Ambedkar Jayanti 2018: Remembering a man who gave India its Constitution; here are some famous quotes of 'The Dalit Icon'

Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar's birth anniversary on 14th April is celebrated as the Ambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti. Dr Ambedkar is the man who gave India its Constitution. He is popularly called as Baba Saheb Ambedkar, who campaigned against social discrimination against Dalit aka untouchables and also supported the rights of women and labourers.

"I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved," Dr Ambedkar had said, as quoted in The Ultimate Book of Quotations.

Baba Saheb hails from a poor Dalit family in Madhya Pradesd, born on April 14, 1891, grew up witnessing the atrocities meted out to the Dalits, who were treated as untouchables. In the school, Dr Ambedkar and other Dalit students were boycotted and not allowed to touch the water. Someone from upper caste used to pour the water from the top. The school peon had to do that task for young Ambedkar, which is later described in his writings as "No Peon, No Water".

Even he was not allowed to sit inside the classroom and used to sit on a gunny sack which he had to every day take home with him.