14 April, every year, is celebrated as the birth anniversary of B.R. Ambedkar.

The day is also celebrated as "Equality Day" in India.

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He was the first Law and Justice Minister of Independent India.

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He became a catalyst for the Dalit Buddhist movement after embracing Buddhism.

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Ambedkar documented his experiences with discrimination during his school days in 'No Peon, No Water'.

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He was one of the few Indian students in the 1920s to earn a doctorate in Economics from Columbia University and the London School of Economics.

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He founded Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha to uplift marginalized communities through education and socio-economic progress.

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To advocate for Dalit rights, he launched several publications including Mook Nayak, Bahishkrit Bharat, and Equality Janta.

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In a 1955 BBC interview, Ambedkar accused Gandhi of double standards regarding the caste system in his writings.

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In 1990, the Indian government awarded Ambedkar the Bharat Ratna posthumously.

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