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{{short description|Indian activist, newspaper editor, politician and the son of B. R. Ambedkar}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Yashwant Ambedkar
| image = Yashawant Bhimrao Ambedkar.jpg
| caption = Yashawant Ambedkar
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|12|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[British India]] (present day [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India)
| death_date = {{death date and age|1977|9|17|1912|12|12|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| death_cause =
| resting_place = [[Chaitya Bhoomi]]
| resting_place_coordinates =
| residence = [[Rajgruha]], [[Mumbai]], Maharashtra
| nickname = Bhaiyasaheb Ambedkar
| education =
| office = 2nd president of the [[Buddhist Society of India]]<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/battle-to-head-ambedkars-society-nears-end-in-hc-2/</ref>
| term_start = {{start date|1957|06|27|df=yes}}
| term_end = {{end date|1977|09|17|df=yes}}
| successor = Meera Ambedkar
| predecessor = [[B. R. Ambedkar]]
| constituency =
| office1 =
| term_start1 =
| term_end1 =
| constituency1 =
| predecessor1 =
| office2 = Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
| term_start2 = {{start date|1960||}}
| term_end2 = {{end date|1966||}}
| office3 = Editor of ''Janata''
| term_start3 = {{start date|1942||}}
| term_end3 = {{end date|1956||}}
| office4 = Editor of ''Prabuddha Bharat''
| term_start4 = {{start date|1956||}}
| term_end4 = {{end date|1977||}}
| party = [[Scheduled Caste Federation]]<br /> [[Republican Party of India]]
| profession = Newspaper editor, politician, Buddhist activist, social worker
| spouse = Meera Ambedkar
| children = 4 (incl. [[Prakash Ambedkar|Prakash]] and [[Anandraj Ambedkar|Anandraj]])
| website =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| relations =
| relatives = see [[Ambedkar family]]
| footnotes =
| source =
| parents = {{ubl|[[B. R. Ambedkar]]|[[Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar|Ramabai Ambedkar]]}}
}}

'''Yashwant Bhimrao Ambedkar'''{{efn|There are numerous variant spellings of Ambedkar's name. These include ''Yashwant'', ''Yashawant'', ''Yashwantrao'', and, ''Yashawantrao''.}} (12 December 1912 – 17 September 1977), also known as '''Bhaiyasaheb Ambedkar''', was an Indian socio-religious activist, newspaper editor, politician, and activist of [[Dalit Buddhist movement|Ambedkarite Buddhist movement]]. He was the first and only surviving child of [[Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar|Ramabai Ambedkar]] and [[B. R. Ambedkar|Babasaheb Ambedkar]], Indian polymath, human rights activist, and the father of the [[Constitution of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-04|title=Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Family Tree {{!}} Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar, Fourth generation of Ambedkar|url=http://www.brambedkar.in/dr-ambedkar-family-tree/|access-date=2020-08-09|website=BRAMBEDKAR.IN|language=mr}}</ref> Yashwant devoted his life to [[Buddhism]] after the demise of his father and kept pace his father's struggle for social equality. He tried to keep the [[Ambedkarite|Ambedkarite community]] united and also took an active part in the [[Dalit Buddhist movement]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lV7pwDO_VGoC&pg=PA171|title=Dr. Ambedkar & Press|first=Mohandas|last=Namishray|year=2002|publisher=Neelkanth Prakashan|isbn=9788121208130|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bzj1pyBKZzsC&pg=PA366|title=Talisman, Extreme Emotions of Dalit Liberation|date=26 November 2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=9788185604633|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DYswDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1899|title=Ambedkar|first=Gail|last=Omvedt|date=15 August 2017|publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited|isbn=9789386815231|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IM5mX_yMwboC&pg=PA294|title=Yugpurush Ambedkar|date=26 November 1994|publisher=Rajpal & Sons|isbn=9788170281511|via=Google Books}}</ref>

After his father died in 1956, he became the second president of the [[Buddhist Society of India]] and continued his father's struggle.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lV7pwDO_VGoC&q=Yashwant+Ambedkar&pg=PA171|title = Modernisation of Buddhism: Contributions of Ambedkar and Dalai Lama XIV|isbn = 9788121208130|last1 = Karunyakara|first1 = Lella|year = 2002}}</ref> In 1968, he organized an All India Buddhist Conference. After his death, his wife Mira became the president of the Buddhist Society of India. He had four children, including [[Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar]].

He had been the editor of the "Janata" newspaper since 1942.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar|last=Khobragade|first=Fulchand|publisher=Sanket Prakashan|year=2014|location=Nagpur|pages=10|language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=baFxDwAAQBAJ&q=Yashwant+Ambedkar&pg=PA121|title=Dr. Ambedkar & Press|last1=Namishray|first1=Mohandas}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
{{main|Ambedkar family}}
[[File:Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar with his son Yashwant (left) and Nephew Mukund (right).jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar]] with his son Yashwant (left) and Nephew Mukund (right)]]
Yashwant Ambedkar was born on 12 January 1912 in [[Bombay]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DYswDwAAQBAJ&q=%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4+%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0&pg=PA1899|title=Ambedkar|isbn=9789386815231|last1=Omvedt|first1=Gail|date=15 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IM5mX_yMwboC&q=%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4+%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0&pg=PA294|title = Yugpurush Ambedkar|isbn = 9788170281511|last1 = Bhatnagar|first1 = Rajendra Mohan|date = 11 June 2014}}</ref> On 19 April 1953, he married Meera Ambedkar in a Buddhist manner.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar|last=Khobragade|first=Fulchand|publisher=Sanket Prakashan|year=2014|location=Nagpur|pages=12|language=mr}}</ref> They have four children - [[Prakash Ambedkar|Prakash]], Ramā, Bhimrao and [[Anandraj Ambedkar|Anandraj]]. His only daughter Rama is married to [[Anand Teltumbde]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar|last=Khobragade|first=Fulchand|publisher=Sanket Prakashan|year=2014|location=Nagpur|pages=12, 13|language=mr}}</ref>

