December 6 marks BR Ambedkar's 66th death anniversary. Here are some lesser known facts about the man who extensively worked in the field of caste.

-Apart from drafting the Constitution, he also had a significant role in the formation of the Reserve Bank of India

Babasaheb was post-colonial India's first Minister of Law and Justice in the cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru from 1947 to 1951.

While he was born in a Hindu family, he converted to Buddhism in 1956 at a ceremony in Nagpur.