Quick Facts
- Full name: Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
- Birth: 14 April 1891
- Birthplace: Mhow
- Major fields: law, economics, social reform and constitutional thought
- Drafting Committee: Chairman
- Mahad Satyagraha: 1927
- Dhamma Deeksha: 14 October 1956, Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur
- Death: 6 December 1956, Delhi</p><p>## Important Study Topics
**Education:** Ambedkar’s academic journey and his belief in education as a means of social transformation.
**Social Reform:** His struggle against caste discrimination, untouchability and denial of equal public rights.
**Mahad Satyagraha:** A landmark assertion of equal access to public water and human dignity.
**Constitution:** His role as Chairman of the Drafting Committee and his advocacy of constitutional rights and social justice.
**Buddhism:** His study of Buddhist thought and the Dhamma Deeksha at Nagpur in 1956.
## Exam Preparation Tips
Remember important dates, places, organisations and movements. Study Ambedkar’s own writings alongside reliable historical sources. For competitive examinations, distinguish between facts directly established by primary sources and popular but unverified claims.
## Key Values
Education, equality, liberty, justice, fraternity, dignity, reason and constitutional responsibility are useful themes when writing answers about Ambedkar.
