Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar death anniversary: Here are top 10 inspirational quotes

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, lovingly known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, was the principal architect of the Indian constitution. Being a Buddhist activist, historian, political figure, economist, writer, orator, anthropologist, philosopher, jurist, and editor, Ambedkar possessed a multifarious personality.

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar is remembered for having wisdom when he drafted the Indian Constitution. He continually fought for the rights of those who were marginalised and oppressed classes. His beliefs in social justice, economic fairness, and opportunity and status equality made him respected. 

Dr Ambedkar died on December 6, 1956, in Delhi. The day is observed as Mahaparinirvan Diwas to honour the principles he fervently believed in. 

In observance of his death anniversary, here’s a selection of his inspirational quotes to offer tribute to his legacy. 

What Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar said:

1. “I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity”
2. “Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence”.
3. “Men are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise, both will wither and die.”
4. “Freedom of mind is real freedom. A person whose mind is not free though he may not be in chains, is a slave, not a free man. One whose mind is not free, though he may not be in prison, is a prisoner and not a free man. One whose mind is not free though alive, is no better than dead. Freedom of mind is the proof of one's existence.”
5. “I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.”
6. “Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.”
7. “I do not want that our loyalty as Indians should be in the slightest way affected by any competitive loyalty whether that loyalty arises out of our religion, out of our culture or out of our language. I want all people to be Indians first, Indians last and nothing else but Indians.”
8. “Constitution is not a mere lawyers’ document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age.”
9. “However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However bad a Constitution may be, if those implementing it are good, it will prove to be good.”
10. “So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.”