Name: Yatti Dutt
Country: India

Year: 2024
Volume: Volume-9, Issue-2 (July-December)
Page Number: 32-40

Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar was a well-known teacher himself. He established People‟s Education Society in Bombay and Aurangabad to educate the students of Dalit community. His educational philosophy is reflected in his lectures, his published articles in various magazines and his work in the educational institutions. Dr. Ambedkar strongly held that education should be a priority for the society and utilised for growth of individuals with character.According to him, everybody should be treated equally irrespective of caste, creed, gender and religion. His aim was to make a society based on social justice. He realized the caste,colour or religion inequality among the Indian society and raised his voice to include them in the modern society. This paper focuses on Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s thoughts and perceptions towards education . Recasting the aims and purposes of various educational fields, like Fine Arts. Thought that education would enlighten his people and bridge the gap between the higher classes and untouchables.The present paper is concerned with his educational thoughts of Dr. Ambedkar. Dr. Ambedkar wanted a type of education that not only inculcates awareness and fulfilment of human rights among citizen but also teaches human dignity and justice in India. According to him Education could open the eyes and encourage the oppressed ones to fight and remove injustice and exploitation they are suffering from ages. He recognized that, lack of education was the main cause for the backwardness of poor people. He preferred humanistic education which enables a man to rediscover himself and ensure freedom rather than being a student of the church, school or the state. He put all his efforts to ensure the educational opportunities to all the citizens of independent India without any discrimination, for which he framed some rights in the Indian Constitution.
KEYWORDS: Education, Inequality, Social activist, Untouchable, Fine Arts.