Context
Birth anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar — key architect of the Constitution and leader of social reform movements.
Organisations
• 1924 – Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha → upliftment of depressed classes
• 1930 – Depressed Classes Congress → political mobilisation
• 1936 – Independent Labour Party → labour + Dalit representation
• 1942 – All India Scheduled Castes Federation → national political platform
• 1956 – Navayana Buddhism Movement → socio-religious reform
Literary Works
• 1916 – Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development
• 1920 – Mooknayak (journal)
• 1927 – Bahishkrit Bharat (journal)
• 1936 – Annihilation of Caste
• 1940 – Thoughts on Pakistan
• 1945 – What Congress and Gandhi Have Done to the Untouchables
• 1946 – Who Were the Shudras?
• 1947 – States and Minorities
• 1948 – The Untouchables
• 1955 – Thoughts on Linguistic States
Quick Value Add
• First Law Minister of India (1947–1951)
• Chairman, Drafting Committee (29 August 1947)
• Key role in Fundamental Rights, social justice, reservations
