December 6 is the death anniversary of Bharata Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, the main architect of our constitution.
He had to face a very hard childhood due to one of the most sinful practice of those days - untouchability. Still, he worked hard to acquire best possible education (he was awarded PhD by Columbia University in 1927), and more importantly, used it for the upliftment of the deprived and the poor.
Looking at the hurdles he overcame to complete his education makes me feel ashamed if I crib about not getting some small facilities which I think I "deserve".
He was a true nationalist leader, and led the masses through peaceful agitations like Mahad satyagraha.
He was the finance minister of the first cabinet of Independent India.
He lived in a palace-like bunglow during his last years.
But his own stay used to be in a small room towards the end of the palace. Explaining this, he used to say, the glamour of the palace is to emphasise on my brothers that even an untouchable like them can achieve all this wealth by acquiring education; but my heart has no peace in this wealth. It is satisfied in the Baba's kuti. [Ref. Deepastambha (Marathi), Prof. Shivajirao Bhosale]
Let's pay homage to this great soul who showed a path of education and equality to the nation.
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