41 moments

1. Birth at Mhow cantonment

   1891-04-14 · Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, India

   Ambedkar was born at the military cantonment town of Mhow, now officially Dr Ambedkar Nagar. Coordinates represent central Mhow/Dr Ambedkar Nagar.

2. Childhood schooling at Dapoli

   1894-01-01 · Dapoli, Maharashtra, India

   After his father retired from the army, Ambedkar lived at Dapoli and began his earliest schooling there. The source dates this residence and schooling broadly to 1894–1896; 1894 is used as the earliest supported year.

3. Family move to Satara

   1896-01-01 · Satara, Maharashtra, India

   Ambedkar moved with his family to Satara, where he attended school during his childhood.

4. Schooling in Mumbai

   1897-01-01 · Elphinstone High School, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

   Ambedkar’s family relocated to Mumbai, where he enrolled at Elphinstone High School as its only untouchable student. Coordinates identify the Elphinstone educational precinct in south Mumbai.

5. Childhood rail journey through Masur

   1901-01-01 · Masur railway station, Masur, Maharashtra, India

   During a childhood journey from Satara to visit his father at Koregaon, Ambedkar arrived at Masur railway station with relatives. Ambedkar recalled that the episode occurred "in about 1901"; coordinates represent Masur railway station.

6. Return to Mumbai for his father

   1913-02-01 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

   Ambedkar returned from Baroda to Mumbai to see his gravely ill father shortly before his father died. The source supports a return by 2 February 1913 but does not give the exact day of arrival.

7. Arrival for study at Columbia

   1913-07-01 · Hartley Hall, Columbia University, New York City, New York, United States

   

   Ambedkar arrived in New York to begin postgraduate study at Columbia University and initially lived in Hartley Hall. The source specifies the third week of July 1913; coordinates identify Hartley Hall at Columbia University.

8. Residence at Livingston Hall

   1913-08-01 · Livingston Hall (now Wallach Hall), Columbia University, New York City, New York, United States

   

   After brief earlier accommodations in New York, Ambedkar settled at Livingston Hall with his friend Naval Bhathena. The source places his move to the Cosmopolitan Club in August 1913 and then says he finally settled at Livingston Hall; the exact month of the final move is not stated.

9. Seminar paper at Columbia

   1916-05-09 · Columbia University, New York City, New York, United States

   

   Ambedkar presented his influential paper “Castes in India” at a Columbia seminar conducted by anthropologist Alexander Goldenweiser. Coordinates represent Columbia University’s Morningside Heights campus.

10. Arrival in London for legal and economic study

    1916-06-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

    Ambedkar reached London after leaving the United States and subsequently enrolled at Gray’s Inn and the London School of Economics. Coordinates represent central London; the arrival site is not identified.

11. Study at Gray's Inn and LSE

    1916-10-01 · London School of Economics, London, England, United Kingdom

    Ambedkar began simultaneous legal study at Gray’s Inn and doctoral work at the London School of Economics. Coordinates identify the London School of Economics; Ambedkar also attended Gray’s Inn during this period.

12. Military Secretary appointment in Baroda

    1917-01-01 · Vadodara, Gujarat, India

    After returning to India when his scholarship ended, Ambedkar arrived in Baroda to serve as Military Secretary to the Gaekwad. The immediately preceding source text identifies his appointment as Military Secretary to the Gaekwad of Baroda; coordinates represent Vadodara.

13. Professor at Sydenham College

    1918-01-01 · Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Ambedkar became professor of political economy at Sydenham College in Mumbai after his unsuccessful Baroda employment.

14. Depressed Classes conference at Mangaon

    1920-03-01 · Mangaon, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, India

    Ambedkar spoke at a Depressed Classes conference in Mangaon in Kolhapur State, where the Maharaja publicly praised him. Coordinates are a representative point for Mangaon in the Kolhapur region; the historical conference venue is not further specified.

15. Depressed Classes conference at Nagpur

    1920-05-01 · Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

    Ambedkar participated in a second Depressed Classes conference convened at Nagpur by the Maharaja of Kolhapur. The context identifies Ambedkar’s participation in the conference.

16. Return to London for study

    1920-07-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Ambedkar returned to London to resume work at the London School of Economics and Gray’s Inn. Coordinates represent central London.

17. Letter written from London

    1920-08-03 · London, England, United Kingdom

    While conducting research in London, Ambedkar wrote to his former Columbia mentor Edwin R. A. Seligman. The date is rendered in the source as 3/8/20 and interpreted in the surrounding text as 3 August 1920.

18. Return to Bombay as barrister

    1924-01-01 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Ambedkar returned to Bombay, began legal practice, and founded the Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha for the mobilization of Depressed Classes. Coordinates represent central Mumbai.

19. Mahad water-rights satyagraha

    1927-01-01 · Mahad, Maharashtra, India

    Ambedkar led a satyagraha at Mahad for the right of untouchables to draw water from the town’s public tank. The Wikipedia text introduces this activity as part of Ambedkar’s movements begun by 1927; no more precise date is stated in the quoted passage.

20. Meeting at Koregaon Victory Memorial

    1927-01-01 · Koregaon Victory Memorial, Bhima Koregaon, Maharashtra, India

    Ambedkar held a meeting at the Koregaon Victory Memorial, a site commemorating Mahar soldiers who fought in the Battle of Koregaon.

