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and needing to be addressed for the amelioration
of the masses.
As participant in Indian Independence
Movement, Dr Ambedkar had his vision on
the achievement of independence from British
rule. “It is not enough to have just a politically
independent India”, pointed Ambedkar. “What is
also needed is to have an Indian nation where…
every person will have equal opportunity to
develop.”
Ambedkar was a true democrat and
advocated a democratic society based on the
principles of justice. He considered caste system
in India as a serious obstacle in the path of
democracy: “The first condition precedent
for the successful working of democracy is
that there must be no glaring inequalities in
the society. Secondly, there must be statutory
provisions to mitigate the sufferings and to
safeguard the interest of the suppressed and
oppressed people. The society must be based on
Dr B. R. Ambedkar – the principles of liberty, equality and fraternity

the Architect of in order to ensure social endosmosis”. He
considers political democracy dependent no
Modern India social and economic democracy as well as that
it “cannot last unless there lies at the lease of it
social democracy”. Ambedkar incorporated in
Vooshamalla Krishna the Indian Constitution the provisions which
ensure the fundamental rights to citizens of India
Dr Ambedkar fought against evils irrespective of their caste, creed and sex. He made
like untouchability and caste restrictions it possible all Indians to have the right to vote.
and throughout his life he battled social Dr Ambedkar contributed considerably to the
discrimination. But he fought not only for the empowerment of women in India and to giving
liberation of the dalits, he also contributed equal rights to men and women. He framed many
a lot for the building of the nation and the labour laws and enacted and brought the scheme
construction of the new free India. of Employees State Insurance which helps the
Ambedkar played a creative and constructive workers with medical care, medical leave and
role in drafting the Indian Constitution and used other facilities. Ambedkar was instrumental in
all his experience and knowledge to give free the establishment of the present Central Water
India its legal framework and to the people of Commission and Central Electricity Authority
India – the basis of their freedom. According to for the development of irrigation and power
the American historian and constitutional expert in the country. The Reserve Bank of India was
Granville Austin, the Indian Constitution is first conceptualized on his guidelines. His ideas on
and foremost a “social document” i. e. one which linguistic and small states also proved relevant in
identified many of the basic problems besetting post-Independence India.