Release of commemorative coins on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

As a part of the celebrations of the 125^th birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Coins,  of denomination "ten” and "one hundred and twenty-five rupee", were issued by the Prime minister.
About Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
- He was born on 14^th April, 1891.
- He is popularly known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, and is regarded as one of the architects of the Indian Constitution. 
- He was a victim of caste discrimination and thus made sincere efforts to eradicate the social evils like untouchablity and caste restrictions.
- He graduated in 1912 from Bombay University with subjects Political Science and Economics, and went ahead to pursue and higher studies from the US.
- He was appointed as the Defence secretary to the King of Baroda. Afterafetr that he went onto become professor of political economy at the Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics,Bombay.
- He was awarded a Doctorate by the University of Columbia.
- He launched a newspaper called "Mooknayaka" (leader of the silent), to inform and educate people over the drawbacks of the prevailing social evils.
- In 1936, he founded the Independent Labor Party.
- He was appointed as the first Law Minister of independent India as well as the chairman of the committee responsible for drafting the constitution.
- He founded the Bharatiya Bauddha Mahasabha Iin 1955. His book "The Buddha and His Dhamma" was published posthumously.