The following things have been named after 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), by giving them gift of Buddhism for their upliftment and social progress.
Airports Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport – Nagpur, Maharashtra Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Airstrip – Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Awards and Prizes
By the Government of India Dr. Ambedkar International Award Dr. Ambedkar National Award
By the Government of Maharashtra Shahu, Phule, Ambedkar Award Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Samaj Utthan Award
Places
District Ambedkar Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh
Sub-District Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Mhow - Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Village Ambedkar Nagar, Jodhpur - village in Rajasthan Dr. B. R. Ambedkar balanagar, Hyderabad - village in Telangana
Constituency Ambedkar Nagar Assembly constituency - Dehli Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency - Uttar Pradesh
Holidays & Celebrations Ambedkar Jayanti Students' Day (Maharashtra) Mahaparinirvan Diwas Dhammachakra Pravartan Din
Hospitals 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 Bharatratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar District General Hospital, Amravati 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 Bengaluru Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar Multispeciality Hospital Govt.hospital in Noida,(Uttar Pradesh)
Memorials, museums, parks, and buildings
Andhra Pradesh Statue of Social Justice, or Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Park
Delhi Statue of B. R. Ambedkar ― Parliament House, New Delhi Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial — 26 Alipur Road, New Delhi Statue of B. R. Ambedkar- Supreme Court of India
Madhya Pradesh Bhim Janmabhoomi — Birthplace of B. R. Ambedkar, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Wildlife Sanctuary-wildlife sanctuary in Sagar district
Maharashtra Holy Places Parampujya Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Mahaparinirvan Memorial, Chaitya Bhoomi — Mumbai, Maharashtra Deekshabhoomi-Nagpur, Maharashtra Rajgruha - Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra; Ambedkar's house
Gardens Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Garden, Powai
Statues Statue of Equality Mumbai, Maharashtra Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Vidhan Bhavan Mumbai Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar statue Mantralaya Road 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-Bhayandar 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 Ulhasnagar Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Pune Junction railway station Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Pune Camp Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Dapodi Pune Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Khadki Pune Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Pimpri-Chinchwad 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 Latur City Municipal Corporation 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 Kolhapur 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 Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Statue Tarhadi, Shirpur, Dhule.
Telangana Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Balanagar metro station in Hyderabad. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat in Hyderabad. Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar 125ft Statue Tank Bund Hyderabad
Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Mani Mandapam — Chennai Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai
Uttar Pradesh Ambedkar Memorial Park — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
In other countries 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 Ambedkar House, London, United Kingdom Ambedkar statue in Indian Embassy, Baku, Azerbaijan Ambedkar Statue in Moka University, Mauritius Ambedkar Statue Melbourne University, Australia Ambedkar statue in Chùa Quan Âm Đông Hải monastery, Vietnam 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
Films 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, starring Mammootty 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 The 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
Stadiums Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Stadium — Baramati, Maharashtra Ambedkar Stadium New Delhi Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Stadium — Karnataka Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium — Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Dr. Ambedkar Stadium Kochi, Kerala Dr. Ambedkar Stadium Mukarampura, Karimnagar, Telangana Dr. Ambedkar Stadium Basaveshwaranagara
Political parties and organisations 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 Ambedkarite Student Association (ASA) TISS
Stations 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
Universities 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), 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 Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University – Agra, Uttar Pradesh Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University – Chennai, Tamil Nadu Dr. B. R. Ambedkar School of Economics University - Bengaluru, Karnataka Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University - Kolkata, West Bengal
Schools, colleges and research institutes Andaman and Nicobar Islands Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Technology — Port Blair
Delhi Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College - Delhi
Karnataka Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology — Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru Dr. Ambedkar Medical College — Bengaluru
Maharashtra Dr. Ambedkar College, Nagpur 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, Aurangabad Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar College of Law, Nagpur
Punjab Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar — Jalandhar Dr. B.R. Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences, Mohali
Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai Dr. Ambedkar Government Arts College, Vyasarpadi, Chennai
Uttar Pradesh Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Bird Wildlife Sanctuary, Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal 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 Dr.Ambedkar Pg College Jaipur, Rajasthan
Vandalism of Ambedkar statues People often protest vandalism of Ambedkar statues, with the 2006 Dalit protests in Maharashtra being a notable instance. Another such protest led to the 1997 Ramabai killings.
See also Ambedkarism Ambedkar cartoon
References
Buddhism in Maharashtra at Hindu Wikipedia