Ambadawe

Ambadawe[1][2][3] is a village in the Mandangad taluka of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra, India.[4] This village is family origin of Babasaheb Ambedkar, one of the founding father of the Republic of India.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial Ambadawe

Ambadawe आंबडवे
Village
Gate of Ambadave
Ambadawe Location in Maharashtra, India Ambadawe Ambadawe (India)
Coordinates: 18.017158°N 73.188997°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri district
Population  (2011)
• Total	240
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	402307
Nearest city	Mandangad

Census data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
No. of Houses	64	-	-
Population	240	111	129
Child (0-6)	25	16	9
Schedule Caste	57	27	30
Schedule Tribe	11	7	4
Literacy	79.53%	85.26%	75.00%
Total Workers	51	44	7

Notable people

• The family origins of B. R. Ambedkar, the Indian jurist, politician and social reformer from Maharashtra is from this village. His original surname was Sakpal but his father registered his name to school in Ambadawekar, comes from this native village name 'Ambadawe'. His Brahmin teacher, Krishnaji Keshav Ambedkar,[3] who was fond of him, changed his surname from the odd to pronounce 'Ambadawekar' to his own surname 'Ambedkar' in school records.[5]

References

1. "आंबडवे नाव योग्यच – खासदार अमर साबळे". 14 April 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
2. "डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर यांचे मूळ गाव आंबवडे येथे आंतरराष्ट्रीय दर्जाचे शैक्षणिक संकुल". Loksatta. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
3. "आंबेडकर गुरुजींचं कुटुंब जपतंय सामाजिक वसा, कुटुंबानं सांभाळल्या 'त्या' आठवणी". divyamarathi. 26 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
4. "Villagers donate land for college in Maharashtra". Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
5. "Bhim, Eklavya". www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 18 October 2014.

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