the 6th December 1956.
	www.greatbairwa.com (417 words)

	B. R. Ambedkar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Marathi: बाबासाहेब भीमराव रामजी आंबेडकर)
		Ambedkar and Untouchability: Analyzing and Fighting Caste by Christophe Jaffrelot (2005) ISBN 0-231-13602-1
		Ambedkar and Buddhism by Urgyen Sangharakshita ISBN 0-904766-28-4
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/B._R._Ambedkar (5398 words)

	SSC: Why Dr. Ambedkar died for these ungratefuls?
		It may be true that it is because of this Dr Ambedkar, 99.9% of SCandST Dalits can get admissions into Engineering, Medicine, Technology and other Professional Courses, and to all those new Commercial Courses like Management and Foreign Trade.
		This Dr Ambedkar is singularly and personally responsible for all those Third Class SCsandSTs in Govt Services, Assemblies, Parliament, Govt and Political Parties.
		The Dr Ambedkar Foundation, yes was pushed out very silently and ingeniously without anyone knowing it, or raising a voice against it, or protesting it, or objecting it or resisting it!
	www.dalitindia.org /ambedkar/ungrat.htm (1463 words)

	"Dr.BR Ambedkar
		A Tribute to Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the Great Economist, Educationist, Politician, Champion of Human Rights and Emancipator of millions of untouchable downtrodden whom he taught to hold their heads high & live like a lion.
		Thus Spoke Ambedkar : Quotations of Dr. Ambedkar
		Dr. Ambedkar : Important Events in his life
	www.angelfire.com /ak/ambedkar (129 words)

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