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List of Books Written By Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar

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Dr. BR Ambedkar Books

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, famous as Babasahebh Ambedkar was one of the famous architects of the Indian Constitution. He was a renowned  political leader, eminent jurist, Buddhist activist, writer, scholar , editor, philosopher, anthropologist, historian, and orator too. He was appointed as the first law minister in the cabinet of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (First Prime Minister of India). In 1990, he was awarded Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civil honour. His immense efforts to eradicate the social evils like untouchability and for the rights of the dalits and other socially backward classes were remarkable. In this article, we will discuss the list of books written by Dr. Ambedkar throughout his life. 


Top 20 BestSelling BR Ambedkar Books

The table given below highlights the books written by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar along with their publishing year.


S. No

Books Written By Ambedkar

Publishing Year


Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis, and Development

1917


Mook Nayak (Weekly)

1920


Bahsishukrat Bharat (india Ostracized)

1927


Annihilation of Caste

1936


Federation Versus Freedom

1939


Mr. Gandhi And Emancipation of Untouchables 

1943


Randade, Gandhi, and Jinnah

1943


What Congress And Gandhi Have Done To Untouchables

1945


Pakistan or Partition of India

1945


Thoughts On Pakistan

1945


Janta (Weekly)

1946



States And Minorities


1947


History of Indian Currency And Banking

1947


Who Were The Shrudras?

1948


The Untouchables 

1948



Maharashtra As A Linguistic Province

1948


The Decline and Fall of Buddhism

1954


Why Was Nagpur Chosen?

1956


The Buddha And His Dhamma : A Critical Edition

1957


Waiting for a Visa: Autobiographical Notes

1993


List of Other Books Written By BR Ambedkar

  1. The Untouchables: Who Were They And Why They Became Untouchables

  2. The Problem of The Rupee

  3. The Essential Writing of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

  4. Words For Freedom, Idea of A Nation

  5. Against The Madness of Manu:  BR Ambedkar Writings on Brahmanical Patriarchy

  6. Manu And The Shrudras

  7. Philosophy of Hinduism

  8. Ambedkar’s India

  9. The Constitution of India

  10. Thoughts on Linguistic States

  11. India And Communalism

  12. Which Is Worse: Slaver or Untouchability

  13. Revolution And Counter Revolution In India

  14. Ambedkar- An Overview

  15. Beef, Brahmins & Broken Men: An Annotated Critical Selection From Untouchables

  16. Buddhisht, Revolution And Counter: Revolution In India

  17. Writings And Speechless: A Ready Reference Manual 

  18. A Stake In The Nation

  19. The Problems of Political Suppression

  20. Hindusim Ka Darshan

  21. Dr.BR Ambedkar on Nationalism And Islam

  22. Gandhi And Gandhisim

  23. Riddles of Rama And Krishna

  24. History of Indian Currency And Banking

  25. Why Was Nagpur Chosen?

  26. Plea To Foreigners

  27. Statement of Evidence To The Royal Commission On Indian Currency

  28. Dr. BR Ambedkar: At The Round Table Conferences

  29. Simon Commission

  30. Gulamgiri


What Does Bhim Rao Ambedkar Book ``Who Were The Shruhas' ' All About?

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's book “Who Were Shruhas” is a historic book published  in 1946. This book discusses the origin of the Shudra Varna. The  book was dedicated by Ambedkar to Jyotirao Phule (1827–1890).


What Is a Book Written By B R Ambedkar “The Problem OF The Rupee” All About?

BR Ambedkar Book “The Problem OF The Rupee” was first published in 1923. This is Ambedkar's best selling book. The book had a great demandt as within a year or two the book went out of print. In British India, this book raises the "Currency question" which gives rise to the Creation of the Reserve Bank of India. “The Problem OF The Rupee” is one of the best economics books by “ Father of Economics”


What Is Ambedkar's Book “Annihilation of Caste” All About?

The Ambedkar’ book Annihilation of Caste is an undelivered speech written in 1936. Dr BR Ambedkar, also known as Babashaebh wrote this book in Lahore for the 1936 meeting of a group of liberal Hindu caste-reformers. After reviewing the speech, Ambedkar's invitation was cancelled by conference organizers.. He further self-published the work, which became an instant noble.


What Was Ambedkar’s Waiting for a Visa: Autobiographical Notes All About?

An autobiographical life story of Dr. Ambedkar, “Waiting for a Visa”  was written in the period of 1935–36. It is a 20 page autobiography consisting of the memories figured out by Ambedkar related to his experiences with untouchability in his own handwriting. This book is used as a textbook in Columbia University


Fun Facts

  • Dr. Ambedkar was born on April 14, 1891 in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh and was widely known for his campaigns against social discrimination, Dalits, women and labour.

  • Dr. Babasaheb Personal Library “Rajgrih” had a collection of more than 50000 different books and it was said to be the World’s largest library.

  • Ambedkar book ‘Annihilation of Caste’ a fiery critique of the caste system was written by him after he returned back to India during the Indepence Movement 1936.  

  • The Two bestselling Ambedkar books are Problem of The Rupee and Annihilation of Caste.  These two B R Ambedkar books are based on the economy of India and Social Structure of Country.

  • The only Indian whose statue is in the London Museum With Karl Marx is Dr. BR Ambedkar.

  • The credit of Ashoka Chakra in Indian Tricolor goes to Dr. Ambedkar.

  • He has completed his  8 years of studies in just 2 years and 3 months during his journey in the London School of Economics.. To achieve this, he studies for 21 hours in one day.

  • In 1956, Baba's saheb first statue was built in the city of Kanpur, while he was still alive.

  • Most of the statues in the world belong to Dr. BR Ambedkar.

  • The first and foremost man in the world to gain the doctoral title “Doctor All Science”  from the London School of Economics is Dr. BR Ambedkar.

  • Babasaheb was more intelligent than 500 graduates and thousands of scholars, stated by eminent  Governors Lord Linlithgow and Mahatma Gandhi,.

  • Lord Buddha, Saint Kabir, and Mahatma Phule are three great personalities considered by Babashaebh as his Guru.

  • Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was the first Indian eminent personality to achieve Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in Economics from abroad.

FAQs on List of Books Written By Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar

Question 1: Who was Dr. BR AMbedkar?

Answer: Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar also known as the “Father of Indian Constitution” was born on February 14, 1891, nto the Mahar caste. He is also the best known leader of the Dalits. He fought for the integrity of the Dalit community.

Question 2: How many languages did Bhim Rao Ambdkar know?

Answer: Bhim Rao Ambedkar was well-versed with 9 different languages  namely English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Pali, German, French, Marathi, Persian, and Gujarati.

Question 3: What was the original surname of BR Ambekar?

Answer: The original surname of BR Ambedkar was Ambawadekar. The surname “Ambedkar” was given by his teacher in school records. During his school life, he and other Dalit children faced discrimination based on their caste.

Question 4: When did Ambedkar written his biography “ Waiting For Visa”

Answer: Ambedkar’s biography “ Waiting For Visa” was written by him between 1935 to 1936.