The tallest statue of the principal architect of India's Constitution, B R Ambedkar, outside India is set to be unveiled in Maryland on October 14, the organisers have said.
The 19-foot statue, named 바카라Statue of Equality,바카라 is part of the Ambedkar International Centre (AIC) being built on 13-acre land in Accokeek city of Maryland, approximately 35 kms south of Washington.
바카라This is the largest statue of Babasaheb outside India and has been installed as a part of the Ambedkar Memorial being constructed at this centre,바카라 said the AIC.
Born on April 14, 1891, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar 바카라 popular among his followers as Babasaheb 바카라 was the chairman of the Constituent Assembly바카라s most crucial Drafting Committee that earned him the moniker Architect of the Indian Constitution.
Post-Independence, he was also the Minister of Law and Justice in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru바카라s first Cabinet. Ambedkar played a key role in social movements that fought for the rights of Dalits and untouchables.Â
Ambedkar died on December 6, 1956, months after he embraced Buddhism on October 14 that year, the date coinciding with the unveiling of the statue in Maryland. October 14 is celebrated as Dhamma Chakra Parivartan Din by Ambedkarites.
The statue has been made by renowned artist and sculptor Ram Sutar, who also built the statue of Sardar Patel, called as Statue of Unity, and installed on an island in Narmada, metres downstream of the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat.
바카라Large number of representatives of the Ambedkarite movement and his followers are expected to attend the event from across the USA and other parts of the world,바카라 it said.
According to the AIC, this memorial will serve to spread Babasaheb바카라s messages and teachings and showcase a symbol of equality and human rights.
Representatives from various countries are expected to attend the statue바카라s unveiling ceremony on October 14.
