Let us remember the Great son of India Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar
Today (14th April) is Dr Ambedkar's birth day. He is one of the forgotten legends in the Indian history. Many people may not know that he was the architect of Indian constitution. Though he created the Indian Parliament through Constitution, he was defeated in the first Lok Sbha Elections. Sadly a tallest National leader is perceived as a leader for community.
I never hesitate to share my oipinion that Dr Ambedkar should have been the first Indian Prime Minister.
Many people may not know that he was against Article 370 given to Kaashmir. He refused to write that article. He was a great scholar in Sanskrit. He was opposing untouchability. He was bold enough to say that the theory of Aryans invading India through Khyber pass was false. He wanted Sanskrit to be the official language of India, but Hindi was accepted in the Constituent Assembly.
The Reserve Bank of India was founded on 1st April 1935 to address the economic troubles of the nation after the First World War. RBI was conceptualised as per the guidelines, working style and outlook presented by Dr Ambedkar as written in his book, "The Problem of the Rupee – Its origin and its solution."
In 1942, he was invited to join Viceroy's Executive Council as Labour Member with three additional portfolios. As Labour Member, he influenced the British to concede 13% representation to Scheduled Caste (SC). The British gave just 8.33%. (Later, while writing the Constitution, he made a provision of 15% for SCs.) He continued in this position till 1946. He was responsible for reducing the working hours of labourers from 12 hours to 8. He also introduced the concept of Provident Fund and Dearness Allowance. He created the employment exchanges. He introduced maternity leave for women. As a believer of free market, he introduced the Gold Standard. He was the brain behind the Hirakud Dam and the Damodar Valley Project. He was also the brain behind the India's Water Policy and the Electric Power Planning.
I reproduce the article written by me in April 2015 covering the challenges faced by him and his achievements.
Prime Point Srinivasan
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