B. R. Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and politician who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India, working from the debates of the Constituent Assembly of India and the first draft prepared by Benegal Narsing Rau. He served as Law and Justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru, and later renounced Hinduism and converted to Buddhism, inspiring the Dalit Buddhist movement.
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Political RoleChairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee 1 Political RoleMember of Parliament, Rajya Sabhafrom Bombay State 1 Political RoleMember of the Constituent Assembly of India 1 Political RoleMinister of Labour in Viceroy's Executive Council 1 Political RoleMinister of Law and Justice 1 Connections
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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 - 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and politician who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India based on the debates of the Constituent Assembly of India and the first draft of Sir Benegal Narsing Rau. Ambedkar served as Law and Justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru.
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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 - 6 December 1956)
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He served as Law and Justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru, and later renounced Hinduism and converted to Buddhism, inspiring the Dalit Buddhist movement.
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Rau's draft was considered, debated and amended by the seven-member drafting committee, which was appointed on 29 August 1947 with B. R. Ambedkar as chair.
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