Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Samajik Parivartan Prateek Sthal (also known as Ambedkar Memorial, Ambedkar Park) is a memorial dedicate to the glory of Phule, Narayan Guru, Shahuji Maharaj, Bhimrao Ambedkar, Kanshi Ram

Kanshi Ram

Kanshi Ram was an Indian politician. He founded the Bahujan Samaj Party , a political party with the stated goal of serving the traditionally lower castes of Indian society . He transferred the BSP's leadership to Mayawati...

 and other Dalit icons. It is the world's first of its kind which is dedicated to Dalit leaders. It stands for the symbol for the Dalit

Dalit

Dalit is a designation for a group of people traditionally regarded as Untouchable. Dalits are a mixed population, consisting of numerous castes from all over South Asia; they speak a variety of languages and practice a multitude of religions...

 empowerment and dignity. This memorial is constructed by Mayawati

Mayawati

Mayawati is the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India. She heads the Bahujan Samaj Party, which represents the Bahujans or Dalits, the weakest strata of Indian society. This is her fourth term as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh...

, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh during the regime of BSP

Bahujan Samaj Party

The Bahujan Samaj Party is a centrist national political party in India with socialist leanings. It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans , referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes as well as Buddhists. The party claims to be inspired by the...

 at Gomti Nagar

Gomti Nagar

Gomti Nagar is an area in North Indian city of Lucknow consisting of both residential and business settlements. It is one of the largest and upcoming areas of Lucknow...

, Lucknow

Lucknow

Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....

, Uttar Pradesh. The entire memorial is built using red sand stone imported from Rajastan. Cost of the memorial is estimated at seven billion Rupees. Its name was changed from Ambedkar park to Bhimrao Ambedkar memorial in May 2002.

Ambedkar Stupa

This construction is the heart of the entire Memorial. The sanctum sanctorum consists of many statues depicting the biography of Ambedkar. There are four doors in opposite directions. This is a construction in the shape of flower with four petals.

There is a statue of Ambedkar seated in chair, facing towards the two domes. At the bottom of the statue a message in Hindi reads:

Pratibimb Sthal

It is the main entrance to the memorial guarded by statues of 62 elephants either side of the way.

Memorial in legal battle

The memorial has for long been involved in legal battle which is still continuing.

External links

• Ambedkar Memorial, Gomti Nagar @ Wikimapia
• photos of Ambedkar Udyan Memorial, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh @ panoramia
• The saga of Ambedkar memorial, The Times of India
  The Times of India
  The Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. TOI has the largest circulation among all English-language newspaper in the world, across all formats . It is owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd...
  
  , TNN, Jun 21, 2002, 12.36am IST
• Thousands throng Ambedkar Memorial, Indian Express, Express News Service, Mon Dec 07 2009, 01:47 hrs