Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar!

“Dr Ambedkar, as every Member of this House knows, played a very important part in the making of the Constitution of India, subsequently in the Legislative part of the Constituent Assembly and later in the Provisional Parliament. After that, he was not a Member of Parliament for some time. Then, he came back to the Rajya Sabha of which he was a sitting Member.

He is often spoken of as one of the architects of our Constitution. There is no doubt that no one took greater care and trouble over Constitution making than Dr Ambedkar. He will be remembered also for the great interest he took and the trouble he took over the question of Hindu Law reform. I am happy that he saw that reform in a very large measure carried out, perhaps not in the form of that monumental tome that he had himself drafted, but in separate bits. But, I imagine that the way he will be remembered most will be as a symbol of the revolt against all the oppressive features of Hindu society.”~Jawaharlal Nehru.

Taken from Statement in the Lok Sabha, 6 December 1956. Lok Sabha Debates Vol X. , Part II, cols.
2059-2062. Extracts.

Reference ~ Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru
Series 2 , Volume 36 ( December 1956 – February 1957) , page number 695.