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The present paper explores Ambedkar�s imagination of an ideal society and the means to achieve it. To understand his ends and means this paper analyses the socio-economic, political, educational, and religious philosophy of Ambedkar. In this way, this paper is not only a critical engagement to the idea of social justice but also the concept of social transformation. Ambedkar�s social philosophy is based on a just society or humanity, which consists of three basic principles of �liberty�, �equality� and �fraternity�. If we analyze the thoughts and actions of Ambedkar, we find that his socio-economic, political, educational, and religious philosophy indicates towards social transformation, rather than social justice. Because social justice refers to individual rights, dignity, and equal opportunity and rights for the society within the existing structure. The fundamental principles of his just society were based on social, economic, religious, cultural, and political democracy. Hence, all the socio-economic and political institutions should be based on liberal democratic standards such as �equality�, �liberty� and �fraternity�. Ambedkar believed in three components that would be the means of his just society like �educate�, �organize� and �agitate�. There are number of literatures on idea of justice, social justice and Ambedkar, but Ambedkar�s thoughts and actions for social transformation got very less attention. This paper is a modest attempt to understand Ambedkar�s insight on social transformation. The primary and secondary sources like Ambedkar�s speeches and writing and books and article has been used in this study.