Dr. B R Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in the town and military cantonment of Mhow in the Central Provinces. His family belonged of Marathi background from the town in Ratnagiri district of modern-day Maharashtra. Ambedkar was born into a poor low Mahar caste, who were treated as untouchables and subjected to socio-economic discrimination. Ambedkar's ancestors had long worked for the army of the British East India Company, and his father served...
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