Happy Ambedkar Jayanti. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar' was born on 14 April 1891 in Mhow town of Madhya Pradesh, India. He was the son of Ramji Maloji Sakpal and Bhimabai. His father served in the Indian Army at the Mhow cantonment. He became one of the first Dalit to obtain a college education in India.