By Anshika Verma20, Oct 2023 03:48 PMjagranjosh.com
Real name of bhimrao ambedkar
The real name of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was Ambawadekar. But in the school records, his teacher, Mahadev Ambedkar, gave him Ambedkar's last name.
First doctorate p.h.d holder
The first Indian to earn a doctorate (Ph.D.) in economics from a foreign institution was Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Ashok chakra
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar deserves credit for placing the ‘Ashok Chakra’ in the Indian Tricolor. Despite the fact that Pingali Venkayya designed the national flag.
World’s largest private library
Ambedkar’s personal library ‘Rajgirh’ consisted of more than 50,000 books and it was the world's largest private library.
Columbia university scholars list
Dr. Babasaheb's book ‘Waiting for a Visa’ is used as a textbook at Columbia University. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar was listed first on a list of the top 100 scholars in the world compiled by Columbia University in 2004.
Where is his statue located?
When Babasaheb was still alive, the first statue of him was erected in 1950 and is now located in Kolhapur City.
Working hours were changed
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar changed the working day from 12 to 8 hours on November 27, 1942, at the 7th session of the Indian Labour Conference in New Delhi.
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