28/04/2025
Astrology and Dr.Ambedkar.
No one knows the exact date of birth of Dr. Ambedkar ji. Now on 14 April 1891, it was presented by his father while enrolling in the school. Which is not correct, Dr. Ambedkar himself used to say so. Now it is also surprising that his father Ramji Sakpal himself had good knowledge of astrology and was confident about the bright future of his son on astrological grounds. But Dr. Ambedkar did not completely agree with the date of birth recorded by him at the time of admission in the school.
In a speech about his birth, he says that, I know only three things about my birth, 1) I was born in Mahu, Madhya Pradesh. 2) I was born exactly at 12 o'clock in the day.3) I was born on Mool Nakshatra. And the astrologer had said that this child is inauspicious for his mother.
Later, on the basis of the above information, he contacted some astrologers to find out his correct date of birth, but everyone had different opinions. Some had told on 14 April and some on 17 April and some on 15 May told their date of birth. Seeing the different opinions of astrologers, he had adopted the date of April 14, which his father had registered while enrolling in the school, but he was standing on this fact that he is not the exact date of his birth.
Another interesting fact about him was that he used to consider his Lucky Day on Thursday. And this was decided by their experience. So to get married for the second time, he had dated April 15 because that day was Thursday. Incidentally, his Mahaparinirvana also took place on Thursday itself.
Source Book:- My autobiography page 1, in contact with Dr. Ambedkar page 134.