IRJIF: 3.015 North Asian International Research Journal of Social Science & Humanities Index Copernicus Value: 57.07 UGC Journal No: 48727 North Asian International research Journal consortiums www.nairjc.com ISSN: 2454-9827 Vol. 3, Issue-12 December-2017 224 AMBEDKAR AND ECOLOGY: A STUDY OF BUDDHA AND HIS DHARMA V.M. RAVI KUMAR  & ARVIND SWAROOP  ABSTRACT Environmental conservation emerged as duty of entire humanity. The prosperity and survival of the planet Earth critically depended upon human efforts to save it. This paper concentrates on ecological dimension of Dr. Ambedkar, who happens to be one of the great intellectual of modern era. It has been proposed that the philosophy of Ambedkar embedded with understanding on the human environmental relationship and devised several strategies to mitigate the exploitation of nature by human beings at one level and human beings by human beings at another level. This paper concentrate on ideas and strategies of Ambedkar related to environment and highlights the solutions he offers to minimise exploitation of nature. Key Words: Nature, Dharma, Environmentalism, Ambedkar, Caste, Water, Untouchables, History, Inclusiveness. INTRODUCTION This paper proposes that the life world of Ambedkar consisting of ideas and activities embedded finer understanding of human environmental relationship. The main argument this paper is that the ideas of Ambedkar quite useful for situating equality at the centre stage of environmental discourses and strategies. Particularly, Ambedkar’s representation of Buddha and his Dharma proposes universal dimension of inclusive and ethical dimension of human life. This domain also encompass the relationship between biotic and a biotic world at one level and human beings and nature at another level. The main objective of this paper is to capture ecological dimension of Ambedkar’s thought with special reference to his idea of Buddha and his Dharma.  Assistant Professor, Department of History, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow  Research Scholar, Department of History, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow