1891 – 1956 · Scholar · Economist · Jurist · Reformer

Babasaheb
Ambedkar

Millions know his name, but few have read his words, because the official volumes are mostly read as scanned government PDFs. Here every book, speech and newspaper is made easy to read: clean text you can search, listen to and read on any screen, word for word from the official edition, with the story of his life around it, in English and Marathi.

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A tribute by Sidhant Sardar, an Ambedkarite and web developer · sidhantsardar.com ↗

A well-known portrait of Ambedkar, probably from the late 1940s or 1950s, when he was Law Minister. The exact date and photographer are unknown. Photo: Unknown author · Public domain (PD-India, PD-India-URAA) · Wikimedia Commons

Writings and Speeches · 17 volumes

His books and speeches are all inside the volumes

You do not need to hunt for each book. His flagship books, his speeches and his papers are compiled, word for word, in the volumes of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and Speeches. Open a cover to read it where it sits in its volume.

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Why this platform exists

Time moves fast. His work must not be left behind.

His writings are published, but mostly as scanned PDFs and second-hand summaries, and many people know only his name. This portal turns them into text you can read, search and listen to, chapter by chapter, with his life and the Constitution explained around them, and a Marathi translation beside the English. It is a personal tribute to Babasaheb by Sidhant Sardar: independent, not a government website, and not tied to any party or organisation. Everything here comes from legitimate sources, so that people and AI can both trust it.

All in one place142 works, 60 speeches, his 5 newspapers, the Constitution and the story of his life, gathered in one place. No more hunting through scattered PDFs and websites: start from any book, speech or date and follow it straight to the full text.Browse the works From the source, free to shareEvery page is taken word for word from the official volumes published by the Government of India, with a link to the original page. What he published in his lifetime has been in the public domain in India since 2017, so anyone may read and share it. (Copyright Act, 1957, s. 22)Our source policy For people and for AIOpen, searchable and free for everyone. A student checking a quote, a reader exploring a subject or an AI assistant answering a question can all go straight to his own words, page by page, instead of relying on hearsay.Ask the archive
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13,843 pages of his writings and speeches, searchable word for word. Whether you are a student, a reader or an AI assistant, the answer comes from the source, not from hearsay.