[These scholars assume] “that the Aryans are a European rac… - B. R. Ambedkar

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[These scholars assume] “that the Aryans are a European race”... “the European races were white and had a colour prejudice against the dark races” [...they try] “to find evidence for colour prejudice in the Aryans who came into India.”

B. R. Ambedkar

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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (April 14, 1891 – December 6, 1956), an Indian polymath: jurist, economist, politician, and writer. He pioneered revival of Buddhism in India and inspired the modern Buddhist movement. He was independent India's first law minister, and the major architect of the Constitution of India.

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Birth Name: Bhīvā Rāmjī Sakpāḷ

Native Name: Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar • भीमराव रामजी आंबेडकर

Alternative Names: Bhimrao Ambedkar • Babasaheb Ambedkar • Babasaheb • Ambedkar • Bhimrao R. Ambedkar • B.R. Ambedkar • B R Ambedkar • Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar • Dr BR Ambedkar • Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar • Dr. B. R. Ambedkar • Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar • Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar • BR Ambedkar • Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar • Baba Saheb

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