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B. R. Ambedkar (Bhīvā Rāmjī Sakpāḷ) was born on April 14, 1891, in Mhow, India. He held citizenship in India and the British Raj. Throughout his life, he held a variety of occupations such as economist, politician, lawyer, jurist, anthropologist, writer, philosopher, journalist, revolutionary, professor, orator, historian, constitutionalist (UK), barrister, bibliographer, and human rights activist.
Ambedkar was educated at some prestigious institutions, including the University of Mumbai, Columbia University, London School of Economics, and Elphinstone College. His father was Ramji Maloji Sakpal. Ambedkar's doctoral advisor was Edwin Cannan.
He authored several notable works such as "Who Were the Shudras?", "The Buddha and His Dhamma", "Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development", "Waiting for a Visa", and "Annihilation of Caste". Ambedkar is the founder of Ambedkarism. He died on December 6, 1956, in Delhi.
