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==Entertainers== |
==Entertainers== |
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*[[Sambhaji Bhagat]], singer, shahir |
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* [[Nagraj Manjule |
* [[Nagraj Manjule]], director, filmmaker |
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* [[Poonam Joshi]], actress<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-budding-buddhism-in-the-city-1231776|title = Budding Buddhism in the city|newspaper = DNA India|date = 21 November 2013}}</ref> |
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* [[Kushal Badrike]], actor and comedian |
* [[Kushal Badrike]], actor and comedian |
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* [[Siddharth Jadhav]], actor |
* [[Siddharth Jadhav]], actor |
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* [[Usha Jadhav]], actress |
* [[Usha Jadhav]], actress |
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* [[Bhalchandra Kadam]], actor, comedian<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-in-the-shadow-of-caste-2547684|title = In the shadow of caste|newspaper = DNA India|date = 23 September 2017}}</ref> |
* [[Bhalchandra Kadam]], actor, comedian<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-in-the-shadow-of-caste-2547684|title = In the shadow of caste|newspaper = DNA India|date = 23 September 2017}}</ref> |
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* [[Abhijeet Kosambi]], singer |
* [[Abhijeet Kosambi]], singer |
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* [[Vaishali Mhade]], singer |
* [[Vaishali Mhade]], singer |
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* [[Surekha Punekar]], Indian folk artist |
* [[Surekha Punekar]], Indian folk artist |
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* [[Adarsh Shinde]], singer and musician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/maharashtra/pune/news/MH-PUN-HMU-wedding-pics-of-well-known-singer-adarsh-shinde-5007221-PHO.html|title=PHOTOS: परिणय सूत्र में बंधे मराठी सिंगर आदर्श शिंदे, शादी में जम कर हुआ धमाल|date=May 29, 2015|website=Dainik Bhaskar}}</ref> |
* [[Adarsh Shinde]], singer and musician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/maharashtra/pune/news/MH-PUN-HMU-wedding-pics-of-well-known-singer-adarsh-shinde-5007221-PHO.html|title=PHOTOS: परिणय सूत्र में बंधे मराठी सिंगर आदर्श शिंदे, शादी में जम कर हुआ धमाल|date=May 29, 2015|website=Dainik Bhaskar}}</ref> |
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* [[Prahlad Shinde]], singer |
* [[Prahlad Shinde]], singer |
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* [[Smita Tambe]], actress |
* [[Smita Tambe]], actress |
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* [[Vitthal Umap]], singer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/MAG-samir-paranjape-rasik-article-in-marathi-5473432-NOR.html|title=आंबेडकर चळवळीची कव्वालीयात्रा|date=December 4, 2016|website=Divya Marathi}}</ref> |
* [[Vitthal Umap]], singer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/MAG-samir-paranjape-rasik-article-in-marathi-5473432-NOR.html|title=आंबेडकर चळवळीची कव्वालीयात्रा|date=December 4, 2016|website=Divya Marathi}}</ref> |
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* [[Somnath Waghmare]], documentary filmmaker and researcher |
* [[Somnath Waghmare]], documentary filmmaker and researcher |
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==Lawyers== |
==Lawyers== |
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==Politicians== |
==Politicians== |
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* [[Anandraj Ambedkar]], political activist |
* [[Anandraj Ambedkar]], political activist |
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* [[Prakash Ambedkar]], |
* [[Prakash Ambedkar]], MP |
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* [[Yashwant Ambedkar]], |
* [[Yashwant Ambedkar]], MLC |
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* [[Ramdas Athawale]], state minister of India |
* [[Ramdas Athawale]], MP and state minister of India |
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* [[Rajkumar Badole]], Social Justice and Assistance Minister, Maharashtra |
* [[Rajkumar Badole]], MLA and Social Justice and Assistance Minister, Maharashtra |
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* [[Sanjay Bansode]], state minister of Maharashtra<ref name="divyamarathi.bhaskar.com"/> |
* [[Sanjay Bansode]], state minister of Maharashtra<ref name="divyamarathi.bhaskar.com"/> |
