A biographical film about Babasaheb Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Constitution of India. Dr. Ambedkar dedicated his life to the cause of the downtrodden. Born of humble parents, Bhimrao the 14th child of an army subedar had his primary schooling in Dapoli in Konkan and at Satara in Maharashtra. Aided by scholarships, brilliant Bhimrao attended college in Bombay. Later he went to Columbia University in New York. He set up his legal practice in Bombay High Court in 1924. As a member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly, an active public career was already in the making. A public pond at Mahad in Kolaba District of Maharashtra was claimed by caste Hindus as private property. Harijans were being denied their civic right of drawing water from this pond. In 1927, Ambedkar and his followers led a satyagraha to protest against this unjust practice. From here his protracted battle followed. He emerged as the undisputed leader of the depressed classes who lovingly called him Babasaheb. He died in Delhi on December 6, 1956 at the age of 65.