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{{Short description|Indian historical & biographical television series}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar - Mahamanvachi Gauravgatha
| image = Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar serial.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| genre = [[Historical drama]]
| channel = [[Star Pravah]]
| distributor = [[Star India]]
| picture_format = [[576i]] <br> [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]
| runtime = 22 Minutes
| writer = Aparna Padgaonkar<br>Shilpa Kamble
| producer = [[Ninad Vaidya]]<br>Nitin Vaidya
| director = Ganesh Rasane
| company = Dashami Creations
| starring = [[#Cast|See below]]
| num_episodes = 343
| website = https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/dr-babasaheb-ambedkar/1260005111
| country = India
| language = Marathi
| first_aired = {{start date|2019|05|18}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2020|10|17}}
}}

'''''Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar - Mahamanvachi Gauravgatha''''' (Translation: ''Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar - Glory Saga of Great Man'') is a Marathi television series aired on [[Star Pravah]]. The drama is based on life of [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar|B. R. Ambedkar]] was released on 18 May 2019 on the occasion of [[Buddha Purnima]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-18|title=डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर यांचा जीवनपट उलगडणार छोट्या पडद्यावर|url=https://www.lokmat.com/television/dr-babasaheb-ambedkars-life-journey-will-be-shown-small-screen/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=[[Lokmat]]|language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर: छोट्या पडद्यावर उलगडणार डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकरांचा जीवनपट|url=https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/television-news/new-marathi-tv-serial-on-dr-b-r-ambedkars-life-to-start-on-star-pravah/articleshow/68044422.cms|access-date=2021-02-05|website=[[Maharashtra Times]]|language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=A new show based on the life of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar to go on-air soon - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/a-new-show-based-on-the-life-of-babasaheb-bhimrao-ambedkar-to-go-on-air-soon/articleshow/68023249.cms|access-date=2021-02-05|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
[[B. R. Ambedkar]] studying in [[Columbia University]] library and is approached by [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] to join his home rule league but Ambedkar refuses to do so as he came here on the scholarship of his highness [[Sayajirao Gaekwad III]] of [[Baroda State]]. Ambedkar is unable to afford studying in America so he also works part-time jobs washing plates and cleaning.

He passed his M.A. exam in June 1915, majoring in economics, and other subjects of sociology, history, philosophy and anthropology. He presented a thesis, Ancient Indian Commerce. Ambedkar was influenced by [[John Dewey]] and his work on democracy. In 1916 he completed his second thesis, National Dividend of India - A Historic and Analytical Study for another M.A. In October 1916, he enrolled for the Bar course at [[Gray's Inn]], and at the same time enrolled at the [[London School of Economics]] where he started working on a doctoral thesis. 1917 The term of his scholarship from Baroda ended, so that he was obliged to go back to India in June with his work unfinished; he was, however, given permission to return and finish within four years. He sent his precious and much-loved collection of books back on a steamer—but it was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine Ambedkar went to Baroda State to work as a probationer in the Accountant General's Office . A scholarship of 11.50 British pounds a month, for three years, was awarded to the young Ambedkar and per the agreement he has to serve baroda for 10 years after the completion of his studies. However, upon arriving in Baroda, he realized that none of the Hindu hotels would allow his to stay due to his lower caste. He found a [[Parsi]] inn, but here, non-Parsis were not allowed to stay. He and the Parsi inn-keeper reached a compromise, where by Ambedkar gave his name as a Parsi, and was allowed to stay.

After joining the new office as a new senior officer (Probationary officer) being an untouchable the peon of the office doesn't give him file in his hand he throw files on his table, Ambedkar feel thirsty and ask for a glass of water, the peon says there is no water when he goes on to drink water from the pot, Upper caste people finds this very uncomfortable and insult him and he is not allowed to drink water from that pot as they think by his touch it will pollute the water so they tell him to bring his own water and call him dirty and untouchable. After a few days of stay in Baroda it is discovered by other Parsis, that he is not Parsi and on the eleventh day of his stay, a group of angry Parsi men, armed with sticks, arrived to remove him from the inn. He had to leave the inn that very day, and not having a place to stay, was forced to leave Baroda and return to [[Bombay]] to find work elsewhere.

