How would have ambedkar reacted today!
Todays Situation in India! Ambedkar Jayanti 2018 2019
B. R Ambedkar's role and contribution to the Indian Society in the making of the Indian Consitution is certainly of the most significant level. On 15th August 1947, when India achieved its independence, Nehruji made Ambedkar as his first Law Minister, in recognition of his legal expertise and also, in fact, made him the Chairman of the Indian Constitution Drafting Committee- a singular honour, and of course, his first/primary important 'contribution' to this document i.e. its actual writing/drafting and structuring, which is no small thing, as it is Ambedkar ji's words that roll off so decorously when we read the document.
As writer/drafter/framer and 'prime mover' of the new Indian Constitution, Ambedkar also had a central role in guiding his committee towards the sort of socialistic, idealistic vision that he had, and that to some extent he also shared with Nehru ji. According to Granville Austin, this document thus was first and foremost, a 'social document' i.e. one which identified many of the basic problems besetting and needing to be addressed, for the amelioration of the masses-- and in this regard it is worthwhile noting down pointwise some of Ambedkar's main, personal contributions, depending upon his own expertise and interests/concerns:
1. Guarantees of basic civil liberties to Indian citizens
2. Abolition of all forms of discrimination of caste and creed, freedom of religion and abolition of 'untouchability' in principle at least-- something very personal for him, coming as he did from untouchable origins.
3. Equal rights under the law to Indian women, and full social and economic freedom/s to them, too.
4. Various job quotas guarantees for scheduled castes and tribes and minorities in India, to ensure fair play and some modicum of 'removal' of social inequalities for remote and underprivileged communities.
These were no small achievements personally, and along with their adoption, the whole of the Indian Constitution was thereafter formally passed by Parliament (Constituent Assembly) on 26th November 1949.
Dr.B R AMBEDKAR, Dalit icon, yes but he is a lot-lot more than that
you are having a happy 9 to 5 job then you have to thank Ambedkar, back in 1942 it was his idea for Indian workers to have 8 hours job than 12 hours per day, your dearness allowance(DA), Provident Fund(PF) is his ideas as well.
He was also the leading expert in currency and banking in his times, Reserve Bank of India was formed on his recommendations. Ambedkar believed in Free markets, Gold standards and economic freedom, Ambedkar mentioned that demonetization should be done once in every 10 years to decrease corruption and black money.
If dams were temples of modern India then Ambedkar is the main priest in it. He was the man behind the Hirakud dam, Damodar river valley project, and many other projects, making sure of the young country(back to 1950's) to have enough electricity to fuel its dream. He is the main person behind the election commission.
When many people are yet to free their minds from gender bias Ambedkar taught us the women empowerment years ago, He framed the laws which give women right to property, maternity benefit and a lot more(He even resigned his law ministry for not passing of Hindu code bill-a bill for women rights)
And let's not forget he had a Ph.D. from Columbia University and London school of economics, he is the 3rd person(1st Karl Marx 2nd Mussolini) to read entire London library, he is the first Indian person to get a doctorate from US university
He laid the foundation for the modern Dalit politics, he drafted our incredible constitution(The only living document in the world), he done all these in a time where his countrymen treated him as an untouchable.
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