(1) Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar was the first Law Minister of independent India and chaired the drafting committee for the Indian Constitution, making him the chief architect and "Father of the Indian Constitution." (2) As Law Minister and chairman of the drafting committee, he presented the final draft of the Indian Constitution on November 25, 1949. (3) He fought for important rights for women and the abolition of caste inequalities in India.