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Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891 - 1956), the Indian Minister for Law and leader of the Untouchables, marries Dr Sharda Kabir (1909 - 2003) of the Brahmin caste in New Delhi, 15th April 1948. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891 - 1956), the Indian Minister for Law and leader of the Untouchables, marries Dr Sharda Kabir (1909 - 2003) of the Brahmin caste in New Delhi, 15th April 1948. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)