Babasaheb (Devanagari: बाबासाहेब, IAST: Bābāsāhēb) is a nickname given in India.[1] It is a Marathi phrase which means 'Respected Father' (Baba = father and Saheb = sir). This epithet is commonly applied to B. R. Ambedkar.[2]
Other notable people with the name include:
- Babasaheb Bhosale (1921–2007), Indian politician
- Balwant Moreshwar Purandare (1922–2021), also known as Babasaheb Purandare, Indian historian and writer
- Umakant Keshav Apte (1903–1971), also known as Babasaheb Apte
See also
edit- List of things named after Babasaheb Ambedkar
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (film) (2000), Indian feature film in English
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, public institution of higher learning in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, unitary, autonomous university located at Lonere in Raigad district, Maharashtra, India
- Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Central University located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
References
edit- ^ Eleanor Zelliot (1969). Dr. Ambedkar and the Mahar Movement. University of Pennsylvania. p. 46.
Babasaheb - (literally, father-master) the affectionate and respectful nickname
- ^ Kathare, Dr. Anil (2017). महाराष्ट्राचा समग्र इतिहास (in Marathi). कल्पना प्रकाशन, नांदेड. p. 690.
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