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'''Bhimrao Ambedkar''' [[MA]] [[1915]] [[PhD]] [[1927]] is considered a founding father of modern India. He was a leader of India's independence struggle, an architect of its constitution, and fought for the civil rights of women and of the "untouchable" caste. | '''Bhimrao Ambedkar''' [[MA]] [[1915]] [[PhD]] [[1927]] is considered a founding father of modern India. He was a leader of India's independence struggle, an architect of its constitution, and fought for the civil rights of women and of the "untouchable" caste. | ||
| − | He was given a scholarship to attend Columbia by the Maharajah of Baroda. In a ''[[New York Times]]'' interview, he singled out "the best friends I have had in my life...some of my classmates at Columbia and my great professors," including "John Dewey, James Shotwell, Edwin Seligman, and James Harvey Robinson". | + | He was given a scholarship to attend Columbia by the Maharajah of Baroda. In a ''[[New York Times]]'' interview, he singled out "the best friends I have had in my life...some of my classmates at Columbia and my great professors," including "[[John Dewey]], [[James Shotwell]], [[Edwin Seligman]], and [[James Harvey Robinson]]". |
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| + | There is a bust of Ambedkar in [[SIPA]]'s [[Lehman Library]]. | ||
[[Category:GSAS alumni|Ambedkar]] | [[Category:GSAS alumni|Ambedkar]] | ||
[[Category:Founding Fathers|Ambedkar]] | [[Category:Founding Fathers|Ambedkar]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:36, 15 July 2007
Bhimrao Ambedkar MA 1915 PhD 1927 is considered a founding father of modern India. He was a leader of India's independence struggle, an architect of its constitution, and fought for the civil rights of women and of the "untouchable" caste.
He was given a scholarship to attend Columbia by the Maharajah of Baroda. In a New York Times interview, he singled out "the best friends I have had in my life...some of my classmates at Columbia and my great professors," including "John Dewey, James Shotwell, Edwin Seligman, and James Harvey Robinson".
There is a bust of Ambedkar in SIPA's Lehman Library.
