List of things named after B. R. Ambedkar
The following things have been named after Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, economist, politician and Social Reformer, who inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement and campaigned against social discrimination towards the untouchables (Dalits) and founded Navayana Buddhism.
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Airports[edit]
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport – Nagpur, Maharashtra
- Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Airstrip – Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Awards and prizes[edit]
By the government of India[edit]
By the government of Maharashtra[edit]
Places[edit]
- Ambedkar Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh
- Mhow, or Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Madhya Pradesh
- Ambedkar Nagar, Jodhpur, a village in Rajasthan
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar balanagar, village in Hyderabad
- Ambedkar Nagar Assembly constituency, a Delhi Legislative Assembly constituency
Holidays[edit]
Hospitals[edit]
- Tripura Medical College & Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Teaching Hospital
- Ambedkar Nagar Hospital, Delhi
- Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial Hospital Raipur, Chhattisgarh
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Medical College And Hospital Rohini, Delhi
- Dr.Ambedkar Hospital And Research Center, Nagpur
- Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial Central Railway Hospital Byculla Mumbai
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Ganshatabdi Hospital Kandivali, Mumbai
- Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Medical College And Hospital Bangalore
- Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar Multispeciality Hospital Govt.hospital in Noida,(Uttar Pradesh)
Memorials, museums, parks, buildings[edit]
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Andhra Pradesh[edit]
- Statue of Social Justice, or Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Park
Delhi[edit]
- Statue of B. R. Ambedkar ― Parliament House, Delhi
- Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial — 26 Alipur Road, New Delhi
Madhya Pradesh[edit]
- Bhim Janmabhoomi — Birthplace of B. R. Ambedkar, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra[edit]
Holy Places[edit]
- Parampujya Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Mahaparinirvan Memorial, Chaitya Bhoomi — Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Deekshabhoomi-Nagpur, Maharashtra
- Statue of Equality- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Rajgriha - Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra; Ambedkar's house
Gardens[edit]
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Garden Powai
Statues[edit]
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Vidhan Bhavan Mumbai
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar statue Mantralaya Rode Mumbai
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Bandra, Mumbai
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Ramabai Nagar, Ghatkopar Mumbai
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Court Naka, Thane
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Thana Station
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue kopri Thane
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Mira Bhyander
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Badlapur
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Panvel
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Karjat
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Lonavala
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Kalyan Court
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Kalyan Smark
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Ullasnagar
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Pune Station
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Camp Pune
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Dapodi Pune
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Khadki Pune
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue PCMC
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue University rd Pune
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Shalimar Nashik
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Deolali Nashik
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Jalgaon Railway station
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Bhadkal gate Aurangabad
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Mahanagarpalika Latur
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Udgir Latur
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Nilanga Latur
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Nagpur
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Manmad
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Vaijapur
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Lasalgaon
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Baramati
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Karad
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Sangli
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar 1st Statue Kolapur
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Satara
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Pandharpur
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue solapur
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Dharashiv
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Dhule
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Beed
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Parbhani
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Jintur
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Nanded
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Akola
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Amravati
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Yavatmal
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Chandrapur
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Charmoshi
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Rameshwari, Nagpur
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Pratap Nagar, Nagpur
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue RBI Square, Nagpur
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Jaripatka, Nagpur
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Dixt Nagar, Nagpur
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Kampti Nagpur
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Mahad
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Yeola
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Alibaug
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Manmad
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Bhandara
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Hingoli
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Nandurbar
Telangana[edit]
- Balanagar Metro Station in Hyderabad.
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat in Hyderabad.
