‘Largest’ Ambedkar statue in North America to be unveiled on October 14
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Largest’ Ambedkar statue in North America to be unveiled on October 14

The Hindu  

October 03, 2023 06:45 am | Updated 10:45 am IST - Washington The “largest” statue of B R Ambedkar outside India is all set to be unveiled in Maryland on October 14, the organisers have said. The 19-foot statue, named “Statue of Equality”, has been made by renowned artist and sculptor Ram Sutar, who also built the statue of Sardar Patel installed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The statue of Ambedkar, the key architect of India's Constitution, is part of the Ambedkar International Center being built on 13 acres of land in Accokeek city of Maryland. “This is the largest statue of Babasaheb outside India and has been installed as a part of the Ambedkar Memorial being constructed at this center,” said the AIC.

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World’s tallest statue of Ambedkar in Vijayawada to be thrown open to public from January 20
11 months ago

World’s tallest statue of Ambedkar in Vijayawada to be thrown open to public from January 20

The Hindu  

The Swaraj Maidan in the heart of Vijayawada will henceforth be known as Dr. B.R. It is here that the Statue of Social Justice, the iconic 125-ft. statue of the architect of the Constitution is installed, and its precincts will be thrown open to public from January 20.. Made in India, it is also the world’s tallest statue of Dr. …

World’s tallest statue: AP govt to unveil 206-ft tall statue of Ambedkar today
11 months ago

World’s tallest statue: AP govt to unveil 206-ft tall statue of Ambedkar today

Live Mint  

The Andhra Pradesh government will unveil the world's tallest statue of the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr BR Ambedkar on Friday. "Let us collectively celebrate this remarkable achievement and honour the legacy of Ambedkar, whose contributions continue to shape our collective consciousness," YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh wrote on X. He noted that the visionary’s …

Ambedkar Statue Unveiling at Samatha Mahasabha
11 months, 1 week ago

Ambedkar Statue Unveiling at Samatha Mahasabha

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Ambedkar statue and throw open his memorial constructed at a cost of ₹400 crore coinciding with the grand Samatha Mahasabha public meeting on Friday, January 19, at 4 pm in Vijayawada. Social welfare minister Meruga Nagarjuna and Rajya Sabha MP V. Vijayasai Reddy said that more than 1.25 lakh people are expected to attend the Mahasabha, …

Swarajya Maidan readying for Ambedkar statue unveiling
11 months, 1 week ago

Swarajya Maidan readying for Ambedkar statue unveiling

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Vijayawada Municipal Corporation commissioner Swapnil Dinkar Pundkar said final touch-ups are in full swing for inauguration of the 125-foot-tall B.R. Ambedkar statue at the Swarajya Maidan in Vijayawada on January 19. Municipal commissioners Swapnil, Dinesh Kumar, Bhargav Tej, and chiefs of various urban development authorities are working for successful unveiling of Dr. Ambedkar's statue and inauguration of the Smrithi …

Jagan Calls for Installation of Ambedkar Statue
1 year ago

Jagan Calls for Installation of Ambedkar Statue

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed the officials to expeditiously complete the works on installation of the 125-feet tall bronze statue of Dr B.R. The CM reviewed the progress of the works and development of the Ambedkar Smriti Vanam project with deputy chief minister Kottu Satyanarayana and social welfare minister Merugu Nagarjuan and senior officials at his …

Tallest statue of Ambedkar outside India unveiled in US
1 year, 2 months ago

Tallest statue of Ambedkar outside India unveiled in US

Live Mint  

A statue of Dr B R Ambedkar, the principal architect of India's Constitution was formally inaugurated in a Maryland suburb in Washington on Sunday. According to the PTI news agency, more than 500 Indian-Americans from various parts of the US and some from India and other countries attended the unveiling ceremony of the 19-foot tall "Statue of Equality". "We are …

‘Statue of Equality’: Tallest statue of Ambedkar outside India unveiled in US
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Statue of Equality’: Tallest statue of Ambedkar outside India unveiled in US

Hindustan Times  

The tallest statue of Dr BR Ambedkar, the principal architect of India's Constitution, outside India was formally inaugurated in a Maryland suburb of the US capital here. Amidst chants of "Jai Bhim", more than 500 Indian-Americans from various parts of the United States and some from India and other countries attended the unveiling ceremony of the 19-feet tall "Statue of …

