Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, leader of India's Untouchable caste, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 of his followers (see Neo-Buddhism).

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar 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.

He later renounced Hinduism and converted to Buddhism, inspiring the Dalit Buddhist movement.

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Young Ambedkar
Young Ambedkar (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar with wife Ramabai Ambedkar
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar with wife Ramabai Ambedkar (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar in Columbia University
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar in Columbia University (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

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