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Ramabai Ambedkar, the woman behind-the-scenes of Babasaheb’s successful political trajectory, was born on February 7, 1898. She was married to him at the age of 9, while Babasaheb was 15 at the time.
Dr. Amedkar with his first wife, Ramabai AmbedkarBorn on 7th Feb 1898
As the saying goes, behind every successful man, there stands a woman – so is the case with renowned social justice activist Dr B.R. Ambedkar! Babasaheb Ambedkar’s first wife, Ramabai Ambedkar had a pivotal role to play in his fight against societal injustices. Yet, she’s barely given credit in mainstream discourse for her unflinching support towards her husband.
She was born on February 7, 1898, in the tiny village of Vanand in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. Since the very beginning, her family grappled with abject poverty. Ramabai, or Ramai as she was later called endearingly, had four siblings – one brother and three sisters. Their father used to earn a meagre income by carrying baskets of fish from the nearby harbour in Dabhol, to the market.
Guru to Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad, this revolutionary dedicated his life to the freedom struggle. Struggling with tuberculosis, Sachindra Nath Sanyal died while serving his second term in jail
Died on 7th Feb 1942
Though it was a fearless voice against imperialism, India’s independence struggle was also reflective of a subtle ideological conflict within those fighting for freedom. While the majority of them agreed that they must get rid of the British to attain complete self-rule, there were clashing opinions on the strategies they must adopt to do so. Gandhi’s concept of attaining independence through non-violence and truth, Satyagraha, was undoubtedly the dominant ideology. In addition to the noble cause, it granted a moral superiority to the Indians for not resorting to violent, bloody means.
However, the dominance of this perspective does not mean that others never existed. A small group even believed that the British benefitted the Indian subcontinent, and the Indians should exist peacefully as a subordinated colony. On the other extreme, a sect of freedom fighters vehemently believed that they must fight fire with fire – an armed revolution against the British. One such radical leader was Sachindra Nath Sanyal.
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