

Here we learn his father did not leave him under the guardianship of a Brahmin. In this section, he narrates an incident when his father had to leave out of town. His father, like his forefathers, joined the Army and retired as a Subedar. Their family came originally from Dapoli Taluka of the Ratnagiri District of the Bombay Presidency. They were treated as untouchables in the Bombay Presidency. Based on ‘ Waiting for a Visa‘, a 20-page autobiographical life story of Dr Ambedkar (April 14, 1891-December 6, 1956), in the chapter ‘A childhood journey to Koregaon becomes a nightmare’ we learn about his father’s occupation.ĭr Ambedkar wrote he lost his mother before he turned 10 and they hailed from the Mahar community. Therefore, throughout his childhood i.e., the first 18 years of his life, his father was the de facto guardian. At that time, Dr Ambedkar was in his early twenties. Joyanta Karmoker(জয়ন্ত কর্মকার) ApFACT-CHECK CLAIM 1: “Who took care of Ambedkar as a child? A Brahmin”Īnalysis: Ramji Sakpal, Dr Ambedkar’s father, passed away in 1913. Whom do Ambedkarites abuse? Hindus and Brahmins. Who funded Ambedkar’s foreign education? A Hindu nationalist king Raja Sayajirao Gaekwad Who took care of Ambedkar’s education? A Brahmin Who took care of Ambedkar as a child? A Brahmin Twitter user tweeted the same in 2022 on the occasion of Dr Ambedkar’s Birthday. Several social media users have made the same claim repeatedly. Back then, multiple pro-BJP Facebook pages - PMO Report Card, We Support Arnab Goswami, The Right Side, and Vedic Science, Fighting AntiIndia Elements, Indian Right Wing Community - shared the screenshot of tweet. The account posted an identical tweet in April 2021, which gained over 10,000 retweets.
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In 2017, Alt News published a three-part series called ‘ TrueIndology or TrueFraudology‘ that documented and debunked 17 accounts of misinformation by TrueIndology. The readers should note that previously owned the Twitter account called TrueIndology which is infamous for sharing fictitious historical claims. Twitter has suspended this account and as of publishing the article, the account is inaccessible. Thus implying that the major accomplishments of Dr Ambedkar took place because of kind-hearted Brahmins. Later, in October 2021, Twitter user made a similar claim, baring two - about Dr Ambedkar’s wife and sisters. Whom do Ambedkarites abuse? Hindus & Brahmins!” ( Archived link) Who married Ambedkar’s sisters? Brahmins. The account said, “Who took care of Ambedkar as a child? A Brahmin! / Who took care of Ambedkar’s education? A Brahmin! / Who gave his surname Ambedkar? A Brahmin / Who funded Ambedkar’s foreign education? A Hindu nationalist king Sayajirao Gaekwad. In April 2021, user TrueIndology made a series of claims regarding Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar’s childhood, education, and how he gained the surname on the microblogging platform Koo, India’s alternative to Twitter.
