Maharashtra to Buy Ambedkar Home in London

Posted on 24th Jan 2015 06:23 pm by mohit kumar

Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has decided to buy the home in London where B.R. Ambedkar lived in the 1920s, and convert it into a memorial-cum-museum, an official said here Saturday.

Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde, currently in London for a global academic conference, finalized the deal and made the announcement there Saturday.

According to an official in Mumbai, the deal for the 2050 sq. feet home, which was up for sale for the past few months, is expected to cost around Rs.40 crore.

"By April, we plan to complete all the formalities and throw it open as a permanent museum-cum-memorial for the public," Tawde said in London.

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