21. Manusmriti-burning conference

    1927-12-24 · Mahad, Maharashtra, India

    Ambedkar addressed a second Depressed Classes Conference at Mahad, where the Manusmriti was publicly burned following his attack on its social doctrine. Some accounts date the associated burning ceremony to 25 December 1927; this card uses the precisely sourced date of Ambedkar’s address.

22. Investigation visit to Chalisgaon

    1929-10-23 · Chalisgaon, Maharashtra, India

    Ambedkar visited Chalisgaon to investigate a social-boycott case affecting untouchables in a nearby village and was injured in an accident.

23. Kalaram Temple movement

    1930-01-01 · Kalaram Temple, Nashik, Maharashtra, India

    Ambedkar launched the Kalaram Temple movement at Nashik to challenge exclusion of untouchables from Hindu temple access. Coordinates identify Kalaram Temple; the source does not specify a more precise date.

24. Presiding over Nagpur congress

    1930-08-08 · Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

    Ambedkar presided over the Depressed Classes Congress at Nagpur and delivered a major speech on political independence and social advancement.

25. First Round Table Conference journey

    1930-10-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

    Ambedkar left for London as a delegate to the Round Table Conference, where he advocated for the political rights of Depressed Classes. Coordinates represent central London; the specific conference venue is not named in the source.

26. Round Table Conferences in London

    1931-01-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Ambedkar attended the Round Table Conferences held in London between 1930 and 1932, representing the interests of the Depressed Classes. This card records a distinct 1931 presence within the stated 1930–1932 London conference period; the source does not provide a specific 1931 date.

27. Poona Pact negotiations at Yerwada

    1932-09-24 · Yerwada Central Jail, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    

    Ambedkar was at Yerwada jail in Poona during negotiations that produced the Poona Pact on representation for Depressed Classes. Coordinates represent Yerwada Central Jail.

28. At Rajgraha with family

    1934-02-01 · Rajgraha, Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    

    Ambedkar was photographed with members of his family at Rajgraha, his Bombay residence and library. Coordinates identify Rajgraha in Dadar.

29. Yeola Conversion Conference

    1935-10-13 · Yeola, Maharashtra, India

    

    At the Yeola Conversion Conference, Ambedkar announced that he intended to leave Hinduism and urged followers to do likewise. Yeola is in present-day Nashik district.

30. Sikh Mission Conference address

    1936-04-13 · Amritsar, Punjab, India

    Ambedkar addressed the Sikh Mission Conference at Amritsar and reiterated his intention to renounce Hinduism. The source gives a two-day span; the first supported day is used.

31. Mumbai Elaka Mahar Parishad speech

    1936-05-31 · Naigaum, Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Ambedkar addressed the Mumbai Elaka Mahar Parishad at Naigaum in Dadar, speaking in Marathi to a Mahar audience. Coordinates represent Naigaum, Dadar.

32. Gokhale Institute lecture

    1939-01-01 · Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    Ambedkar delivered his lecture “Federation versus Freedom” to the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. The source specifies January but not the day.

33. Day of Deliverance address

    1939-11-01 · Bhindi Bazaar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Ambedkar jointly addressed the Day of Deliverance gathering with Muhammad Ali Jinnah at Bhindi Bazaar in Bombay. The event occurred in November 1939; the quoted passage does not give a day.

34. Scheduled Caste Federation meeting

    1944-01-29 · Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Ambedkar presided over the second meeting of the Scheduled Caste Federation at Kanpur.

35. All India Scheduled Caste Federation conference

    1945-05-06 · Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Ambedkar addressed the annual conference of the All India Scheduled Caste Federation at Parel in Bombay.

36. Marriage to Savita Ambedkar

    1948-04-15 · New Delhi, Delhi, India

    

    Ambedkar married Sharada Kabir, who became Savita Ambedkar, at his home in New Delhi. The source does not identify the street address of the marriage home.

37. Buddhist visit to Colombo

    1950-05-01 · Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Ambedkar flew to Colombo to develop Buddhist connections while increasingly focusing on Buddhism. The source specifies May but not the day.

38. World Fellowship of Buddhists conference

    1954-01-01 · Rangoon (Yangon), Myanmar

    Ambedkar made his second 1954 visit to Burma to attend the third conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists in Rangoon. The source does not provide the conference month or day.

39. Conversion to Buddhism at Nagpur

    1956-10-14 · Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

    Ambedkar formally converted to Buddhism at a public ceremony in Nagpur and then administered conversion vows to a mass gathering of followers. Coordinates identify Deekshabhoomi, the recognized site of the conversion ceremony.

40. Fourth World Buddhist Conference

    1956-11-01 · Kathmandu, Nepal

    Following his conversion at Nagpur, Ambedkar flew to Kathmandu to attend the Fourth World Buddhist Conference. The source specifies November but not the day.

41. Death at his Delhi home

    1956-12-06 · 26 Alipur Road, Delhi, India

    Ambedkar died in his sleep at his home in Delhi after completing his final manuscript days earlier. The house is identified elsewhere in the same source as 26 Alipur Road.