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-The '''''Statue of  Equality''''' or the '''''Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial''''' is a monument under-construction dedicated to [[B. R. Ambedkar]], the 20th-century Indian intellectual and the father of the [[Indian Constitution]]. The statue will be located in [[Mumbai]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ambedkar-memorial-statue-taller-than-that-of-liberty-sought/1041101/ |title=Ambedkar memorial: Statue taller than that of Liberty sought |publisher=Indian Express |date=2012-12-06 |accessdate=2013-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-02/pune/30580928_1_entire-land-memorial-years-acres|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104072043/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-02/pune/30580928_1_entire-land-memorial-years-acres|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-11-04|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Statue of equality should come up at Indu Mill site: Ambedkar|access-date=2018-11-03}}</ref> The statue of [[Babasaheb Ambedkar]] will be {{convert|137.3|m|ft|adj=on}} in total height, including a {{convert|30.5|m|ft|adj=on}} pedestal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/maharashtra-has-reduced-height-of-mumbai-ambedkar-memorial-says-anandraj-ambedkar-1926447|title=Maharashtra Has Reduced Height Of Mumbai Ambedkar Memorial, Says Leader|website=NDTV.com|accessdate=21 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar statue to be 100 ft taller - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/dr-babasaheb-ambedkar-statue-to-be-100-ft-taller/articleshow/69884187.cms|access-date=2021-02-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The Ambedkar statue will be the [[List of tallest statues|third tallest statue]] in the world after the [[Statue of Unity]] (182 m) and the [[Spring Temple Buddha]] (153 m).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/ambedkar-statue-at-indu-mills-will-be-indias-second-tallest/articleshow/69900038.cms|title=Ambedkar statue at Indu Mills will be India's second tallest &#124; Mumbai News - Times of India}}</ref>
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{{short description|Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial, Mumbai}}
{{about|the 137.3 meter proposed statue in Mumbai|the 65 meter statue in Hyderabad|Statue of Equality (Ramanuja)}}
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| name = ''Statue of Equality''
| native_name = Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial
|image = Narendra Modi unveiling a plaque to mark the laying of Foundation Stone of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial, at Indu Mills Compound, Mumbai. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis.jpg
|caption = PM [[Narendra Modi]] unveiling a plaque to mark the laying of Foundation Stone of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial, at Indu Mills Compound, Mumbai on 11 October 2015.
|location = Indu Mills Compound, [[Prabhadevi]], [[Dadar]], [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
|designer = [[Shashi Prabhu]] <br /> [[Ram V. Sutar]]
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|begin = Construction work yet to begin (contract for the construction of the statue was awarded on 10 March 2018<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maharashtra-budget-rs-450-crore-for-statues-in-city-as-govt-struggles-to-cut-costs/articleshow/63240065.cms|title=Maharashtra budget: Rs 800 crore for statues in Mumbai as govt struggles to cut costs|date=10 March 2018|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=21 June 2019}}</ref>)
|complete = 14 April 2023 (planned)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/marathi/india-49758620|title=डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकरांच्या स्मारकाचं 14 एप्रिल 2023ला लोकार्पण करणार - धनंजय मुंडे|newspaper=BBC News मराठी}}</ref>
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The '''''Statue of Equality''''' or the '''''Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial''''' is a monument under-construction dedicated to [[B. R. Ambedkar]], the 20th-century Indian intellectual and the father of the [[Indian Constitution]]. The statue will be located in [[Mumbai]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ambedkar-memorial-statue-taller-than-that-of-liberty-sought/1041101/ |title=Ambedkar memorial: Statue taller than that of Liberty sought |publisher=Indian Express |date=2012-12-06 |accessdate=2013-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-02/pune/30580928_1_entire-land-memorial-years-acres|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104072043/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-02/pune/30580928_1_entire-land-memorial-years-acres|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-11-04|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Statue of equality should come up at Indu Mill site: Ambedkar|access-date=2018-11-03}}</ref> The statue of [[Babasaheb Ambedkar]] will be {{convert|137.3|m|ft|adj=on}} in total height, including a {{convert|30.5|m|ft|adj=on}} pedestal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/maharashtra-has-reduced-height-of-mumbai-ambedkar-memorial-says-anandraj-ambedkar-1926447|title=Maharashtra Has Reduced Height Of Mumbai Ambedkar Memorial, Says Leader|website=NDTV.com|accessdate=21 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar statue to be 100 ft taller - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/dr-babasaheb-ambedkar-statue-to-be-100-ft-taller/articleshow/69884187.cms|access-date=2021-02-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The Ambedkar statue will be the [[List of tallest statues|third tallest statue]] in the world after the [[Statue of Unity]] (182 m) and the [[Spring Temple Buddha]] (153 m).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/ambedkar-statue-at-indu-mills-will-be-indias-second-tallest/articleshow/69900038.cms|title=Ambedkar statue at Indu Mills will be India's second tallest | Mumbai News - Times of India}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar.jpg|right|thumb|The memorial will be dedicated to [[B. R. Ambedkar]]]]
It is to be situated on property formerly owned by [[National Textile Corporation]] known as Indu Mills (India United Mill No. 6) in [[Dadar]].<ref>{{cite news|title='Announce Indu Mills land allotment for memorial before Dec 6' |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/announce-indu-mills-land-allotment-for-memorial-before-dec-6-114120401263_1.html|newspaper=Business Standard|agency=Press Trust of India|date=4 December 2014|accessdate=3 November 2021}}</ref> The land is now owned by the government of Maharashtra.{{r|MMRDA}} The foundation stone was laid on 11 October 2015 by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref name="PTI 2015">{{cite news | agency=PTI | title=PM Lays Foundation Stone of Ambedkar Memorial, Sena Stays Away | work=The New Indian Express | date=20 October 2015 | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/PM-Lays-Foundation-Stone-of-Ambedkar-Memorial-Sena-Stays-Away/2015/10/11/article3074585.ece | access-date=20 October 2015}}</ref> Construction proper was to start in November 2015,<ref name="India 2015">{{cite news |agency=PTI | title=Work on Ambedkar memorial to start from November | work=Business Standard News | date=7 October 2015 | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/work-on-ambedkar-memorial-to-start-from-november-115100701549_1.html | access-date=20 October 2015}}</ref> but {{asof|2017|11|lc=yes}} the project had not been assigned to a construction contractor, due to only one bid being submitted back then.<ref name="MMRDA">{{cite web |title=Indu Mill "Grand Memorial of Bharatratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar" |url=https://mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in/indu-mill |website=Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority |access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref>