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* [[Sharad Bansode]], Member of Parliament |
* [[Sharad Bansode]], Member of Parliament |
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* [[Eknath Gaikwad]], MP and state minister |
* [[Eknath Gaikwad]], MP and state minister |
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* [[Sunil Gaikwad]], Member of Parliament |
* [[Sunil Gaikwad]], Member of Parliament |
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* [[Varsha Gaikwad]], School Education [[Cabinet Minister]] of Maharashtra<ref name="divyamarathi.bhaskar.com"/> |
* [[Varsha Gaikwad]], Member of Parliament (Former School Education [[Cabinet Minister]] of Maharashtra)<ref name="divyamarathi.bhaskar.com"/> |
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* [[Prakash Gajbhiye]], Member of MLC |
* [[Prakash Gajbhiye]], Member of MLC |
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* [[R. S. Gavai]], Governor of Bihar And Kerala, Member of the parliament, Former Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council |
* [[R. S. Gavai]], Governor of Bihar And Kerala, Member of the parliament, Former Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council |
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* [[B. D. Khobragade]], Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha |
* [[B. D. Khobragade]], Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha |
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* [[Sulekha Kumbhare]], minister |
* [[Sulekha Kumbhare]], minister |
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* [[Avinash Mahatekar]], State Minister of Maharashtra<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sarkarnama.in/rpi-claims-phaltan-seat-say-avinash-mahatekar-42223|title = रिपाइचा फलटण मतदारसंघावर दावा : अविनाश महातेकर}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/minister-of-social-welfare-avinash-mahatekar-visited-dikshit-bhoomi/07191927|title = समाजकल्याण राज्यमंत्री अविनाश महातेकर यांची दीक्षाभूमीला भेट|date = 19 July 2019}}</ref> |
* [[Avinash Mahatekar]], State Minister of Maharashtra<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sarkarnama.in/rpi-claims-phaltan-seat-say-avinash-mahatekar-42223|title = रिपाइचा फलटण मतदारसंघावर दावा : अविनाश महातेकर| date=9 September 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/minister-of-social-welfare-avinash-mahatekar-visited-dikshit-bhoomi/07191927|title = समाजकल्याण राज्यमंत्री अविनाश महातेकर यांची दीक्षाभूमीला भेट|date = 19 July 2019}}</ref> |
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* [[Laxman Mane]], political activist |
* [[Laxman Mane]], political activist |
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* [[Waman Meshram]], President Of Bahujan Kranti Morcha |
* [[Waman Meshram]], President Of Bahujan Kranti Morcha |
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* [[Nitin Raut]], cabinet minister and MLA<ref name="divyamarathi.bhaskar.com">{{Cite web|url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/23-ministers-belong-to-the-maratha-community-in-thackeray-government-126408482.html|title=उद्धव ठाकरे सरकारच्या ४३ सदस्यीय मंत्रिमंडळात २३ मंत्री मराठा समाजाचे|date=December 31, 2019|website=Divya Marathi}}</ref> |
* [[Nitin Raut]], cabinet minister and MLA<ref name="divyamarathi.bhaskar.com">{{Cite web|url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/23-ministers-belong-to-the-maratha-community-in-thackeray-government-126408482.html|title=उद्धव ठाकरे सरकारच्या ४३ सदस्यीय मंत्रिमंडळात २३ मंत्री मराठा समाजाचे|date=December 31, 2019|website=Divya Marathi}}</ref> |
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* [[Dadasaheb Rupwate]], politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saamana.com/dadasaheb-rupwate-memorial-program/|title=कालकथित दादासाहेब रुपवते स्मृतिदिनानिमित्त विशेष कार्यक्रमाचे आयोजन|website=www.saamana.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/mumbai-news/premanand-rupwate-passed-away-in-mumbai/articleshow/65274161.cms|title=ज्येष्ठ आंबेडकरी कार्यकर्ते प्रेमानंद रुपवते यांचे निधन|website=Maharashtra Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/875573/how-indias-dalits-had-to-cope-when-the-backlash-began-after-ambedkars-death|title=How India's Dalits had to cope when the backlash began after Ambedkar's death|first=J. V.|last=Pawar|website=Scroll.in}}</ref> |