Historic 125-foot Ambedkar statue rises in Vijayawada
1 year, 2 months ago

Historic 125-foot Ambedkar statue rises in Vijayawada

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijaywada: Dr BR Ambedkar statue committee chairman and minister for social welfare Dr Merugu Nargarjuna, deputy chief minister Kottu Satyanarayana, Andhra Pradesh Christian JAC chairman Dr Elamanchili Praveen visited the premises and supervised the ongoing construction work of 125 foot Dr Ambedkar statue and Smriti Vanam on Friday in Vijayawada. On the occasion, Nagarjuna said that the construction of a …

Largest Ambedkar statue in North America to be unveiled on Oct 14
1 year, 2 months ago

Largest Ambedkar statue in North America to be unveiled on Oct 14

Business Standard  

The largest statue of B R Ambedkar outside India is all set to be unveiled in Maryland on October 14, the organisers have said. The 19-foot statue, named Statue of Equality, has been made by renowned artist and sculptor Ram Sutar, who also built the statue of Sardar Patel installed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The statue of Ambedkar, the key architect …

CM YS Jagan to unveil 125 feet tall Ambedkar statue in November
1 year, 4 months ago

CM YS Jagan to unveil 125 feet tall Ambedkar statue in November

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Minister for municipal administration Adimulapu Suresh said the 125-feet statue of Dr B.R. Ambedkar on the premises of Smriti Vanam at Swaraj Mydan here would be unveiled by Chief Minister Y.S. Suresh said the CM would dedicate the statue to the nation on Constitution Day, November 26. Beneath the statue, four AC halls would be erected, of which one …

Mayawati claims Ambedkar statue, Sectt name eyewash by BRS for Dalit votes
1 year, 7 months ago

Mayawati claims Ambedkar statue, Sectt name eyewash by BRS for Dalit votes

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Sunday claimed credit for the installation of a 125-feet statue of Dr B.R. Addressing a public meeting organised by the state BSP unit at the Saroornagar Stadium on the day, Mayawati said: “This credit goes to every grassroot worker and leader of BSP in Telangana due to whom the party is growing stronger …

Ambedkar statue unveiling provides visual feast
1 year, 8 months ago

Ambedkar statue unveiling provides visual feast

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Friday’s 45-minute unveiling event of India's tallest 125-foot statue of Dr B.R. A helicopter showered flower petals on the statue while a huge crane garlanded the statue amid slogans of 'Jai Bhim' slogans. Ministers and BRS leaders vied to take pictures with Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao in front of the statue. Cultural programmes eulogising Dr Ambedkar and his …

India's tallest statue: Telangana CM KCR unveils 125 ft-tall statue of Dr BR Ambedkar in Hyderabad
1 year, 8 months ago

India's tallest statue: Telangana CM KCR unveils 125 ft-tall statue of Dr BR Ambedkar in Hyderabad

India TV News  

BR Ambedkar's statue: On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday unveiled the 125-ft tall statue of the architect of the Indian Constitution. Earlier, the Telangana Chief Minister said that India’s tallest statue of Ambedkar, which is next to the State Secretariat, opposite to Buddha statue and located beside …

Telangana CM KCR unveils 125-ft-tall Ambedkar statue in Hyderabad
1 year, 8 months ago

Telangana CM KCR unveils 125-ft-tall Ambedkar statue in Hyderabad

India Today  

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday unveiled the 125-ft tall bronze statue of BR Ambedkar in Hyderabad, to mark the 132nd birth anniversary of the architect of the Indian Constitution. The statue stands next to the State Secretariat on the banks of Hyderabad's famous Hussain Sagar lake. One lakh sweet packets, 1.50 lakh butter milk packets and an …

India’s tallest Ambedkar statue set for inauguration today
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s tallest Ambedkar statue set for inauguration today

Hindustan Times  

Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday will unveil a 125-feet-tall statue of Dr B R Ambedkar on the banks of Hussainsagar, marking the latter’s 132nd birth anniversary. Telangana chief minister KCR to unveil Dr BR Ambedkar’s statue on Friday. The iconic structure of Ambedkar, which will set another landmark for the state, is claimed to be the tallest …