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar 125ft Statue Tank Bund Hyderabad
Tamil Nadu[edit]
Uttar Pradesh[edit]
- Ambedkar Memorial Park — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
In other countries[edit]
- Statue of Bhimrao Ambedkar - Koyasan University,Japan
- Columbia University, New York, USA
- London School of Economics, London, UK
- Wolverhampton Buddha Vihar, UK
- Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
- Ambedkar Memorial - Maryland, United States
- Statue in ambedkar memorial house London UK
- Ambedkar statue in Indian Embassy Baku Azerbaijan
- Ambedkar Statue in Moka University Mauritius
- Dr.Ambedkar Statue Melbourne University Australia
- Ambedkar statue in Chùa Quan Âm Đông Hải monestry Viatnam
- Ambedkar statue in Rai Chern Tawan Meditation Center Thailand
- Ambedkar statue in South Korea
- Ambedkar statue in School Miskolc Hungary
- Ambedkar statue in NIROX Sculpture Park South Africa
Film[edit]
Many films have been made on Ambedkar's life and thoughts, which are as follows:
- Bheem Garjana - 1990 Marathi film directed by Vijay Pawar, starring Krishnanand as Ambedkar.
- Balak Ambedkar - 1991 Kannada film directed by Basavaraj Kethur, starring Chiranjeevi Vinay as Ambedkar.
- Yugpurush Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar - 1993 Marathi film directed by Shashikant Nalawde, starring Narayan Dulke as Ambedkar.
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (film) - 2000 English film directed by Jabbar Patel, starringMammootty as Ambedkar.
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (film) - 2005 Kannada film directed by Sharan Kumar Kabbur, starring Vishnukanta B. Ambedkar.
- Teesri Azaadi – A 2006 Hindi film directed by Jabbar Patel.
- Rising Light - 2006 documentary film on Ambedkar.
- Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar (film) - 2011 Marathi film based on the life of Ramabai Ambedkar and directed by Prakash Jadhav, starring Ganesh Jethe as Bhimrao Ambedkar.
- A Journey of Samyak Buddha - Hindi film (2013), based on Ambedkar's book Lord Buddha and His Dhamma.
- Ramabai - 2016 Kannada film directed by M Ranganath, starring Siddaram Karnik as Bhimrao Ambedkar.
- Bole India Jai Bhim – 2016 Marathi film directed by Subodh Nagdeve, starring Shyam Bhimsariyan as Ambedkar.
- Sharanam Gachhami – 2017 Telugu film directed by Prem Raj, based on the thoughts of Ambedkar. The film also has a song titled 'Ambedkar Sharanam Gachhami', in which Ambedkar is also featured.
- Bal Bhimrao – 2018 Marathi film directed by Prakash Narayan, starring Manish Kamble as Ambedkar.
- Ramai – An upcoming Marathi film directed by Bal Bargale.
- Periyar - 2007 Tamil film based on the life of Periyar and directed by Gnana Rajasekaran, starring Mohan Ran as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.
- Ek Mahanayak - Dr.B.R. Ambedkar - 2019-2020
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar – Mahamanvachi Gauravgatha – 2019
Stadium[edit]
- Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Stadium — Baramati, Maharashtra
- Dr. Ambedkar Stadium — New Delhi
- Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Stadium — Karnataka
- Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium — Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
Political parties and organisations[edit]
- Ambedkar International Center
- Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam
- Ambedkar National Congress
- Ambedkar Samaj Party
- Ambedkar Students' Association
- Ambedkarite Party of India
- Bahujan Samaj Party (Ambedkar)
- Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students' Association
- Bhim Army
- Bhim Sena
- Bahujan mukti morcha
Station[edit]
- Ambedkar Nagar monorail station — Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station — Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow), Madhya Pradesh
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar station, Vidhana Soudha metro station — Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Balanagar metro station - Hyderabad, Telangana
University[edit]
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi – Delhi
- Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University – Muzaffarpur, Bihar
- Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University – Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Law University – Sonipat, Haryana
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University – Hyderabad, Telangana
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam – Etcherla, Andhra Pradesh
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University of Social Sciences – Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow), Dongargaon, Madhya Pradesh
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University – Aurangabad, Maharashtra
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University – Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University – Lonere, Maharashtra
- Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University – Jaipur, Rajasthan[2]
- Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University – Agra, Uttar Pradesh
- Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University – Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Ambedkar College, Tripura University
