Babasaheb (title) explained

Babasaheb (Devanagari: बाबासाहेब, IAST: Bābāsāhēb) is a nickname given in India.^[1] It is a Marathi phrase which means 'Respected Father' (Baba = father and Saheb = sir). This epithet is commonly applied to B. R. Ambedkar.^[2]

Other notable people with the name include:

• Babasaheb Bhosale (1921–2007), Indian politician
• Balwant Moreshwar Purandare (1922–2021), also known as Babasaheb Purandare, Indian historian and writer
• Umakant Keshav Apte (1903–1971), also known as Babasaheb Apte

See also

• List of things named after Babasaheb Ambedkar
• Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (film) (2000), Indian feature film in English
• Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur
• Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
• Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, public institution of higher learning in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, unitary, autonomous university located at Lonere in Raigad district, Maharashtra, India
• Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Central University located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Notes and References

1. Book: Dr. Ambedkar and the Mahar Movement. Babasaheb - (literally, father-master) the affectionate and respectful nickname. 46. Eleanor Zelliot. University of Pennsylvania. 1969.
2. Book: Kathare, Dr. Anil. महाराष्ट्राचा समग्र इतिहास. कल्पना प्रकाशन, नांदेड. 2017. 690. mr.