Ambedkar Jayanti: Powerful quotes by Dr. B R Ambedkar

April 14 every year is observed as Ambedkar Jayanti to celebrate the birthday of Dr, Bhim Rao Ambedkar. This year marks the 130th birth anniversary of the Father of the Indian Constitution.

Below are some powerful quotes by him:

1. If I find the constitution being misused, I shall be the first to burn it.
2. If you believe in living a respectable life, you believe in self-help which is the best help.
3. Cultivation of the mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.
4. Be Educated, Be Organised and Be Agitated.
5. I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.
6. The history of India is nothing but a history of a mortal conflict between Buddhism and Brahminism.
7. They cannot make history who forget history.
8. Men are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise, both will wither and die.