Mahaparinirvan Divas

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• Every year on 6th December, the death anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar is celebrated as Mahaparinirvan Diwas.

• Parinirvana, which is regarded as one of the goals of Buddhism as well as a key doctrine, is a Sanskrit word meaning liberation or salvation after death. 

About BR Ambedkar

• Born: April 14, 1891, in Mhow, Central Provinces (now Madhya Pradesh).

• He was a social reformer, jurist, economist, writer, polyglot and scholar of comparative religious philosophy.

• He converted to Buddhism in 1956.

• He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year 1990.

Related Information

• He is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution. 

• He was the first law minister of independent India

• On August 29, 1947, he was appointed the chairman of the constitution-making committee.

• He founded the Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha (1923), which was dedicated to the promotion of education and culture among the Dalits.

• He led the Mahad Satyagraha in March 1927 to challenge the regressive customs of the Hindus.