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This seems to me unnecessary since a list of WikiProjects near the top of the Talkpage makes it obvious that the topic has more than usual notability (or in other cases not much notability). Johnsoniensis (talk) 00:33, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request. Request to add citations to "Economic thoughts" section I would like to improve the section on **B. R. Ambedkar’s economic thoughts**, which currently contains multiple [citation needed] tags. My intention is to add reliable academic references without altering the existing phrasing. Suggested changes (citations only):** 1. After *"Ambedkar opposed income tax for low-income groups. He contributed in Land Revenue Tax and excise duty policies to stabilise the economy."* add [1] 2. After *"He played an important role in land reform and the state economic development."* add [2] 3. After *"According to him, the caste system ... impedes movement of labour (higher castes would not do lower-caste occupations) and movement of capital (assuming investors would invest first in their own caste occupation)."* add [3] 4. After *"His theory of State Socialism had three points: state ownership of agricultural land, the maintenance of resources for production by the state, and a just distribution of these resources to the population."* add [4] 5. After *"He emphasised a free economy with a stable Rupee which India has adopted recently."* add [5] 6. After *"He advocated birth control to develop the Indian economy, and this has been adopted by Indian government as national policy for family planning."* add [6] 7. After *"He emphasised equal rights for women for economic development."* add [7] --- This primarily supplies the missing references. D1onyius (talk) 06:06, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]  Not done: The edit request appears to be AI-generated (incorrect citation data and use of markdown formatting). Day Creature (talk) 13:42, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Dr Ambedkar was given the title minister of law not law and justice because the title "minister of law and justice" was bought in after 1951 so please change it to "minister of law" 202.148.60.250 (talk) 12:54, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Grammatical Error

Under the section 'India's Constitution', the following sentence is ungrammatical:

"Indian constitution guarantees and protections for a wide range of civil liberties for individual citizens, including freedom of religion, the abolition of untouchability, and the outlawing of all forms of discrimination." (italics mine)

It should read:

"Indian constitution guarantees protections for a wide range of civil liberties for individual citizens, including freedom of religion, the abolition of untouchability, and the outlawing of all forms of discrimination."

Or,

"Indian constitution guarantees and protects a wide range of civil liberties for individual citizens, including freedom of religion, the abolition of untouchability, and the outlawing of all forms of discrimination." Homo Idiotus (talk) 05:56, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Another Grammatical Error

Under the section 'India's Constitution', the following long line has an incorrect use of the article "an", which should be "a":

"Steven Calabresi has voiced agreement with Martha C. Nussbaum's assessment of the Indian constitution as "Ambedkar's constitution," on account of the Supreme Court of India having evolved away from judicial restraint and legal positivism favored and successfully executed into the Constitution in 1950 by Jawaharlal Nehru and leaders of India's anti-colonial nationalist movement who held sway in the Constituent Assembly of India to an purposive approach by which the court rules today, whereby it is the final arbiter of the Constitution's meaning and its interpretations are binding on the executive and legislative branches of the government." (emphasis mine)

Recommended change: "...to a purposive approach by which..."

Homo Idiotus (talk) 07:22, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1. Mankar, V. (2019). Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Contribution to Economic Thought. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research, 8(8), 44–50.
2. Lone, N. A. (2018). Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Contribution to Selected Economic and Social Issues: A Theoretical Assessment. Academia.edu.
3. Jadhav, N. (2013). Dr. Ambedkar and His Economic Thoughts. International Research Journal of Social Sciences, 2(8), 41–45.
4. Shinde, P. (2024). Economic Ideas of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research, 6(4), 174–182.
5. Mankar, V. (2019). Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Contribution to Economic Thought. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research, 8(8), 44–50.
6. Mankar, V. (2019). Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Contribution to Economic Thought. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research, 8(8), 44–50.
7. Ghosh, A. (2018). Ambedkar’s Views on Women Empowerment. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 6(2), 185–190.