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Nation pays homage to BR Ambedkar on his 121st birth anniversary | The nation on Saturday paid homage to Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar on his 121st birth anniversary. A number of functions have been organized throughout the country to mark this occasion. Ambedkar Jayanti is a festival observed on April 14 every year to commemorate the memory of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar. This day is celebrated as birth anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar who was born on this day in the year 1891. Dr. Ambedkar, popularly also known as Babasaheb, was an Indian jurist, political leader, philosopher, anthropologist, historian, orator, economist, and editor. He was also the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of Indian Constitution. Born into a poor Mahar (considered an untouchable caste) family, Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination, the system of Chaturvarna - the categorization of Hindu society into four varnas - and the Hindu caste system. He returned to Buddhism
and is also credited with providing a spark for the transformation of hundreds
of thousands of untouchables to Theravada Buddhism. Dr. Ambedkar was posthumously
awarded the Bharat Ratna, India 's highest civilian award, in 1990. Overcoming
numerous social and financial obstacles, Dr. Ambedkar became one of the first
outcastes to obtain a college education in India . Eventually earning law degrees
and multiple doctorates for his study and research in law, economics and political
science from Columbia University and the London School of Economics, Dr. Ambedkar
gained a reputation as a scholar and practiced law for a few years, later campaigning
by publishing journals advocating political rights and social freedom for India's
untouchables. He is regarded as a Bodhisattva by some Indian Buddhists, though
he never claimed himself to be a Bodhisattva.
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