Ambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti is celebrated each year on April 14 every year. The day is also commemorated as Equality Day across the country.
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‘Baba Saheb’ Ambedkar was born in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh on April 14, 1891, to army officer Ramji Maloji Sakpal and Bhimabai Sakpal.
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was the 14th and last child of his parents. His real surname was Ambawadekar. But his teacher, Mahadev Ambedkar, gave him Ambedkar surname in the school records.
Ambedkar was the first Indian to get a Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in Economics from abroad. Ambedkar is the only Indian whose statue is attached to Karl Marx in the London Museum.