In Bombay, Ambedkar applies for the post of professorship as professor of [[political economy]] in [[Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics]]. On the first day of his job the students makes fun of him thinking what this untouchable will teach them does he know how to speak English. In the staff room when Ambedkar approaches towards water pot to drink water a professor named [[Trivedi]] doesn't like it and insults him. Ambedkar is approached by Shri [[Shahu of Kolhapur|Shahu]] Maharaj of [[Kolhapur State|Kolhapur]] and Ambedkar starts a newspaper called Mooknayak in the year 1920. Ambedkar took a conference in [[Mangaon]] in Kolhapur it was attended by Shri Shahu Maharaj. The Maharaj declared in a prophetic vein "You have found your saviour in Ambedkar and I am confident that he will break your shackles".

== Cast ==
* Sagar Deshmukh as [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar|B. R. Ambedkar]]
** Amrut Gaikwad as small [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar|Ambedkar]]
** Sanket Korlekar as young [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar|Ambedkar]]
* Shivani Rangole as [[Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar]]; Ambedkar's wife
** Mrunmayee Supal as Young [[Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar]]
* Milind Adhikari as Ramji Sakpal; Ambedkar's father
* Aditi Dravid as Tulsa Sakpal; Ambedkar's sister
* Chinmayee Sumeet as Bhimabai Sakpal; Ambedkar's mother
* Prathamesh Divate as Anand Sakpal; Ambedkar's brother
* Pooja Nayak as Meerabai Sakpal; Ambedkar's aatya
* Shivani Sonar as Laxmi Sakpal; Anand's wife
* Aditya Beedkar as Balaram Sakpal; Ambedkar's brother
* Rahul Solapurkar as [[Shahu Maharaj]]
* Ritesh Tiwari as Nama
* Kiran Mane as Keluskar Guruji
* Bhagyashree Pane as Nama's mother

==Production==
=== Development ===
The series produced by Dashami Creations, directed by Ganesh Rasane. The first episode was aired on 18 May 2019 on the occasion of [[Buddha Purnima]]. The entire biography of Ambedkar from his childhood to mahaparinirvana has been sketched through the series. His work in various fields such as social, political, economic, educational, journalism, law has been reviewed in the series. It is based on the biographical book "Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar" (vol. 1 to 12) of historian Changdev Bhavanrao Khairmode, however more than 800 books in Marathi, Hindi, English, etc. have been collected for this series.

[[Satish Rajwade]], Content Head and Star-Director of [[Star Pravah]], who was instrumental in the decision to make a series on Ambedkar, said, "As a story teller, I personally think that Millions of people from all over the country come to places like [[Deekshabhoomi]] in Nagpur. People say that only Babasaheb has the right to our bread, our life, so think about how great the power of that person will be. Even today, if one asks the common man, many people do not know much about Babasaheb beyond the man who wrote [[Constitution of India]]. His struggles, the ups and downs of his life, his sacrifices and his work for the country as a whole are so great that it is our concern that his biography should be shared with all. With the same obsession, it's all going on. Babasaheb, let everyone know, this is our sincere wish."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-14|title=‘भीमराव’ अंडरग्राऊंड इन ‘हिंदु’स्थानी मोहल्ला!|url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/maheshkumar-munjale-writes-about-ambedkar-jayanti-6046511.html|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Divya Marathi|language=mr}}</ref> The series is popular in [[Maharashtra]] and the other parts of [[India]]. It was also seen abroad in [[Europe]] and [[USA]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-27|title=‘डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर’ मालिकेची प्रसिद्धी सातासमुद्रापार|url=https://www.lokmat.com/television/dr-babasaheb-ambedkars-famous-foreign-countrys-well/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=[[Lokmat]]|language=mr}}</ref>

