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<p>Ambedkar during his later years before he died in 1956 had converted to Buddhism. He chose Buddhism over other religions like Islam Christianity Sikhism etc. as it talked about scientific knowledge humanity and equality and he wanted to get rid of the caste rigidities and social inequalities that he faced during his lifetime. His memorable book The Buddha and his Dhamma talks about Ambedkar’s perspective on Buddhism and the founder of the religion Siddhartha Gautama or Buddha. Ambedkar discusses the fundamental points related to said religion and contains his explanation of dhamma and discusses the biography of Buddha his teachings his missionary activities his contemporaries and the establishment of the Sangha or the first Buddhist Council and so forth. This book is heavily popular among the neoBuddhists or Navayanas and it is referred to as the Bible for understanding neoBuddhism. About the Author Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (18911956) was a constitutionalist economist political activist and jurist who headed the committee drafting the constitution of The Republic of India. Born in the family of Mahars an untouchable caste he completed his higher education at the University of Mumbai London School of Economics and earned his doctorate from Columbia University. He is also known for the Dalit rights movement and the establishment of the NeoBuddhism movement which is a sociopolitical movement among the Dalits.</p>
