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Several films, plays, and other works have been based on the life and thoughts of Ambedkar. 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. [163]
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.
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]
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.
[7] [8] In 2018, the 127th Ambedkar Jayanti, the President of India Ram Nath Kovind tributed Babasaheb by visiting Mhow. [9] [10] [11] This memorial is one of the Panchteerth, five holy sites related to the life of Babasaheb Ambedkar. [12] The Madhya Pradesh government organizes 'Samajik Samrasta Sammelan' every year at Ambedkar Jayanti in Mhow ...
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, Ramā, Bhimrao and Anandraj. His only daughter Rama is married to Anand Teltumbde. [13]
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Though Ambedkar states He is an ordinary man still Indian Buddhist shrines features images of the Ambedkar along with Buddha, and the followers bow and offer prayers before them in practice. [24] According to Junghare (1988), [ 25 ] for the followers of Navayana, Ambedkar has become a deity and is devotionally worshipped.