B. R. Ambedkar-Jurist

Born: 14 April 1891, Mhow
Died: 6 December 1956, Delhi
Education: London School of Economics and Political Science (1916– 1922)
Movies: A Journey of Samyak Buddha
Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, is a celebrated leader, who flagged the ‘Constitution of India’. He was a well known statesman who fought for the rights of the Dalits and other socially backward classes. Born on 14th April 1891, his reforms are echoed across the country in the form of ‘Ambedkar Jayanti‘.

Quotes

• “They cannot make history who forget history”.
• “Be Educated, Be Organised and Be Agitated”
• “I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity”
• “Life should be great rather than long”.
• “If I find the constitution being misused, I shall be the first to burn it.”
• “Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence”.
• “If you believe in living a respectable life, you believe in self-help which is the best help”.
• “We must stand on our own feet and fight as best as we can for our rights. So carry on your agitation and organize your forces. Power and prestige will come to youthroughstruggle”.
• “The history of India is nothing but a history of a mortal conflict between Buddhism and Brahminism”.
• “I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.”
• “Men are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die.”
• “Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.”
• “The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.”
• “Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.”
• “A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.”
• “Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.”
• “Equality may be a fiction but nonetheless one must accept it as a governing principle.”
• “Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.”
• An ideal society should be mobile, should be full of channels for conveying a change taking place in one part to other parts. In an ideal society there should be many interests consciously communicated and shared.
• Sincerity is the sum of all moral qualities.
• “We are Indians, firstly and lastly.”