My Autobiography | Autobiography of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | Ambedkar's Challenges, Ambitions, and Accomplishment

by B.R. Ambedkar

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's autobiography is a powerful memoir chronicling his extraordinary life as one of India's greatest social reformers and visionaries. It takes readers on a transformative journey through his early struggles against caste discrimination, his pursuit of education and his relentless fight for social justice and human rights. The book offers insights into Ambedkar's experiences as a student, lawyer, scholar and as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution.

Born into an Untouchable family, Ambedkar faced oppression but overcame obstacles to become a renowned jurist, economist and politician. He spearheaded the Modern Buddhist Movement, campaigned against discrimination against Dalits, women, and labor, and served as Independent India's first law minister. With multiple doctorates from prestigious universities, he contributed significantly to the fields of law, economics and political science.

Ambedkar's autobiography is a testament to his unwavering commitment to ensuring the rights and dignity of every citizen. It serves as a guiding light, inspiring readers to perpetuate the quest for compassion, empathy, and equality, while reminding us of the sacrifices that shaped India’s history.

Genres: Marathi

220 pages, Paperback

Published May 6, 2024

About the author

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born in 1891 into an “Untouchable” family of modest means. One of India’s most radical thinkers, he transformed the social and political landscape in the struggle against British colonialism. He was a prolific writer who oversaw the drafting of the Indian Constitution and served as India’s first Law Minister. In 1935, he publicly declared that though he was born a Hindu, he would not die as one. Ambedkar eventually embraced Buddhism, a few months before his death in 1956.

Reviews

[Vinod Kumar Tiwari · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice book to read

[Anand · Rating 3 out of 5]

As far as my understanding goes, Dr Ambedkar never wrote his autobiography. To call it an autobiography is misleading. It could be called as collected works or his dairy entries but not autobiography.

[Rohana · Rating 2 out of 5]

My review of this book is in no way a reflection of Dr. Ambedkar. I deeply respect and admire his work. Also, this book is not really an autobiography. It is a collection of his journal entries/speeches that have been translated into English. I felt as though this book could have been improved upon by providing more background for each of his entries. It left me feeling a bit confused and wanting for more information given that I am not too familiar with Indian history and Dr. Ambedkar's story. Overall, this book had some valuable insights, but it could have been so much better with some small additions.

[Amit · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's nice book to read ...To know about the journey of ambedkar.what difficulty he faced throughout his life.. Ambedkar have done so many things throughout his life like for his community how he faught with Congress nd how he took rights for his community, creation of contributions...there are so many things we can't count ..he is genius man India has ever been produced

[Diksha Ahirwar]

♥️🤍💞

[Akash Datta · Rating 4 out of 5]

The more I am reading about Ambedkar, the more I am realizing that how much the political theories of today’s so-called ‘Ambedkarites’ are different from the thoughts of Ambedkar himself. But before discussing about this issue, I want to discuss about this autobiography book, especially the inspirational parts.
After being deprived from many privileges, Ambedkar in his childhood, never lost hope. Instead, he considered himself as ‘special’. Babasaheb’s love for books is highly praised. In current times, specially in social media, many people discuss Ambedkar’s criticisms on Hinduism as well as Islam and Christianity. But how much we should take from these criticisms?
Ambedkar clearly mentioned that he was deprived from learning Sanskrit due to the narrow-mindedness of his Sanskrit school teacher. So, he learned Farsi instead. So, it can be assumed that he learned about Hinduism from fake translation of Shashtras. So, his criticisms of Hinduism should be dismissed. But his criticisms of Islam and Christianity should be considered as authentic, as he was learned and well-equipped in Farsi and English.
How much he was unknowledged about Hinduism was proved by the fact that he translated ‘Dharma’ as ‘religion’ in one go!
The Congress, which now yells ‘Caste’, ‘Dalit’, ‘Ambedkar’, ‘Constitution’ etc. for 24x7 to divide the Hindu votes, can’t tolerate a single criticism about Gandhi. It calls everyone ‘terrorist’, who criticizes Gandhi. But the same Congress worships Ambedkar who criticized Gandhi like thunder! In his words, “Gandhiji is a corrupt yogi who dwells in the kingdom of fools”. Ambedkar also explained how the Congress party defeated him in election and conspired to prevent him to enter the parliament.
The Communists, who shout today, “we fight for the Constitution” will be shocked to know that Babasaheb himself wrote in his autobiography that the Communist party opposed and even cursed the Constitution of India.
My favorite chapter of the book is ‘Communism and Buddhism’, where it is proved that the problems, which bothered Karl Marx to create ‘Communism’ were already solved by Gautam Buddha many centuries ago. It proves that Ambedkar’s mind was not fully colonialized.