* [[Dadasaheb Rupwate]], politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saamana.com/dadasaheb-rupwate-memorial-program/|title=कालकथित दादासाहेब रुपवते स्मृतिदिनानिमित्त विशेष कार्यक्रमाचे आयोजन|website=www.saamana.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/mumbai-news/premanand-rupwate-passed-away-in-mumbai/articleshow/65274161.cms|title=ज्येष्ठ आंबेडकरी कार्यकर्ते प्रेमानंद रुपवते यांचे निधन|website=Maharashtra Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/875573/how-indias-dalits-had-to-cope-when-the-backlash-began-after-ambedkars-death|title=How India's Dalits had to cope when the backlash began after Ambedkar's death|first=J. V.|last=Pawar|website=Scroll.in|date=14 April 2018 }}</ref> |
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* [[Tukaram Shrangare]], Union Minister For State For Communications |
* [[Tukaram Shrangare]], Union Minister For State For Communications |
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* [[Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare]], Member of Parliament |
* [[Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare]], Member of Parliament |
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==Sportspeople== |
==Sportspeople== |
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*[[Mona Meshram]], |
*[[Mona Meshram]], Cricketer |
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*[[Avinash Sable]], |
*[[Avinash Sable]], Athlete |
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*[[Pravin Tambe]], Cricketer |
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==Writers and activists== |
==Writers and activists== |
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* [[Yashwant Manohar]], poet and writer |
* [[Yashwant Manohar]], poet and writer |
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* [[Keshav Meshram]], poet |
* [[Keshav Meshram]], poet |
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* [[Bhau Panchbhai]], |
* [[Bhau Panchbhai]], Poet, Writer and Activist |
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* [[Gangadhar |
* [[Gangadhar Pantawane]], Writer, Reviewer and Ambedkarite thinker |
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* [[Dagdu Maruti Pawar]], |
* [[Dagdu Maruti Pawar]], Writer and Poet |
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* [[Pradnya Daya Pawar]], |
* [[Pradnya Daya Pawar]], Poet and Fiction Writer |
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* [[Urmila Pawar]], |
* [[Urmila Pawar]], Writer and Activist |
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* [[Uttam Kamble]], |
* [[Uttam Kamble]], Journalist and Author |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of converts to Buddhism]] |
* [[List of converts to Buddhism]] |
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* [[List of converts to Buddhism from Hinduism]] |
* [[List of converts to Buddhism from Hinduism]] |
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* [[List of American Buddhists]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
Latest revision as of 21:23, 27 October 2024
This is a list of notable persons of the Marathi Buddhist community worldwide. Marathi Buddhists are mainly Ambedkarite Buddhists, who are followers of B. R. Ambedkar. Marathi Buddhists constitute more than 77% of the total Buddhist population in India.[1]
Academics
[edit]- Narendra Jadhav, economist, educationist and author
- Shankarrao Kharat, Vice Chancellor of BAMU Aurangabad
- Bhalchandra Mungekar, economist and author
- Sharmila Rege, sociologist, feminist scholar and author of Writing Caste, Gender
- Anand Teltumbde, scholar, writer and civil rights activist
- Sukhadeo Thorat, economist and author
Businesspeople
[edit]- Milind Kamble, national president of Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry[2]
- Kalpana Saroj (born 1961), entrepreneur and a Tedx speaker[3][4]
Entertainers
[edit]- Sambhaji Bhagat, singer, shahir
- Nagraj Manjule, director, filmmaker
- Poonam Joshi, actress[5]
- Kushal Badrike, actor and comedian
- Siddharth Jadhav, actor
- Usha Jadhav, actress
- Bhalchandra Kadam, actor, comedian[6]
- Pandharinath Kamble, actor and comedian
- Abhijeet Kosambi, singer
- Vaishali Mhade, singer
- Surekha Punekar, Indian folk artist
- Adarsh Shinde, singer and musician[7]
- Prahlad Shinde, singer
- Smita Tambe, actress
- Vitthal Umap, singer[8]
- Somnath Waghmare, documentary filmmaker and researcher
Lawyers
[edit]- B. R. Ambedkar (1891–1956), jurist, barrister, and first Law and Justice Minister of India
- R. D. Bhandare (born 1916), governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh
- Bhushan Gavai (born 1960), justice in the Supreme Court of India[9]
- B. C. Kamble (born 1919), jurist and lawyer
Politicians
[edit]- Anandraj Ambedkar, political activist
- Prakash Ambedkar, MP
- Yashwant Ambedkar, MLC
