Anandraj Ambedkar
Anandraj Ambedkar | |
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| President of the Republican Sena | |
| Assumed office 21 November 1998 | |
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| Born | 2 June 1967 Bombay, Bombay State (now Mumbai, Maharashtra), India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Spouse(s) | Manisha Ambedkar |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Residence | • 129, Rajgruha, Hindu colony, Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Profession | Engineer, Politician, and Social worker |
Anandraj Yashwant Ambedkar (born 2 June 1967) is an Indian social activist, engineer and politician from Maharashtra. He is head of the Republican Sena (tran: The "Republican Army").[1][2] He is the grandson of B. R. Ambedkar, the father of the Indian Constitution. His supporters occupied the Indu Mill land at Dadar in 2011 to highlight the long-pending demand for the Statue of Equality memorial of B. R. Ambedkar.[3][4] Anandraj Ambedkar also works in the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, headed by his elder brother Prakash Ambedkar.[5][6][7]
Life[]
Anandraj Ambedkar is the grandson of B. R. Ambedkar and Ramabai Ambedkar. His father's name is Yashwant Ambedkar (Bhaiyasaheb) and mother's name is Meera Ambedkar. He is married to Manisha Ambedkar, with whom he has two sons, Sahil and Aman. The Ambedkar family are followers of Navayana Buddhism.[8] He has two brothers Prakash Ambedkar and Bhimrao Ambedkar, and a sister Ramabai who is married to Anand Teltumbde.[9]
Education[]
Anandraj Ambedkar 10th passed in 1985 from Raja Shivaji School in Pune. In 1987, he passed 12th class from Ruiya College. Later, In 1991, received degree Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) from VJTI in Mumbai. In 1993, graduated from Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (Mumbai).
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- ^ कोण्णुर, मयूरेश (6 October 2019). "महाराष्ट्र चुनाव: शिवाजी, आंबेडकर, बाल ठाकरे के स्मारकों पर राजनीति" – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019 : भाजपने चुकीची धोरणे राबविली : आनंदराज आंबेडकर". Lokmat. 15 October 2019.
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- ^ "शरद पवार यांनी आंबेडकरी चळवळीची पिढी बरबाद केली: आनंदराज आंबेडकर". Maharashtra Times. 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Vemula's mom, brother embrace Buddhism on Ambedkar Jayanti - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ Masih, Niha (21 February 2019). "He is a prominent anti-Modi intellectual. The Indian government wants him behind bars". The Washington Post.
Teltumbde has been swept up in a government crackdown on lawyers and activists. The activists targeted in the investigation are advocates for India's most disadvantaged communities, including indigenous tribal people and Dalits, once called 'untouchables.' They also are vocal critics of the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Maharashtra politicians
- Politicians from Mumbai
- Indian Buddhists
- Ambedkarites
- 20th-century Buddhists
- 21st-century Buddhists
- Ambedkar family
- Buddhist activists
- Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi politicians
- Marathi people
- Indian electrical engineers
- Republican Party of India politicians
- Maharashtra politician stubs