the Separate Electorates

Dr. Ambedkar came to the centre stage of the struggles of the oppressed world in the ’s. Born in the then so-called “untouchable” caste called Mahar in Central India as the son of an army man, he was a brilliant student and was the first to matriculate from his community. Ambedkar’s Academic Accomplishments Ambedkar joined the Elphinston College, with the help of a scholarship and graduated in . With the help of a scholarship from the Maharaja of Barona he went to United States and secured a post-graduate degree, and doctorate, from the Columbia University. Then he went to London to study law and economics. Ambedkar’s brilliance caught the attention of many. Already in , he had participated in an international conference of Anthropology and presented a research paper on ‘Castes in India’, which was published later in the Indian Antiquary . The British government which was searching for talents among the downtrodden of India invited him to interact with the