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00:00Father of the Indian constitution, Dr. B R Ambedkar has 5 things that you might not know about him but you should know about him, let's get to know about him.
00:07Dr. B R Ambedkar was the first law minister of independent India, you already know this.
00:12But you know that his economic expertise played a very important role in the establishment of Reserve Bank of India.
00:17You know that Babasaheb was the first Indian to have Universal Adult Franchise.
00:21It means that every adult should have the right to vote regardless of their gender or caste.
00:27Along with this, he brought equal pay for equal work for the industrial workers.
00:31He was also the first PhD holder in economics in South Asia.
00:34He framed many progressive laws especially for women.
00:38Along with this, he is also credited with reducing the working hours of the labourers from 12 hours to 8 hours.
00:44And when Nehru rejected his Hindu code bill, he resigned from the position of law minister.
00:51His bill talks about women's equal rights.
00:54It talks about the right of widows on ancestral property.
00:57What do you get inspired by Dr. B R Ambedkar? Tell us.