== Religious work ==
On 14 October 1956, he converted to [[Navayana]] [[Buddhism]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar|last=Khobragade|first=Fulchand|publisher=Sanket Prakashan|year=2014|location=Nagpur|pages=14|language=mr}}</ref> After the death of his father Babasaheb Ambedkar on 6 December 1956, he became the second president of the [[Buddhist Society of India]]. This position he held until his death (1956-1977).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lV7pwDO_VGoC&q=Yashwant+Ambedkar&pg=PA171|title = Modernisation of Buddhism: Contributions of Ambedkar and Dalai Lama XIV|isbn = 9788121208130|last1 = Karunyakara|first1 = Lella|year = 2002}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AbDh3FD1D2kC&q=Yashwant+Ambedkar&pg=PA244|title = Broken Voices: 'untouchable' Women Speak Out|isbn = 9788183860734|last1 = Mason-John|first1 = Valerie|year = 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar|last=Khobragade|first=Fulchand|publisher=Sanket Prakashan|year=2014|location=Nagpur|pages=19–23|language=mr}}</ref> In 1958, he represented India at the World Buddhist Conference in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar|last=Khobragade|first=Fulchand|publisher=Sanket Prakashan|year=2014|location=Nagpur|pages=26|language=mr}}</ref>

He erected many [[Buddhist temple]]s, and monuments of Babasaheb Ambedkar.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar|last=Khobragade|first=Fulchand|publisher=Sanket Prakashan|year=2014|location=Nagpur|pages=35, 49|language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bzj1pyBKZzsC&q=Yashwant+Ambedkar&pg=PA366|title=Joothan: A Dalit's Life|isbn=9788185604633|last1=Kuortti|first1=Joel|last2=Vālmīki|first2=Omaprakāśa|year=2003}}</ref> On 2 August 1958, at Bhimnagar in Pune, he erected a full-sized bronze statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar|last=Khobragade|first=Fulchand|publisher=Sanket Prakashan|year=2014|location=Nagpur|pages=37|language=mr}}</ref>

Babasaheb Ambedkar's tomb [[Chaitya Bhoomi]] memorial work was completed by Yashwant Ambedkar's efforts.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar|last=Khobragade|first=Fulchand|publisher=Sanket Prakashan|year=2014|location=Nagpur|pages=49|language=mr}}</ref>

He represented India at the World Buddhist Conference in [[Sri Lanka]] in 1972.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar|last=Khobragade|first=Fulchand|publisher=Sanket Prakashan|year=2014|location=Nagpur|pages=52|language=mr}}</ref>

== Political work ==
Yashwant Ambedkar was the co-founder of the [[Republican Party of India]], which has its roots in the [[Scheduled Castes Federation]] led by [[B. R. Ambedkar]]. On 30 September 1956, B. R. Ambedkar had announced the establishment of the "Republican Party of India" by dismissing the "Scheduled Castes Federation", but before the formation of the party, he died on 6 December 1956. After that, his followers and activists planned to form this party. A meeting of the Presidency was held in Nagpur on 1 October 1957 to establish the party. At this meeting, [[N. Sivaraj]], Yashwant Ambedkar, P. T. Borale, A. G. Pawar, Datta Katti, [[Dadasaheb Rupwate]] were present. The Republican Party of India was formed on 3 October 1957. N. Sivaraj was elected as the President of the party.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar|last=Khobragade|first=Fulchand|publisher=Sanket Prakashan|year=2014|location=Nagpur|pages=20, 21|language=mr}}</ref>

He was a member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]] from 1960 to 1966.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar|last=Khobragade|first=Fulchand|publisher=Sanket Prakashan|year=2014|location=Nagpur|pages=41|language=mr}}</ref>

[[Republican Party of India|RPI]] President [[N. Sivaraj]] elected Ambedkar as the Mumbai State President of RPI in 1964.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar|last=Khobragade|first=Fulchand|publisher=Sanket Prakashan|year=2014|location=Nagpur|pages=42|language=mr}}</ref> RPI started agitation for landless people in 1959.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar|last=Khobragade|first=Fulchand|publisher=Sanket Prakashan|year=2014|location=Nagpur|pages=43|language=mr}}</ref>

== Death ==
He died on 17 September 1977. More than one million people attended his funeral. He was cremated in a Buddhist manner in [[Mumbai]] at the [[Dadar]] Cemetery (next to the Chaityabhoomi Stupa).<ref>{{Cite book|title=Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar|last=Khobragade|first=Fulchand|publisher=Sanket Prakashan|year=2014|location=Nagpur|pages=56|language=mr}}</ref>

==Books on Ambedkar==
* "Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar" (The son of sun: Yashwant Ambedkar) — writer: Phulchandra Khobragade; Sanket Prakashan, Nagpur, 2014
* "Loknete Bhaiyasaheb Ambedkar" (The people's leader: Bhaiyasaheb Ambedkar) — writer: Prakash Janjal, Ramai Prakashan, 2019

== See also ==
* [[Savita Ambedkar]]
* [[Ambedkar family]]

==Notes==
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== References ==
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