Rajasthan: Clashes erupt in Bharatpur over installation of Ambedkar statue
1 year, 8 months ago

Rajasthan: Clashes erupt in Bharatpur over installation of Ambedkar statue

Hindustan Times  

Clashes erupted in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district on Wednesday night over the installation of the Bhim Rao Ambedkar statue where thousands of protestors of two communities gathered and indulged in stone pelting at each other and police personnel, officials said. The Bharatpur district administration has decided to install a statue of Bhim Rao Ambedkar on April 14 at the intersection of …

125-feet Ambedkar statue unveiling in Hyderabad to be grand affair
1 year, 8 months ago

125-feet Ambedkar statue unveiling in Hyderabad to be grand affair

India TV News  

The unveiling of a 125-foot statue of Dr B. R. Ambedkar in Hyderabad on his birth anniversary on April 14 will be a grand affair. Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will unveil the tallest bronze statue of Ambedkar near Hussain Sagar Lake in the heart of the city in the presence of thousands of people who will be mobilized …

Dr BR Ambedkar memorial to be delayed by two and a half years
1 year, 8 months ago

Dr BR Ambedkar memorial to be delayed by two and a half years

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Dr BR Ambedkar memorial at Indu Mills in Dadar, which was announced to be completed by next year ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, is expected to get delayed as the 350-ft tall statue might take at least one and a half years more to complete. Dr BR Ambedkar memorial to be delayed by two and a half years …

Ambedkar statue to be unveiled on grand note
1 year, 8 months ago

Ambedkar statue to be unveiled on grand note

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: During a high-level review meeting at Pragathi Bhavan with ministers and officials on Tuesday, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao directed them to make grand arrangements for the unveiling of 125-ft tall bronze statue of Dr B.R. The CM instructed the officials to deploy a helicopter to shower flower petals on the statue to pay floral tributes to Ambedkar in …

Ministerial panel reviews Ambedkar Smritivanam status
1 year, 9 months ago

Ministerial panel reviews Ambedkar Smritivanam status

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Ambedkar Statue Construction Ministerial Committee met here on Friday to take stock of the ongoing works at the Ambedkar Smritivanam, including construction of the 125 feet tall statue of Dr. B.R. Ministers on the committee Merugu Nagarjuna, Kottu Satyanarayana, Botsa Satyanarayana and Adimulapu Suresh instructed officials to speed up works on the 125-feet-tall Ambedkar Statue being erected within the …

Work on 125-feet tall Ambedkar statue speeded up, says minister Nagarjuna
1 year, 10 months ago

Work on 125-feet tall Ambedkar statue speeded up, says minister Nagarjuna

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Social welfare minister Merugu Nagarjuna has said the 125-feet tall Babasaheb Ambedkar statue, being made at the behest of the AP government, would be unveiled on Ambedkar Jayanti Day. “The work is progressing fast,” he said after a visit of the Swarajya Maidan here on Wednesday. Chief minister Jagan is regularly reviewing the statue’s work.” Technical expert Vasudeva Rao …

Cong seek CS nod for installing Ambedkar statue in Panjagutta
1 year, 11 months ago

Cong seek CS nod for installing Ambedkar statue in Panjagutta

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A Congress delegation led by CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka met Chief Secretary A. Santhi Kumari here on Monday demanding installation of the Dr B.R. Following a court’s recent direction to the authorities to hand over the bronze statue of Dr Ambedkar to former MP V. Hanumantha Rao, whose attempt to install it in 2019 was foiled by the …

Ambedkar bronze statue, Smriti Vanam to be unveiled in AP on April 13
1 year, 11 months ago

Ambedkar bronze statue, Smriti Vanam to be unveiled in AP on April 13

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S. "Expedite the works to ensure the Ambedkar statue inauguration is done on April 14," the Chief Minister has told the officials at a review meeting he held at the CM’s Camp Office on Friday. The officials informed the Chief Minister that the statue, to be made with 352 metric tonnes of steel and 112 metric tonnes …

Cong. delegation to seek Ambedkar statue installation at Punjagutta
1 year, 11 months ago

