Updated On: 06 December, 2024 08:46 AM IST | Mumbai | Devashish Kamble
On Dr BR Ambedkar’s death anniversary today, city-based artists inspired by his life and times talk about their art. Plus a handy guide to buying memorabilia to keep Ambedkar’s spirit alive

A watercolour painting of Dr BR Ambedkar playing the violin
There once lived an amateur violinist who also dabbled in sculpture, and sometimes casually sketched between his hectic work schedule. But why put a spotlight on him today? Because the man with the many talents also happens to be the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr BR Ambedkar. As his second wife, late Savita Ambedkar notes in her autobiography, Dr Ambedkaranchya Sahwasat, translated by Nadeem Khan to Babasaheb: My Life With Dr Ambedkar (Penguin Random House India), “He was forever curious to learn sketching, sculpting, tabla-playing, playing the violin, music, cooking, driving, Pali, Sanskrit and to learn different forms of art.”
