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Ambedkar embraces Buddhism at Nagpur
1956 CE
B. R. Ambedkar embraced Buddhism at Nagpur with a large gathering of followers. His religious choice formed part of a wider struggle against caste oppression and for social equality. The ceremony became a defining event in the modern history of Buddhist communities in India.
Why it matters
The event demonstrates that religious history continues through collective choices about dignity and social belonging, as well as through inherited monasteries and scriptures.
About the date
Conversion ceremony held on 14 October 1956.
Nagpur
City of Ambedkar’s conversion, rather than the Pune museum holding its depiction.
city orientation
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