- Tripura Medical College & Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Teaching Hospital
- Ambedkar Shakarpur Campus (Ambedkar Institute of Technology), Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University
Schools, colleges and research institutes[edit]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands[edit]
Delhi[edit]
Karnataka[edit]
- Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology — Nagarbhavi, Bangalore
- Dr. Ambedkar Medical College — Bangalore
Maharashtra[edit]
- Dr. Ambedkar College, Nagpur[3]
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Chandrapur
- Dr. Ambedkar College of Commerce & Economics, Wadala, Mumbai
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar arts and commerce college, Nagsenvan, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar law college, Nagsenvan, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Punjab[edit]
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar — Jalandhar
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences, Mohali
Tamil Nadu[edit]
- Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai
- Dr. Ambedkar Government Arts College, Vyasarpadi, Chennai
Uttar Pradesh[edit]
- Baba Saheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology
- Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Bird Wildlife Sanctuary, Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal[edit]
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya — Helencha, Bagdah
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College — Betai, Nadia district
- Kultali Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College — Kultali, South 24 Parganas
Rajasthan[edit]
- Dr.Ambedkar Pg College Jaipur, Rajasthan
In popular culture[edit]
Dr.B.R. Ambedkar's birthday Ambedkar Jayanti is celebrated every year on 14 April as a big festival all over India. This is the biggest festival for Every Indian and also for the Buddhists of Maharashtra . Ambedkar Jayanti is celebrated as Knowledge Day by the Government of Maharashtra. [192] [193] [194] Because Dr. Ambedkar, a polymath, is considered a "symbol of knowledge ". [195] [196] [197]This day has been declared as a public holiday all over India. Honorable tributes are paid every year by the President and Prime Minister of India (including leaders of other political parties) to his statue in New Delhi, Parliament. Buddhists, Dalits and other Ambedkarite people greet him like a god by keeping his idol or picture in front of his house. On this day, people parade their idols in front of them, they also enjoy dancing by playing drums. Apart from India, Ambedkar Jayanti is celebrated in more than 65 countries of the world. In 2016, Ambedkar's 125th birth anniversary was celebrated in 102 countries and at the United Nations, [198] [199] where the United Nations called him the 'Father of the World'. [200] [201]The United Nations has been celebrating Ambedkar Jayanti since 2016. [202] [203] The first birth anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was celebrated by Sadashiv Ranpise on 14 April 1928 in Pune . Ranpise was a follower of Ambedkar. He started the practice of Ambedkar Jayanti and on this occasion many rallies were taken out in a chariot and on a camel by placing Babasaheb's statue in the ambari of an elephant. [204] [205]
Maharashtra Government has declared Ambedkar's School Admission Day, November 7, as Vidyarthi Divas, which is celebrated in every school and junior college in the state. Because despite being a great scholar, Ambedkar remained a student throughout his life. [206] [207] Various programs including lectures, essays, competitions, quiz competitions, poetry recitations based on Ambedkar's life are organized in all the schools and junior colleges of Maharashtra. [208] [209]
Indian Constitution Day (National Law Day) is celebrated on 26 November in honor of Ambedkar . The first formal Constitution Day was celebrated on 26 November 2015, as per the instructions of the Government of India, the 125th birth anniversary of Ambedkar. [210] The day 26 November has been chosen to spread the importance of the Constitution and to spread the ideas and concepts of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar.
Vandalism of Ambedkar statues[edit]
People often protest vandalism of Ambedkar statues,[4][5][6] with the 2006 Dalit protests in Maharashtra being a notable instance.[7] Another such protest led to the 1997 Ramabai killings.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "सामाजिक न्याय विभागाचे पुरस्कार जाहीर". 23 May 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University, Rajasthan Admission 2018–19". 10 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Ambedkar College, Nagpur". dacn.in. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Ambedkar Statue Vandalised in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, Hundreds Gather in Protest". News18. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Dalits protest over vandalism of Ambedkar statue". Firstpost. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ Rai, Sandeep. "Women lead protest over vandalisation of Ambedkar statue in Saharanpur". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Desecration of Ambedkar statue: Four killed, 60 injured in Dalit protests". Outlook India. Retrieved 11 June 2020.