Born on April 14, 1891, in Mhow (now Dr Ambedkar Nagar) in Madhya Pradesh, Dr Ambedkar belonged to the Mahar caste, a community regarded as "untouchable" under the rigid caste system of the time.
An unidentified person damaged a replica of the Constitution held by the statue of B R Ambedkar outside Parbhani railway station, triggering arson and stone-pelting, say police. India’s tallest ...