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Chaitya Bhoomi is a revered place of pilgrimage for Ambedkar's followers, who visit in millions annually on his death anniversary (Mahaparinirvan Diwas) on 6 December. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Chief Minister of Maharashtra , the Governor, the Minister and many other politicians pay tribute to Ambedkar every year on 6 December in Chaitya Bhoomi.
Indian director Jabbar Patel made a documentary titled Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar in 1991; he followed this with a full-length feature film Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar in 2000 with Mammootty in the lead role. [160] This biopic was sponsored by the National Film Development Corporation of India and the government's Ministry of Social Justice and ...
The Buddha and His Dhamma was first published in 1957 in the year following Ambedkar's death on 6 December 1956. Written in English, the book has been translated to many languages, including Hindi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali and Kannada.
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar with his son Yashwant (left) and Nephew Mukund (right) Yashwant Ambedkar was born on 12 December 1912 in Bombay. [10] [11] On 19 April 1953, he married Meera Ambedkar in a Buddhist manner. [12] They have four children - Prakash, RamÄ, Bhimrao and Anandraj. His only daughter Rama is married to Anand Teltumbde. [13]
The period from 14 April 1990 — 14 April 1991 was observed as "Year of Social Justice" in the memory of Babasaheb. [19] Government of India Issued 10 Rupees and 125 Rupees coins in 2015 to mark the 125 Birth Anniversary in the honor of Ambedkar. [20] [21] On 14 April 2015, a Google Doodle was published for Ambedkar's 124th birthday.
Ambedkar collected more than 50,000 books during his time at Rajgruha, which made it one of the largest personal libraries in the world at the time of his death. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Plans to designate the building as a national monument fell through due to legal and technical issues, but in 2013 the mansion became a heritage monument.
Ambedkar died at the bungalow on 6 December 1956. [4] Savita Ambedkar continued to live there, and Ambedkar's papers remained in a storeroom. In 1966, Madan Lal Jain purchased the bungalow: he allowed Savita Ambedkar to retain two rooms, gave one part of the building to his son-in-law, and rented another part to an Additional Sessions Judge. [3]
Rattu served as Amebdkar's secretary for over 17 years, from 3 January 1940 to Ambedkar's death on 6 December 1956. [3] Ambedkar served as the Minister of Law in the First Nehru ministry, and during 1942–1951, Rattu visited Ambedkar's official residence (first 22 Prithviraj Road and then 1 Hardinge Avenue) several times. [1] In September 1951 ...