Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Life Journey - (Education) Part II

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar appointed in the state service with the rank of Lieutenant at Baroda on 23rd January 1913. He was worked only for 11 days.
His father Subhedar Ramji Maloji Sapkar (Ambedkar) died in Bombay due to serious illness on 2nd February 1913. He was retired Army Havaldar of the East India Company.
On 4th April 1913, the Maharaja of Baroda sanctioned Baroda State scholarship of 11.50 pounds per month to Bhimrao Ambedkar for his higher education at the Colombia University USA for the duration of 3 years. For overseas scholarship Bhimrao signed an agreement with Government of Baroda.
Ambedkar told to Lala Lajpat Rai, "If you are going to keep the untouchables as your slaves, while fighting for Independence, I cannot join hands with you.", when Dr. Ambedkar was in USA and Lajpat Rai invited the former to join the Indian Home Rule League.
15th May 1915, Ambedkar submitted his dissertation on "Administration and Finance of the East India Company".
5th June 1915, He passed M.A. examination in Economics from the Colombia University, USA with Sociology, History, Philosophy, Anthropology, and Politics subjects.
May 1916, Read a paper on "The Castes in India - Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development" before Prof. Goldenweiser's Anthropology Seminar. The paper was later published in The Indian Antiquary in May 1917. It was also published in the form of a brochure, the first published work of Dr. Ambedkar.
He wrote thesis entitled "The National Divident of India - A Historical and Analytical Study" for his Ph.D. After completing work for Ph.D. he left Colombia University and went to London to join the London School of Economics and Political Science, London as a graduate student.
1916, Columbia University accepted the thesis "The National Divident of India - A Historical and Analytical Study" for Ph.D and allowed to Dr. Ambedkar to use of the Ph.D. degree for all political purposes.
In 1917 return to India.