On 10 March 2018, newspapers in India reported that the contract for the construction of the statue had been awarded to the [[Shapoorji Pallonji Group]] at a cost of Rs. 783 [[crore]]s (7.83 [[billion]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maharashtra-budget-rs-450-crore-for-statues-in-city-as-govt-struggles-to-cut-costs/articleshow/63240065.cms|title=Maharashtra budget: Rs 450 crore for statues in Mumbai as govt struggles to cut costs - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref>

==Structure of memorial==
The main entrance to the structure would be from the adjacent Cadell Road with SKS Marg as secondary access point. The memorial will be linked with [[Chaitya Bhoomi]] for easy movement of crowds. The memorial will cost {{INRConvert|425|c}} at 12-acre erstwhile Indu Mill land. Its main attraction will be a 25,000 sq ft stupa around a pond. A dome-like structure with 24 stone ribs will be in the middle of plot. There will be an Ashoka Chakra covering the memorial structure. There will also be a proposed 39,622 square feet interactive museum displaying several aspects of Baba Saheb Dr. Ambedkar's life. The memorial will have a facility to park around 400 vehicles.<ref>{{cite news|title=PM Modi to be briefed on how Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial will look.|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/pm-modi-to-be-briefed-on-how-ambedkar-memorial-will-look/}}</ref>

