There are many reformers who played an important role for the upliftment of scheduled castes including Jyotirao Phule, Ayyankali of Kerala and Lyothee Thass of Tamil Nadu.  Dr. B.R. Amedkar emerged as a great leader of untouchables who fought against many social evils like untochability, caste restrictions and other discriminations. He devoted his whole life for protecting the life of untouchables in India. According to B.R. Amedkar, the dalits were primarily socially, economically and politically weak and could only be uplifted by changing the social structure through legal, political and educational means. He also advocated that hereditarian caste system can only be eliminated through educational and inter caste marriage. The aim of the present paper  is to study the role of Dr. B.R. Amedkar in the upliftment of the scheduled castes.

KEY WORDS: Amedkar, untouchability, scheduled castes, constitution.