Ambedkar Ji, the social reformer and national leader who accepted Buddhism
Ambedkar Ji, the social reformer and national leader who accepted Buddhism
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Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar was a modern-day social reformer and national leader, he was born on 14 April 1851 in Mhow Indore. He was born in a Dalit family. His mother's name was Bhima Bai and father's name was Ram Ji Rao, and his father was also a military officer. The constitution maker of India, Babasaheb was the 14th child of his parents. Baba Saheb's family was considered untouchable due to his association with the Dalit family. 

Ramji Sakpal retired in 1894 and the family moved to Satara after two years. Shortly after his move, Ambedkar's mother died. The children were looked after by their paternal aunt and lived in difficult circumstances. Ambedkar's three sons - Balaram, Anandrao, and Bhimrao - and two daughters - Manjula and Tulsa - survived. Among his brothers and sisters, only Ambedkar took his exams and went to high school. His original surname was Sakpal but his father had recorded his name as Ambadavekar in the school, meaning that he came from his ancestral village 'Ambadawe' in Ratnagiri district. His Devrukhe Brahmin teacher, Krishnaji Keshav Ambedkar changed his surname from Ambadevkar to his own surname Ambedkar.

Ambedkar, who witnessed economic and social discrimination since childhood, started his studies. Baba Saheb Ambedkar adopted Buddhism on 14 October 1956, while in 1956 in India, he accepted Buddhism with millions of his supporters. At the same time, he took 22 pledges in Deeksha Bhoomi Nagpur, and after this, on 6 December 1956, he said goodbye to the world. 

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