Babasaheb (title)

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').

Notable people with the nickname include:

B. R. Ambedkar^[2], Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and politician who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India
- List of things named after B. R. Ambedkar
Babasaheb Bhosale (Anantrao Bhosale, 1921–2007), Indian politician
Babasaheb Purandare (Balwant Moreshwar Purandare, 1922–2021), Indian historian and writer
Babasaheb Apte (Umakant Keshav Apte, 1903–1971), of the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

References

↑ Eleanor Zelliot (1969). Dr. Ambedkar and the Mahar Movement. University of Pennsylvania. p. 46. Babasaheb - (literally, father-master) the affectionate and respectful nickname
↑ Kathare, Dr. Anil (2017). महाराष्ट्राचा समग्र इतिहास (in Marathi). कल्पना प्रकाशन, नांदेड. p. 690.

[1] Eleanor Zelliot (1969). Dr. Ambedkar and the Mahar Movement. University of Pennsylvania. p. 46. Babasaheb - (literally, father-master) the affectionate and respectful nickname

[2] Kathare, Dr. Anil (2017). महाराष्ट्राचा समग्र इतिहास (in Marathi). कल्पना प्रकाशन, नांदेड. p. 690.

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