===Casting===
Director [[Satish Rajwade]] selected Sagar Deshmukh to played young version of [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sagar Deshmukh: सागर देशमुख पुलंनंतर साकारणार बाबासाहेब|url=https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/television-news/actor-sagar-deshmukh-to-play-dr-babasaheb-ambedkar-in-marathi-serial/articleshow/68607751.cms|access-date=2021-02-05|website=[[Maharashtra Times]]|language=mr}}</ref> & kid version played by Amrut Gaikwad.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PHOTOS : मालिकेत डाॅ. आंबेडकरांचं बालपण साकारणारा अभिनेता आहे कोण?|url=https://lokmat.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/child-artist-amrut-gaikwad-doing-role-of-babasaheb-ambedkar-in-serial-on-star-pravah-sd-375730.html|access-date=2021-02-05|website=[[News18 Lokmat]]|language=mr}}</ref> Mrunmayee Supal was selected to play the kid version of [[Ramabai Ambedkar]] & Shivani Rangole was cast as the young version of [[Ramabai Ambedkar]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-19|title=‘ही’ अभिनेत्री साकारणार रमाबाई आंबेडकरांची भूमिका|url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan-news/marathi-actress-going-to-play-a-role-of-ramabai-ambedkar-1896098/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=[[Loksatta]]|language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-18|title=ही बालकलाकार साकारणार छोट्या रमाबाईंची भूमिका|url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan-news/dr-babasaheb-ambedkar-serial-this-child-actress-will-portray-ramabai-ssv-92-1933691/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=[[Loksatta]]|language=mr}}</ref>

===Airing history===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! No. !! Airing Date !! Days !! Time (IST)
|-
| 1 || 18 May 2019 – 25 March 2020 || rowspan="3" | Mon-Sat || rowspan="2" | 9 pm
|-
| 2 || 13 July – 21 August 2020
|-
| 3 || 22 August – 17 October 2020 || 10.30 pm
|}

==Soundtrack==
The title song is composed and written by two brothers [[Adarsh Shinde]] and Utkarsh Shinde, while the singing is done by [[Adarsh Shinde]]. Adarsh and Utkarsh have written the words after much study and reading of this title song. This is the first time the duo has written a title song for a series.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-08|title=‘डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर’ मालिकेचं दमदार शीर्षकगीत|url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan-news/dr-babasaheb-ambedkar-serial-title-track-1890111/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=[[Loksatta]]|language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर' मालिकेचं दमदार शीर्षकगीत, आदर्श-उत्कर्षची लेखणी आणि भारदस्त आवाजाची जादू|url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/television/title-track-of-dr-babasaheb-ambedkar-serial-on-star-pravah-written-by-adarsh-and-utkarsh-sung-by-adarsh-shinde-662560|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-05|website=[[ABP Majha]]|language=mr}}</ref>

==Dubbed version==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 90%; margin-right: 0;"
! style="background:Violet; width:10%;"| Language
! style="background:Violet; width:25%;"| Title
! style="background:Violet; width:20%;"| Original release
! style="background:Violet; width:10%;"| Network(s)
! style="background:Violet; width:10%;"| Last aired
|-
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| ''Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar - Mahamanvachi Gauravgatha''
| 18 May 2019
| [[Star Pravah]]
| 17 October 2020
|-
| [[Hindi]]
| ''Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar - Ek Mahamanav Ki Mahagatha''<ref>{{Cite web|title=कोरोना काल में इस चैनल की आंबेडकर पर टिकी आस, हिंदी में डब करके शुरू कर दिया मराठी धारावाहिक|url=https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/television/star-network-telecast-dr-babasaheb-ambedkar-ek-mahan-manav-ki-gatha-on-bhimrao-ambedkar-jayanti|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref>
| 14 April 2020
| [[Star Bharat]]
| 15 May 2020
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt10540476}}
* [https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/dr-babasaheb-ambedkar/1260005111 ''Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar - Mahamanvachi Gauravgatha''] at [[Hotstar]]

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