Bhimrao

Narinder Nanu/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images April 14, the birth anniversary of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, is a public holiday.

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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born in 1891, an untouchable in an India run by the British – that is to say a subaltern twice over, subjugated by an imperial government and by high-caste Indians.

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The freedom and equality he experienced in America made a very strong impression on Bhimrao.

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Bhimrao now held a doctorate, and was being trained for a top job.

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Bhimrao was hoping to find somewhere else to live through his civil service job, but before he could, one morning as he was leaving for work a gang of angry men carrying sticks arrived outside his room.

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Bhimrao dedicated the rest of his life to his task.

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Bhimrao had to wait three years before he could return to London to complete his studies.

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With the help of this, Bhimrao (‘rao’ is added to names in Maharashtra as a sign of respect) passed his B.A. in 1912.

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Indian Central Reserve Police Force soldiers carry the body of a colleague at Bhimrao hospital in Raipur on June 30.

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Of course, Bhimrao was selected – but he had to sign an agreement to serve Baroda state for ten years on finishing his studies.

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