- Ramdas Athawale, MP and state minister of India
- Rajkumar Badole, MLA and Social Justice and Assistance Minister, Maharashtra
- Sanjay Bansode, state minister of Maharashtra[10]
- Sharad Bansode, Member of Parliament
- Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare, Governor of Odisha
- R. D. Bhandare, Governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh[11]
- Bhaurao Gaikwad, Member of Parliament
- Eknath Gaikwad, MP and state minister
- Sunil Gaikwad, Member of Parliament
- Varsha Gaikwad, Member of Parliament (Former School Education Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra)[10]
- Prakash Gajbhiye, Member of MLC
- R. S. Gavai, Governor of Bihar And Kerala, Member of the parliament, Former Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council
- Rajendra Gavai, political activist
- Chandrakant Handore, state minister of Maharashtra[12][13]
- Ramratan Janorkar, Mayor of Nagpur
- N. M. Kamble, Indian politician
- Jogendra Kawade, cabinet minister, and Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- B. D. Khobragade, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
- Sulekha Kumbhare, minister
- Avinash Mahatekar, State Minister of Maharashtra[14][15]
- Laxman Mane, political activist
- Waman Meshram, President Of Bahujan Kranti Morcha
- Nitin Raut, cabinet minister and MLA[10]
- Dadasaheb Rupwate, politician[16][17][18]
- Tukaram Shrangare, Union Minister For State For Communications
- Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare, Member of Parliament
- Nashikrao Tirpude, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik, Member of Parliament for Bhandara and Buldhana
- Mukul Wasnik, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment
Sportspeople
[edit]- Mona Meshram, Cricketer
- Avinash Sable, Athlete
- Pravin Tambe, Cricketer
Writers and activists
[edit]- Savita Ambedkar (1909–2003), social activist and writer
- Baburao Bagul, writer and poet
- Datta Bhagat, author
- Suresh Bhat (1932–2003), poet
- Raja Dhale (1940–2019), social activist and writer
- Namdeo Dhasal (1949 2014), social activist and writer
- Laxman Gaikwad, novelist
- Arun Kamble, writer and social activist
- Namdeo Kamble, writer, social worker, journalist and teacher
- Uttam Kamble, journalist and author
- Vaman Kardak, poet and playwright
- Shankarrao Kharat, writer and member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
- Sharankumar Limbale, author
- Yashwant Manohar, poet and writer
- Keshav Meshram, poet
- Bhau Panchbhai, Poet, Writer and Activist
- Gangadhar Pantawane, Writer, Reviewer and Ambedkarite thinker
- Dagdu Maruti Pawar, Writer and Poet
- Pradnya Daya Pawar, Poet and Fiction Writer
- Urmila Pawar, Writer and Activist
- Uttam Kamble, Journalist and Author
See also
[edit]- List of Buddhists
- Marathi Buddhists
- List of converts to Buddhism
- List of converts to Buddhism from Hinduism
- List of American Buddhists
References
[edit]- ^ "Population by religion community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
- ^ Ajay, Lakshmi (June 24, 2018). "The Buddhism broadcast". Mumbai Mirror.
- ^ Pronoti, Datta (29 May 2010). "Caste No Bar". The Crest Mumbai. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Kalpana – Symbol of true grit". The Hans India. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ "Budding Buddhism in the city". DNA India. 21 November 2013.
- ^ "In the shadow of caste". DNA India. 23 September 2017.
- ^ "PHOTOS: परिणय सूत्र में बंधे मराठी सिंगर आदर्श शिंदे, शादी में जम कर हुआ धमाल". Dainik Bhaskar. May 29, 2015.
- ^ "आंबेडकर चळवळीची कव्वालीयात्रा". Divya Marathi. December 4, 2016.
- ^ Sikka, Sonia; Puri, Bindu; Beaman, Lori G. (2015-08-11). Living with Religious Diversity. Routledge. ISBN 9781317370987.
- ^ a b c "उद्धव ठाकरे सरकारच्या ४३ सदस्यीय मंत्रिमंडळात २३ मंत्री मराठा समाजाचे". Divya Marathi. December 31, 2019.
- ^ Jhā, Vikāsa Kumāra (1994). "Sattā ke sūtradhara: Ājādī ke bāda Bhārata".
- ^ Teltumbde, Anand. "Bombay High Court's 'Dalit' ruling has come in handy for the politics of Hindutva". Scroll.in.
- ^ "Cabinet off-limits for sons & daughters – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
- ^ "रिपाइचा फलटण मतदारसंघावर दावा : अविनाश महातेकर". 9 September 2019.
- ^ "समाजकल्याण राज्यमंत्री अविनाश महातेकर यांची दीक्षाभूमीला भेट". 19 July 2019.
- ^ "कालकथित दादासाहेब रुपवते स्मृतिदिनानिमित्त विशेष कार्यक्रमाचे आयोजन". www.saamana.com.
- ^ "ज्येष्ठ आंबेडकरी कार्यकर्ते प्रेमानंद रुपवते यांचे निधन". Maharashtra Times.
- ^ Pawar, J. V. (14 April 2018). "How India's Dalits had to cope when the backlash began after Ambedkar's death". Scroll.in.