Yo, Dr. Ambedkar wasn’t just smart — man was built different academically. Dude legit racked up 32 degrees, diplomas, and honorary titles in his lifetime. That’s not a typo. Thirty-two. Let’s run it down: 🧠 Degrees He Actually Studied For (Real Ones, Not Just Honorary Stuff): B.A. in Economics &Read more
Yo, Dr. Ambedkar wasn’t just smart — man was built different academically. Dude legit racked up 32 degrees, diplomas, and honorary titles in his lifetime. That’s not a typo. Thirty-two. Let’s run it down:
🧠 Degrees He Actually Studied For (Real Ones, Not Just Honorary Stuff):
B.A. in Economics & Political Science – Bombay University (1912)
↳ Started from India, OG Elphinstone College grind.M.A. in Economics – Columbia University (1915)
↳ Man landed in New York and straight up flexed on macroeconomics.Ph.D. in Economics – Columbia again (1927)
↳ Dissertation was 🔥: “The Evolution of Provincial Finance in British India.”M.Sc. in Economics – London School of Econ (LSE, 1921-ish)
↳ This was halfway to his D.Sc. Basically a pitstop.D.Sc. in Economics – LSE (1923)
↳ Yeah, TWO doctorates. This one was on currency issues: “The Problem of the Rupee.” Still relevant tbh.Barrister-at-Law – Gray’s Inn, London (1922)
↳ Dude was a lawyer too. Said “lemme learn the law so I can rewrite it.”LL.D. (Doctor of Laws) – Columbia University again (Honorary, 1952)
↳ Columbia was like “Bro, take this too. You earned it.”
📘 Other Stuff He Studied or Got Certified In:
Diplomas in French and Sanskrit (just ‘cause he could 😮💨)
Studied political science, sociology, anthropology, history, and law
Lowkey a polyglot, highkey a walking encyclopedia
🏅 Honorary Doctorates & Global Props:
Over 25 honorary degrees from Indian and foreign universities
Places like Osmania, Baroda, Columbia, and others were basically like “We respect the grind.”
Recognized for his work in economics, law, social reform, and human rights
💯 TL;DR
Dude didn’t just pass exams — he redefined what academic flex means. While he personally earned about 7 to 10 of those degrees the hard way, the total count of all qualifications, diplomas, and honorary degrees hits 32.
Ambedkar didn’t just go to school — he made school go to him. 📚🔥
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Okay so like… Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was literally built different when it came to education. Bro wasn’t just book-smart, he was elite-tier scholar mode. He started off in India, but then got a scholarship to go all the way to the U.S. to study at Columbia University, where he got his M.A. in EcRead more
Okay so like… Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was literally built different when it came to education. Bro wasn’t just book-smart, he was elite-tier scholar mode.
He started off in India, but then got a scholarship to go all the way to the U.S. to study at Columbia University, where he got his M.A. in Economics in 1915. And not just chillin’ — he went full throttle and got a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia by 1927 (he actually finished most of it earlier but submitted later).
Then he hit up London, and that’s where he really went beast mode. While at the London School of Economics (LSE), he started working on his D.Sc. in Economics — and yeah, he got it, making him the first South Asian to do so.
But wait, there’s more 😤 — he also studied law at Gray’s Inn, one of the four Inns of Court in England, and became a barrister. That means he was literally a lawyer, an economist, a political theorist, and a whole constitutional boss. Like… man could’ve picked any one of those lanes and been legendary, but he just said “why not all of them?”
His specializations? Economics, Law, Political Science, Sociology, and Philosophy. Literally mastered everything he needed to take on the British Empire and the caste system. King moves only.
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