New Delhi, April 14 -- Today, 14 April 2026, India observes the 135th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the man who gave the world's largest democracy its constitutional soul. Here is everything you need to celebrate, share, and reflect on this historic day.

Ambedkar Jayanti is observed every year on 14 April to honour the birth anniversary of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, widely revered as Babasaheb. In 2026, the occasion marks his 135th birth anniversary.

Ambedkar Jayanti is a gazetted public holiday across India, observed with processions, seminars, cultural programmes, tributes at his statues, and community gatherings from Maharashtra and Telangana to Tamil Nadu and Delhi.

Born on 14 April 1891 in Mhow, Madhya Prades...