B. R. Ambedkar was an economist, born on 14 April 1891 in Bhim Janmabhoomi and Dr. Ambedkar Nagar.
He died on 6 December 1956 in Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial at the age of 65.
He is associated with work such as Annihilation of Caste, Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development and Who Were the Shudras? and has held the office of member of Rajya Sabha and Minister of Law and Justice of India.
This profile collects the B. facts readers search for most — date of birth and current age, height and physical stats, family and relationship details, education, and a dated career timeline.
B. R. Ambedkar — Early Life, Family and Education
B. R. Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in Bhim Janmabhoomi and Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, and holds citizenship of British Raj and India. He was given the name Bhīvā Rāmjī Sakpāḷ at birth and is publicly known as B. R. Ambedkar.
Public records name his father, Ramji Maloji Sakpal and his mother, Bhimabai Ramji Sakpal.
He received his education at Columbia University, London School of Economics and Political Science and Elphinstone College.
He is recorded as speaking English, German, Pali and Sanskrit.
B. R. Ambedkar — Career and Professional Work
B. R. Ambedkar works primarily as an economist, politician, constitutionalist, barrister, jurist and sociologist.
Among the credits most often linked to B. are Annihilation of Caste, Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development, Who Were the Shudras?, The Buddha and His Dhamma, Waiting for a Visa, Small Holdings in India and Their Remedies, The Problem of the Rupees: Its Origin and Its Solution, The Evolution of Provincial Finance in British India, Pakistan or Partition of India and Ranade, Gandhi and Jinnah.
He has held the following offices: member of Rajya Sabha (1952–1956), Minister of Law and Justice of India (1947–1951), chairperson (1946–1950), Member of the Constituent Assembly of India (1946–1950), Member of the Advisory Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India (1947–1950) and minister of labor (1942–1946). He is affiliated with Scheduled Castes Federation.
He has taken part in British-Indian Round Table Conferences.
B. R. Ambedkar — Filmography and Screen Credits
Public databases list 12 screen credits for B. R. Ambedkar, spanning 1925 to 2013. That breaks down as 11 as author and 1 as screenwriter.
The table below is sorted newest first. Where a release year is not on record, the entry is marked with a dash rather than guessed.
| Year | Title | Credited as |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | A Journey of Samyak Buddha | screenwriter |
| 1990 | Waiting for a Visa | author |
| 1957 | The Buddha and His Dhamma | author |
| 1948 | Maharashtra as a Linguistic Province | author |
| 1936 | Annihilation of Caste | author |
| 1925 | The Evolution of Provincial Finance in British India | author |
| — | Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development | author |
| — | Who Were the Shudras? | author |
| — | The Rise and Fall of Hindu Women | author |
| — | Federation Versus Freedom | author |
| — | Communal Deadlock and a way to Solve it | author |
| — | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and Speeches | author |
B. R. Ambedkar — Awards and Recognition
He has received 4 documented honours. The table below lists each award with the year it was conferred, where a year is on record.
| Award / Honour | Year |
|---|---|
| Bharat Ratna | — |
| The Greatest Indian | — |
| honorary doctorate from Columbia University | 1952 |
| honorary doctor of Osmania University | 1953 |
B. R. Ambedkar — Family, Marriage and Personal Life
He has been married to Ramabai Ambedkar (married 1906, until 1935) and Savita Ambedkar (married 1948, until 1956).
He is a parent to Yashwant Ambedkar.
He is associated with India and United States as a place of residence.
B. R. Ambedkar — Height, Weight and Physical Stats
B. R. Ambedkar stands 178 cm tall, which converts to roughly 5′ 10″ and 1.78 m.
| Height (cm) | 178 cm |
|---|---|
| Height (feet) | 5′ 10″ |
| Height (metres) | 1.78 m |
B. R. Ambedkar — Net Worth: What Is Actually Verifiable
Net-worth figures for B. R. Ambedkar circulate widely online, but almost none of them come from an audited or officially published source. BioStar does not invent or repeat unsourced numbers, so no dollar figure is stated on this page.
What can be said from the public record is where his income is likely to originate: professional work as an economist, politician, constitutionalist, barrister, jurist and sociologist, project fees and royalties from credited work and public office remuneration.
If a verified figure is published by a credible outlet — a company filing, an election affidavit, or an official disclosure — this section will be updated with the source attached.
Why no number? Net-worth totals for public figures are almost never audited. BioStar publishes a figure only when a verifiable source exists, so this page describes income sources instead of guessing a total.
B. R. Ambedkar — Career Timeline
- 1891Born in Bhim Janmabhoomi and Dr. Ambedkar Nagar.
- 1906Married Ramabai Ambedkar.
- 1925Earliest credit on record: The Evolution of Provincial Finance in British India.
- 1942Took office as minister of labor, serving until 1946.
- 1946Took office as chairperson, serving until 1950.
- 1946Took office as Member of the Constituent Assembly of India, serving until 1950.
- 1947Took office as Minister of Law and Justice of India, serving until 1951.
- 1947Took office as Member of the Advisory Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India, serving until 1950.
- 1948Married Savita Ambedkar.
- 1952Took office as member of Rajya Sabha, serving until 1956.
- 1952Received the honorary doctorate from Columbia University.
- 1953Received the honorary doctor of Osmania University.
- 1956Died in Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial.
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Sources and Corrections
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