===Stupa===
The [[stupa]] would be the most expensive part at {{INRConvert|110.95|c}}. It will be {{convert|140|ft|m}} tall with a circumference of {{convert|110|m|ft}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Work on Ambedkar memorial to start from November |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/work-on-ambedkar-memorial-to-start-from-november-115100701549_1.html |website=Business Standard India |publisher=Business Standard Private Ltd. |accessdate=31 August 2018 |date=7 October 2015|agency=Press Trust of India }}</ref> It will have a ribbed ceiling thus resembling the Buddhist [[Chaitya]]s. An eight-tier bronze [[Canopy (building)|canopy]] representing the Buddha's eight-fold path at the top of the stupa in a built-up area of 2,400 square metres with a lotus pond at the foot of the dome.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ambedkar memorial on 12-acre Indu Mill land.|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/ambedkar-memorial-on-12-acre-indu-mill-land-project-to-cost-state-rs-425-crore/}}</ref>

===Vipassana Hall===
There is also a proposed ''[[Vipassanā]]'' (meditation) Hall at the memorial with a seating capacity for 13,000 people.<ref name="I am in DNA of India 2015">{{cite web | title=Work on Ambedkar memorial to commence in November | website=I am in DNA of India | date=8 October 2015 | url=http://www.iamin.in/en/mumbai-south/news/work-ambedkar-memorial-commence-november-72115 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901003739/http://www.iamin.in/en/mumbai-south/news/work-ambedkar-memorial-commence-november-72115 | url-status=unfit | archive-date=1 September 2018 | accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref>

===Gallery of Struggle===
The Gallery of Struggle will depict momentous events associated with the life and work of Ambedkar, alongside 50,000 square feet library.<ref name="NDTV.com 2015">{{cite web | title=PM Narendra Modi Lays Foundation Stone of Ambedkar Memorial in Mumbai | website=NDTV.com | date=11 October 2015 | url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-narendra-modi-lays-foundation-stone-of-ambedkar-memorial-in-mumbai-1230859 | accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref>

==Controversy==
After the foundation stone was laid, some members of Ambedkar's family—his grandsons [[Prakash Ambedkar]] and [[Anandraj Ambedkar]]—together with Ambedkarites leaders from Maharashtra said they were unhappy with the design of the memorial. Some had concerns over the practical details of the design while others thought the memorial was not befitting the stature of Ambedkar.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

Prakash Ambedkar pressed for the memorial to have a "think tank institution", an intellectual centre of international standards for scholars across the globe come for intellectual activity as his grandfather was an intellectual giant who contributed to many fields different many ways. Anandraj Ambedkar also suggested a design to the state government which was not considered as his design consisted of a 360-feet tall statue of his grandfather, ''Statue of Equality''. The design right now looks more like a ''joggers’ park'' than a memorial. Leaders demanded government to set up a technical committee of experts on [[Buddhism]], reputed architects from different Buddhist countries, and well-known people from the construction industry before finalizing the memorial's design with inclusion of a ''State of Equality'' (a larger-than-life sculpture of Ambedkar facing the ocean like New York City's [[Statue of Liberty]]) so to form an impressive part of Mumbai's skyline and should be the first thing that visitors see when landing in Mumbai.<ref name="Rashid 2015">{{cite news | last=Rashid | first=Omar | title=Ambedkar family not satisfied with memorial design | website=The Hindu | date=11 October 2015 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ambedkar-family-not-satisfied-with-memorial-design/article7750340.ece | accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ambedkar memorial design fails to impress Dalit leaders |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/ambedkar-memorial-design-fails-to-impress-dalit-leaders/}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Vandalism of Ambedkar statues]]
* [[List of tallest statues]]
* [[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Park]]
* [[Ambedkar Memorial Park]]
* [[Deekshabhoomi]]
* ''[[Statue of Unity]]''
* ''[[Shiv Smarak]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial}}

* [https://www.nagpurtoday.in/the-great-honor-of-the-great-man/04131446 The great-honor of the great man (in Marathi)]

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