4. Ek Nayi Pehchaan – ‘Ambedkar’ Naam Ka Safar

School ka environment Bhimrao ke liye kabhi friendly nahi tha. Kabhi bench na milna, kabhi paani ke liye dusron par nirbhar rehna — har din ek nayi chunauti lekar aata. Lekin Bhimrao har roz ek nayi himmat ke saath school jaate the. Unka vishwas tha ki agar kuch badal sakta hai, to wo sirf shiksha ke zariye.

1904 mein Bhimrao ne Pratapsingh High School, Satara mein admission liya. Us samay school ke register mein student ka surname aksar uske janm ya mool gaon ke naam par likha jaata tha. Bhimrao ka mool gaon Maharashtra ke Ratnagiri zila ka Ambavade tha, isliye unka naam school mein “Ambadawekar” ke roop mein darj kiya gaya.

Unke school mein ek Marathi Brahmin teacher the — Krishnaji Keshav Ambedkar. Wo Bhimrao ki mehnat aur lagan se prabhavit hue. Unhone school ke register mein correction karke “Ambadawekar” ki jagah “Ambedkar” likh diya — apna hi surname unhe diya. Bhimrao ne ise apna liya, aur aage chal kar yahi naam unki pehchaan ban gaya.

“Ambedkar” naam unke teacher ka diya hua tha, lekin yeh naam Bhimrao ke sangharsh aur unke vicharon se juda hua ek prateek ban gaya.

Bhimrao ne apni nayi pehchaan ke saath padaai mein aur bhi mehnat shuru kar di. 1907 mein unhone matriculation pass kiya — ek aisi uplabdhi jo kisi achhoot ke liye us samay asadharan thi. Isi samay unka vivaah Ramabai se hua, jo unki jeevan saathi bani.

Yeh ek naya mod tha — ab Bhimrao Sakpal nahi, Bhimrao Ambedkar ban chuke the. Ek naam, jo aage chal kar itihaas ka ek mahan adhyay likhega.

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