Best Friends of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

 Best friends of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

Unfortunately in the school days of Babasaheb, he had no friends because of Untouchability. But books replaced friends place. In his college days, he had lot of friends.
"The best friends I have had in life were some of my classmates at Columbia University and my great professors, John Dewey, James Shotwell, Edwin Seligman and James Harvey Robinson" ~ Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. [ Columbia Alumni News USA, December 1930 ]

Of them all, Babasaheb considered Prof. Dewey, one of the major philosophers of the 20th century and Prof Seligman, a well known economist, as his hero and mentor respectively.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Prof. John Dewey

                     

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* Prof. John Dewey: "Father of American Education" and "Father of American Philosophy." At Columbia University, USA, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar studied under Prof. John Dewey, who inspired many of his ideas about equality and social justice. John Dewey seems to have had the greatest influence on Babasaheb. In "Annihilation of Caste", Babasaheb referred to Prof Dewey "who was my teacher and to whom I owe so much". * Prof. James Shotwell: An American history professor who played an instrumental role in the creation of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in 1919, as well as for his influence in promoting inclusion of a declaration of human rights in the UN Charter. * Prof. Edwin Seligman: An American economist who remembered for his pioneering work involving taxation and public finance. * Prof. James Robinson: An American historian.

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Reference: * Columbia.edu * Writings and Speeches of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. Volume 1 - Annihilation of Caste.