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词条 Statue of B. R. Ambedkar (Parliament House)
释义

  1. History

  2. Specifications

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

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| image = Pratibha Devisingh Patil, the Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and other dignitaries after paying tributes to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on his Mahaparinirvan Diwas, in New Delhi.jpg
| caption = Statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar at Parliament House in New Delhi. The President, Pratibha Patil, the Vice President, Mohd. Hamid Ansari, the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh and other dignitaries after paying tributes to Bodhisattva B. R. Ambedkar on his Mahaparinirvan Diwas, on 6 December 2010
| location = Parliament House, New Delhi, India
| designer = Brahmesh Wagh
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| material = Bronze
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  • Statue: {{Convert|3.66|m|ft}}
  • Including base: {{Convert|7.32|m|ft}} }}

| begin = 1965
| complete = 1967
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The Statue of B. R. Ambedkar or the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Monument memorial is a statue of B. R. Ambedkar at the Indian Parliament House area in New Delhi, India. This statue is made of bronze, it was established in 1967. The Ambedkarite community has raised this statue from their contribution. This memorial structure of Ambedkar is {{Convert|3.66|m|ft}} high in total height.[1][2]

On 14 April - Ambedkar Jayanti (Ambedkar's birthday) and 6 December - Mahaparinirvana Diwas (Ambedkar's death anniversary), National leaders and politicians like President of India, Vice President of India, Prime Minister, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha speaker and Members, Union Ministers, Governor, other politicians and people gather greeting the statue remembering Ambedkar.[2][3]

History

The statue was donated by "Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial Committee" to the Parliament House. For the creation of this statue, Ambedkarite community collected money through public contributions. This statue was made by Mumbai's architect, Brahmesh Vinayak Wagh. In order to make it, Ambedkar's wife, Savita Ambedkar, rendered all help to Brahmesh Wagh. She provided all the material from Babasaheb's feet to the head. This statue is ready after two years of work. Before that Brahmesh Wagh made was Ambedkar's first statue on the Coopregation Road in Mumbai, Maharashtra in 1959.[4]

On 2 April 1967, the life size statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar was unveiled by the then President of India Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan. In his speech he said, "Keep on taking the knowledge, search the truth, and try hard to bring it into practice that is the message of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar to the Indians." Vice President Zakir Husain, Deputy Prime Minister Morarji Desai, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial Committee's Chairman and Home Minister Yashwantrao Chavan, Lok Sabha Speaker Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, RPI leader Dadasaheb Gaikwad, Ambedkar's son Yashwant Ambedkar, Humayun Kabir and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. Before the statue unveiling, Buddhist monks of Sri Lanka and Sanchi gave Panchsheel Diksha to Yashwant Ambedkar, Dadasaheb Gaikwad and other Buddhists.[5][6]

This is the second statue of Babasaheb, raised in the Parliament House area. Earlier, statue of Motilal Nehru was erected in the area.[5]

Specifications

The total height of this statue with base is {{Convert|7.32|m|ft}} in height. This statue is roughly four times the size of the original size of the man. The statue made of bronze metal and it's weight is 1.5 ton. A book, the Indian constitution is in the left side arm of Babasaheb's statue. His right hand is fully lifted and his index finger pointing the Indian Parliament House.[7]

See also

  • Statue of Equality
  • Statue of B. R. Ambedkar (Japan)
  • Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Park
  • Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial
  • List of things named after B. R. Ambedkar

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/picture_gallery/p8.asp |title=Rajya Sabha |publisher=Rajya Sabha |date= |accessdate=2019-02-01}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-eroding-ambedkar-s-legacy-pm-modi-playing-politics-says-congress/story-lOVBO3jhXtpxQyowhhWqgN.html|title=BJP eroding Ambedkar's legacy, PM Modi playing politics, says Congress|date=2018-04-14|website=www.hindustantimes.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-10}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/picture-gallery-others/politicians-from-various-parties-pay-tribute-to-bhimrao-ambedkar/|title=Politicians from various parties pay tribute to Bhimrao Ambedkar|date=2014-04-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-12-10}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/669840/when-ambedkar-sat-for-a-sculptor-leaving-a-mould-that-is-used-even-today|title=When Ambedkar sat for a sculptor, leaving a mould that is used even today|last=Chari|first=Mridula|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-10}}
5. ^{{Cite journal|last1=Mankar|first1=Milind|title=Babasahebanche Putale (Statues of Babasaheb)|journal=Lokrajya|date=December 2017|page=14}}
6. ^{{Cite news|Url=|title=भव्य स्मारक शिल्पाचा सुवर्णमहोत्सव|last=|first=|date=14 April 2017|work=दैनिक वृत्तरत्न सम्राट (जयंती विशेषांक, पृष्ठ क्र २४)|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}
7. ^{{Cite book|title=Ambedkar and Buddhism - The Significance of Ambedkar|last=Sangharakshita|date=2006|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers|isbn=9788120830233|location=|page=3|url=https://books.google.com/?id=e-b2EzNRxQIC&pg=PA145&dq=ambedkar+and+buddhism+google |language=English}}

External links

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