(UNI Special)Vivek ShuklaNew Delhi, April 14 -- The first statue of Babasaheb Dr B R Ambedkar in the country was installed just four months after his passing, on 14 April 1957, at Ambedkar Bhavan on Rani Jhansi Road in the capital.
Though modest in size, the statue carried deep emotions within it. It is significant that Babasaheb himself had laid the foundation stone of Ambedkar Bhavan on 16 April 1950.
In fact, Babasaheb had many admirers in Karol Bagh. He loved visiting his acquaintances in areas like Tank Road and Raigarpura in Karol Bagh.
These localities have dense Dalit settlements.
That is why, during his lifetime, he acquired land near Karol Bagh with the plan to build a study centre there.
Dr. Ambedkar's statue in the Parliame...