Read here to know about Dr Ambedkar National Memorial: PM Modi gifts the ‘epitome’ for world to inspire and contribute towards society
New Delhi, April 14: On the eve of the 127th birth anniversary of father of Indian constitution Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Dr Ambedkar National Memorial in national capital on Friday. This is the place where Dr Ambedkar attained Mahaparinirvana on December 6, 1956.
A meditation hall has also been created. Toran Dwars, a Bodhi Tree, a musical fountain, and facade lighting are other important elements of the memorial.
The memorial also has an exact replica of the room of Dr Ambedkar as it was in real life with furniture and assorted things being kept in the same way.
The memorial is an exhaustive collection of works of Bharat Ratna and recaptures his life with many interesting and memorable stills.
Addressing a gathering on the occasion Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the memorial both divine and magnificent and called the memorial as a tribute to the last days of the glorious son of mother India.
Ambedkar, also the first law minister of India, had moved to these premises in 1951, having taken it on rent from the then Raja of Sirohi. After his demise, the property was purchased by the Jindal family of Jindal Steel and Power Limited. They demolished the earlier building and construed a new one. The premises were later acquired by the Centre during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee rule and converted into a memorial in 2003.