October 16, 1956: Dr. Ambedkar's Second Mass Reversion Ceremony To Buddhism at Chandrapur in Vidarbha.

Dr. Ambedkar, Prof. N Sivaraj, Bhaurao Khobragade, Chandrapur, Buddhism

The Leader who behind Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar's Second Mass Reversion [not a conversion] ceremony to Buddhism after Nagpur was Dewaji Khobragade. He organised and presided over this historic programme. It was held at Chandrapur in Vidarbha region, Maharashtra on 16th October 1956. Some 3 lakhs of people were re-entered to Buddhism.

Dewaji Khobragade:

In 1937 Central Provinces elections, Dewaji Khobragade won from Chandrapur-Brahmapuri constituency as Independent Labour Party candidate. He was one of seven candidates of Independent Labour Party elected to Central Provinces. His son Bhaurao Khobragade was the third Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha ( also the first Non-Congress leader ). When the Republican Party of India founded in October 1957, Bhaurao was one of the leaders who behind Thanthai Sivaraj [First President of RPI].

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Ambeth,

Dharmapuri,

Tamil Nadu.

Jai bheem...!!!

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* Thanthai N. Sivaraj

Thatha Rettamalai Srinivasanar's Original Handwritten Letter.

Rettamalai Srinivasan's Handwritten Letter

About Thatha Rettamalai Srinivasanar:

* Indian Freedom fighter and one of the Pioneers of the Scheduled Classes Movement of India.
* The Leader who represented the Scheduled Classes of India at the Round Table Conferences in London.

Photo Credit to Nirmala Arulprakash: Great-Granddaughter of Pandit Iyothee Thassar [ The first Leader who had worked for the cause of revivalism of Buddhism in Modern India] and Thatha Rettamalai Srinivasanar.

Jai bheem...!!!

Also Read:

* Thatha Rettamalai Srinivasanar.