Nation pays tribute to Ambedkar on his death ann
New
Delhi/Mumbai,
Dec
6:
Indian
leaders
paid
rich
tribute
to
Dr.
Bhim
Rao
Ambedkar
on
his
52nd
death
anniversary
on
Monday.
Vice
President
Mohammad
Hamid
Ansari
and
Lok
Sabha
Speaker
Somnath
Chatterjee
paid
floral
tributes
to
the
father
of
the
Indian
Constitution
at
a
special
function
in
the
Parliament
Complex.
Several
Union
Ministers,
leaders
of
political
parties
and
Members
of
Parliament
were
among
others
who
also
offered
floral
tribute
at
the
statue
of
Dr.
Ambedkar.
The day is also observed as Mahaparinirvan Diwas. Several functions were organised in different parts of the country to mark the occasion.
In Mumbai, scores of people gathered at the Chaityabhoomi' to pay homage to him. Doctor Ambedkar's last rites took place here. Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, scholar, Bahujan political leader and a Buddhist revivalist.
Ambedkar spent his life fighting untouchability and the Indian caste system. He is also credited for having sparked off the Dalit Buddhist movement. Ambedkar was honoured with the Bharat Ratna.
Overcoming numerous social and financial obstacles, Ambedkar became one of the first "untouchables" to obtain a college education in India. He went on to pursue higher studies in the United States and England, where he earned law degrees and multiple doctorates for his study and research in law, economics and political science.
Returning home as a famous scholar, Ambedkar practiced law for a few years before he began publishing journals that advocated political rights and social freedom for India's untouchables.
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