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April 14 marks Ambedkar Jayanti, the 135th birth anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar, driving commemorations across India and internationally, including Massachusetts officially declaring the date "Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Equality Day." The anniversary has also prompted fresh debate, from a new book challenging his iconisation to discussions of his views on free speech and religion.
B. R. Ambedkar, an Indian jurist and social reformer, is trending as April 14 marks his 135th birth anniversary, Ambedkar Jayanti, with commemorations across India and internationally, including Massachusetts declaring it "Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Equality Day."
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"title": "Quote of the day by BR Ambedkar ahead of his birth anniversary: ‘Freedom of mind is the real freedom’",
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