Thread by @Sankul333

On this #AmbedkarJayanti here's a a list of his achievements and why Ambedkar was the greatest Indian to have ever been born: a thread

Ambedkar was not allowed to sit inside his classroom or drink the water at school by upper castes because he was a Dalit. Despite all this, he passed his school & became the first-ever Mahar to go to college at a time when no Dalits were even allowed to enter or study in schools

Ambedkar earned 9 degrees in his life. A B.A, two M.As, MSc, DSc, a PhD, LLD, D.Litt and Bar-at-Law. He studied at Columbia & LSE, the first Indian to study Economics abroad. He returned to India to become a professor but faced untouchability from UC professors

In 1920 he first fought for reservations for lower castes in the GoI Act 1919. In 1927, he welcomed the Simon Commission who wanted to address the casteism faced by lower castes. However Gandhi & other casteists opposed the Simon Commission as they feared Dalits being educated

In 1927 Ambedkar marched to Mahad with thousands of his followers to drink water from the Chavdar Tala. Upper castes did not allow Dalits to drink water at the time. This revolutionary act by Ambedkar of drinking water caused UCs to purify the place as a Ambedkar had polluted it

Later in 1927 Ambedkar also publicly burnt the Manusmriti on December 25. The Manusmriti which used to govern the land denied basic human rights to Dalits & women & gave all powers to the Brahmins. Ambedkar condemned this unholy book for promoting untouchability & discrimination

In 1930 Ambedkar entered the Kalaram Temple in Nashik with 15m followers when Dalits were denied entry to temples. In 1932, Ambedkar secured separate electorate for Dalits through Communal Award but Gandhi again threatened to die if rights were given to Dalits & they was revoked

In 1949 he drafted the constitution of India, granting equal rights to all citizens regardless of caste, gender or religion. It was the largest constitution ever written. Ambedkar gave Dalits & Adivasis education through reservation. And no he didn't want to end after 10 years

As Law Minister Ambedkar intended to pass the Hindu Code Bills which would've given equal rights to Hindu women. Despite his many efforts, the upper caste leadership of Congress did not pass the bills. Ambedkar resigned from the cabinet as the Law Minister in protest of this

In 1956 he converted to Buddhism in Diksha Bhoomi in Nagpur with over 6 lakh of his followers, including my grandparents. Therefore fulfilling his promise of not dying a Hindu, as he vowed to have no faith in any Hindu gods. He passed away on 6th December in 1956

Apart from this, Ambedkar was also instrumental in the foundation of the Reserve Bank of India through his work on the Indian economy & rupee. He also played a key part in many labour reforms such as 8 hour working time & an end to the exploitation of farmers by landlords

This is not a exhaustive list obviously, Ambedkar's legacy can't be reduced to a Twitter thread. Fin.