“I am delighted that Raj Kumar Badole, Minister for Social Justice and Special Assistance at Government of Maharashtra, via the High Commission of India in London, has completed the purchase of the 2,050 sq ft house on September 24 at 10 King Henry’s Road, in northwest London,” said Santosh Dass, President of the Federation of Ambedkarite and Buddhist Organisations UK (FABO).
The home will now be transformed into a memorial after essential repair and renovation work. The 2,050 square feet residential property in London went up for sale through an estate agent last year. “This is <g data-gr-id="19">wonderful</g> day for Ambedkarites in London and around the world. This is very important to Ambedkarites because it is in this house Dr Ambedkar enriched his academic studies and strengthened his resolve to challenge the impact of the caste system and British rule in India,” Dass said.
“It was also during this time that India’s government was struggling with the falling value of the Indian Rupee the backdrop to his thesis ‘The Problem of the Rupee: Its origin and its solution’,” he said.