B. R. Ambedkar
Indian jurist
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| 2025 | Azad Samaj Party contested 15 seats in Delhi state assembly elections. |
| April 14 2025 |
Ambedkar Jayanti
New York City, United States will observe 'Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Day'.
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| 2024 | Azad Samaj Party contested 12 seats in Haryana in alliance with JJP (Jannayak Janata Party), securing 0.1% of total votes. |
| 2024 | BSP suffered a historic electoral defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, losing all ten of its previously held seats in Uttar Pradesh and failing to secure any new seats nationally. The party's vote share dramatically dropped to 2.07%, less than half of its 2014 performance. |
| November 26 2024 |
Constitution of India
The President of India officially launched the Maithili version of the Indian Constitution during the Constitution Day celebrations.
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| September 12 2024 | Ava DuVernay won the Drama Feature Film category at the Humanitas Prize. |
| June 24 2024 |
Jai Bhim
MPs from various political parties, including Dalits, OBCs, Muslims, and Tribals, concluded their Parliamentary oath-taking ceremony by using the slogan 'Jai Bhim'.
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| March 2024 |
Dalit History Month
The city of Burlington in Ontario, Canada declares April as Dalit History Month and designates April 14 as Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Day of Equity, demonstrating growing international recognition of Dalit historical significance.
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| March 22 2024 | Release of the biographical film 'Swatantrya Veer Savarkar' in theatres, directed, co-written, and co-produced by Randeep Hooda, who also portrays the lead role of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. |
| March 16 2024 | At the NAACP Image Awards, the film was nominated for Outstanding Motion Picture and Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture. Ava DuVernay won for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture. Lennox Simm was also nominated for Outstanding Youth Performance. |
| March 12 2024 | Released on digital platforms. |
| March 12 2024 | Digital platform release of 'Origin'. |
| March 8 2024 | Release of 'Origin' in the UK by Black Bear Pictures. |
| January 2024 | Film expanded to 664 theaters in the weekend following its official opening, generating $1.3 million in box office revenue. |
| January 26 2024 | Expanded theatrical release of 'Origin' to wider audiences. |
| January 19 2024 | Official opening weekend for Origin, earning $826,235 from 125 theaters. |
| January 19 2024 | Origin began a limited theatrical release by Neon, bringing the film about Isabel Wilkerson's book 'Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents' to audiences. |
| January 19 2024 |
Statue of Social Justice
The Statue of Social Justice is unveiled by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
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| January 19 2024 | Installation of a 125-feet tall 'Statue of Social Justice' of Ambedkar in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, standing on an 81-feet high platform. |
| January 17 2024 | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor was nominated for Best Actress at the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards. |
| January 16 2024 | The film received multiple nominations at the Black Reel Awards, including Outstanding Film, Outstanding Director for Ava DuVernay, Outstanding Screenplay, Outstanding Lead Performance for Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Outstanding Editing for Spencer Averick. |
| 2023 | Azad Samaj Party contested 86 seats in the Madhya Pradesh state assembly elections, achieving 0.33% of total votes. |
| December 10 2023 | Mayawati declared her nephew Akash Anand as the party's successor, but he was immediately sacked after comments on the ruling BJP Party |
| December 8 2023 | Origin officially opened in a limited theatrical release. |
| December 8 2023 | One-week qualifying run of 'Origin' in New York and Los Angeles. |
| November 27 2023 | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor was nominated for Outstanding Lead Performance at the Gotham Awards. |
| November 26 2023 |
Constitution of India
Nongthombam Biren Singh officially released the diglot edition of the Constitution of India in Manipuri and English, containing up to the 105th Amendment, during Constitution Day celebrations at the CM Secretariat in Imphal.
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| November 19 2023 |
Constitution of India
Nongthombam Biren Singh, then Chief Minister of Manipur, declared the Constitution would be transliterated into a digital edition.
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| November 15 2023 | The film was nominated for Best Original Song – Feature Film at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for the song 'I Am' by Stan Walker, Michael Fatkin, Vince Harder, and Te Kanapu Anasta. |
| October 29 2023 | The film 'Origin' won the Audience Award for Narrative Feature at the Virginia Film Festival. Ava DuVernay also received the Visionary Award at the same event. |
| October 27 2023 | The Azad Samaj Party formed an alliance with the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party for the Rajasthan Assembly elections. |
| September 28 2023 |
Constitution of India
The latest constitutional amendment was given assent, marking the 106th amendment to the Constitution of India.
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| September 11 2023 | Screening of 'Origin' at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. |
| September 9 2023 | Ava DuVernay was nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival for the film 'Origin'. |
| September 6 2023 | Origin premiered in competition at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, showcasing Ava DuVernay's biographical drama about Isabel Wilkerson's research on caste systems. |
| July 19 2023 | The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) announced its decision to contest the 2024 Indian General Election independently, refusing to align with either the INDIA or NDA alliances. |
| April 14 2023 | Ambedkar Statue in Hyderabad inaugurated by Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Ambedkar's 132nd Jayanti, with Ambedkar's grandson Prakash Ambedkar as the chief guest. |
| February 2023 | Second group of actors including Audra McDonald, Myles Frost, Blair Underwood, Victoria Pedretti, Isha Blaaker, Finn Wittrock, Leonardo Nam, and Donna Mills joined the cast. |
| January 2023 | First group of actors including Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Niecy Nash-Betts, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Nick Offerman, and Connie Nielsen joined the cast. |
| 2022 | Azad Samaj Party contested 110 seats in the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections under the leadership of Chandrashekhar Azad, securing a new political presence with 0.13% of total votes. |
| 2022 |
Constitution of India
Third edition of the Bengali translation of the Constitution of India was published, containing amendments up to the One hundred and fifth Amendment.
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| December 2022 | Principal photography for the film 'Origin' began. |
| April 2022 |
Dalit History Month
British Columbia province in Canada officially recognizes April as Dalit History Month, highlighting the importance of recognizing Dalit history and experiences.
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| April 14 2022 |
Ambedkar Jayanti
British Columbia province recognized April as Dalit History Month and observed 14 April as 'Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Equality Day'. Government of Colorado (United States) observed 14 April as 'Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Equity Day'. Government of Tamil Nadu (India) observed Ambedkar Jayanti as 'Equity Day'.
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| 2021 |
Constitution of India
The 4th edition of the Constitution of India was published in Tamil language in Chennai, produced through a collaborative effort between the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Union Government of India. This edition includes amendments up to the One hundred and fifth Amendment.
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| 2021 |
Jai Bhim
Release of the Tamil film 'Jai Bhim', which depicts a lawyer's fight for justice for a marginalized tribal man.
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| 2021 |
Ambedkar Jayanti
Government of British Columbia decided to observe April 14 as 'Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Equality Day'.
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| 2021 |
Statue of B. R. Ambedkar, Hyderabad
Construction of the Ambedkar statue began after the foundation stone was laid in 2016.
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| 2020 |
Mhow
Dr. Ratna Gosain published 'The Compound Microscope', a non-fiction book with references to Mhow.
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