He is beyond slayer, prophet, a revolutionary or a dalit icon.
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) was conceptualized by the guidelines from his book "Problem of Rupee; its origin and its solutions''.
Established finance commission of india.
To empower women at that time, presented Hindu Code Bill in parliament but it was opposed by almost every male member of parliament (including Nehru and Sardar Patel). If passed, it would have ended Sati Pratha, Dowry system in 1951 only. After the bill lapsed, he resigned. (the draft also included divorce rights to women, portions of inheritance to daughters, while giving widows complete property rights.)
"I Measure progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved."
As Labour Minister in the Viceroy’s Council, he successfully led the struggle for reduction of work from 12 hours a day to 8 hours in 1942. He contributed the idea of setting up of Employment Exchanges in India.
He was almost single handedly responsible for establishing the Central Technical Power Board, the National Power Grid System and the Central Water Irrigation and Navigation Commission.
Rejected to draft article 370.
He proved the importance of price stability than exchange stability. He analysed the silver and gold rate exchange and its effect on Indian economy.
He contributed in Land Revenue Tax and excise duty policies to stabilize Indian economy.
He played an important role in the land reform and the state economic development.
According to him Hindu caste system, divided labours, was one of the hurdles for the economic progress. He emphasized on free economy with stable rupee which India has adopted recently.
He advocated the birth control rate to develop the Indian economy. This policy has been adopted by Indian government as national policy for family planning.
He emphasized on equal rights to women for economic development.
He laid the foundation of industrial relations after Indian independence.
"Dr. Ambedkar is my father in economics/ He is true celebrated champion of the underprivileged. He deserves more than what he achieved today. his contribution in economics is marvelous and will be remembered forever...."
-Amartya Sen | Nobel for economics
The Slogan Educate, Unite, Agitate.
ANNIVERSARIES are usually moments of stock taking, assessing achievements and failures. In the case of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, such an exercise would be both presumptuous and foolish. With many great leaders, we assess how they measure up to standards and ideals of a civilization. In Ambedkar’s case, the reverse is true. He is the yardstick to which a whole civilization must measure up.
We don’t judge him by our ideals; he should be the ideal by which we judge ourselves. In engaging with Ambedkar, the question is not of assessing him; it is of assessing ourselves, and trying to understand why we continue to avoid confronting his bracing call to justice, his advocacy of reason, the depth of his institutional imagination. He is the mirror in which we dare not look at ourselves; his presence is a constant reminder of our bad conscience and bad faith.
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) was conceptualized by the guidelines from his book "Problem of Rupee; its origin and its solutions''.
Established finance commission of india.
To empower women at that time, presented Hindu Code Bill in parliament but it was opposed by almost every male member of parliament (including Nehru and Sardar Patel). If passed, it would have ended Sati Pratha, Dowry system in 1951 only. After the bill lapsed, he resigned. (the draft also included divorce rights to women, portions of inheritance to daughters, while giving widows complete property rights.)
"I Measure progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved."
As Labour Minister in the Viceroy’s Council, he successfully led the struggle for reduction of work from 12 hours a day to 8 hours in 1942. He contributed the idea of setting up of Employment Exchanges in India.
He was almost single handedly responsible for establishing the Central Technical Power Board, the National Power Grid System and the Central Water Irrigation and Navigation Commission.
Rejected to draft article 370.
He proved the importance of price stability than exchange stability. He analysed the silver and gold rate exchange and its effect on Indian economy.
He contributed in Land Revenue Tax and excise duty policies to stabilize Indian economy.
He played an important role in the land reform and the state economic development.
According to him Hindu caste system, divided labours, was one of the hurdles for the economic progress. He emphasized on free economy with stable rupee which India has adopted recently.
He advocated the birth control rate to develop the Indian economy. This policy has been adopted by Indian government as national policy for family planning.
He emphasized on equal rights to women for economic development.
He laid the foundation of industrial relations after Indian independence.
"Dr. Ambedkar is my father in economics/ He is true celebrated champion of the underprivileged. He deserves more than what he achieved today. his contribution in economics is marvelous and will be remembered forever...."
-Amartya Sen | Nobel for economics
The Slogan Educate, Unite, Agitate.
ANNIVERSARIES are usually moments of stock taking, assessing achievements and failures. In the case of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, such an exercise would be both presumptuous and foolish. With many great leaders, we assess how they measure up to standards and ideals of a civilization. In Ambedkar’s case, the reverse is true. He is the yardstick to which a whole civilization must measure up.
We don’t judge him by our ideals; he should be the ideal by which we judge ourselves. In engaging with Ambedkar, the question is not of assessing him; it is of assessing ourselves, and trying to understand why we continue to avoid confronting his bracing call to justice, his advocacy of reason, the depth of his institutional imagination. He is the mirror in which we dare not look at ourselves; his presence is a constant reminder of our bad conscience and bad faith.