Cong. delegation to seek Ambedkar statue installation at Punjagutta

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A contingent of Congress leaders, led by TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy, will meet Chief Secretary A. Santhi Kumari on Wednesday to demand the installation of an Ambedkar statue at Punjagutta. However, following court orders to hand over the statue to Rao, Congress leaders want it installed at the same location. Since the Chief Minister has named the new …

After 42 months, Ambedkar statue to be released from police custody: VHR
1 year, 11 months ago

After 42 months, Ambedkar statue to be released from police custody: VHR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Former PCC president and Rajya Sabha member V. Hanumantha Rao stated that Dr B.R. Ambedkar's bronze statue, which had been in police custody for four years, would be released soon, claiming that the 14th Additional Chief Metropolitan Court, Nampally, had written to the station house officer, Panjagutta police station instructing him to hand over the statue of the architect …

Country\'s tallest statue of Ambedkar to be ready by February 2023
2 years ago

Country\'s tallest statue of Ambedkar to be ready by February 2023

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The country's tallest bronze statue of Dr B.R.Ambedkar, standing at 125 feet on a sprawling 10-acre parcel of land near NTR Garden, is nearing completion and would be ready for inauguration on April 14 next, the birth anniversary of the father of the Constitution The Secretariat complex nearby, which is also nearing completion, is expected to be inaugurated on …

BR Ambedkar's Mumbai home to be preserved as heritage, announces Maha CM
2 years, 1 month ago

BR Ambedkar's Mumbai home to be preserved as heritage, announces Maha CM

Hindustan Times  

'Rajgruha', Dr B R Ambedkar's residence in Mumbai, will be preserved as a heritage structure, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Wednesday. The chief minister garlanded the portraits of the iconic leader and his wife late Ramabai Ambedkar on the premises during the visit, an official release said here. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis …

CM Jagan to unveil 125-feet-tall Ambedkar statue on April 12
2 years, 1 month ago

CM Jagan to unveil 125-feet-tall Ambedkar statue on April 12

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Social welfare minister Merugu Nagarjuna on Wednesday reviewed the progress of 125-feet-tall Dr. B.R. He observed that the previous Telugu Desam government invoked Ambedkar only at the time of elections and relegated his statue in an area of thorns and bushes in Amaravati. Nagarjuna instructed officials at the review meeting to ensure that all works on the 125-feet tall …

125-ft-tall B.R. Ambedkar statue in Hyderabad by December
2 years, 8 months ago

125-ft-tall B.R. Ambedkar statue in Hyderabad by December

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: IT minister K.T. Rama Rao, who inspected the progress of works along with social welfare minister Koppula Eshwar, the party's Dalit MLAs and senior officials on Tuesday, said that the project got delayed due to Covid for the past two years but the works have been expedited now to install the statue by December. The state government in undertaking …

Ambedkar statue in PS, install it: VHR
2 years, 8 months ago

Ambedkar statue in PS, install it: VHR

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Senior Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao, a former Rajya Sabha member, said that he would tour the state and hold protests against the police for keeping a statue of Dr B.R. Hanumantha Rao, a former PCC president, said that the Ambedkar statue was “unnecessarily removed” by the police from the Panjagutta circle after it had been installed. Hanumantha Rao …

'Statue of Knowledge' dedicated to Dr Ambedkar to be unveiled in Latur on 13 April
2 years, 8 months ago

'Statue of Knowledge' dedicated to Dr Ambedkar to be unveiled in Latur on 13 April

Firstpost  

The statue has been built on the premises of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Park. The unveiling ceremony will be held a day before the 131st birth anniversary of Dr Ambedkar Latur: ‘Statue of Knowledge’, a 70-feet tall statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, will be unveiled in Latur city of Maharashtra on 13 April, 2022, in the presence of Union ministers Kiren …

President Kovind Lays Foundation Stone for Ambedkar Memorial in Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 5 months ago

President Kovind Lays Foundation Stone for Ambedkar Memorial in Uttar Pradesh

News 18  

President Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation stone for Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Cultural Centre in Lucknow on Tuesday and lauded the Uttar Pradesh government for working towards the welfare of people. Referring to the ideals of Ambedkar, President Kovind said he always worked towards empowering women and providing them equal rights in the society. He was not only an …

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