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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
Ḍŏ. Bābāsāhēb Āmbēḍakar Marāṭhavāḍā Vidyāpīṭh
Motto"Knowledge is sacred and is the source of enlightenment"
TypePublic/government
Established1958 (66 years ago) (1958)
ChancellorGovernor of Maharashtra
Vice-ChancellorProf. (Dr.) Vijay J. Fulari
Location
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India 19°54′17.88″N 75°18′43.62″E / 19.9049667°N 75.3121167°E / 19.9049667; 75.3121167
,
India
CampusUrban, total 725 acres (2.9339 km2)
AffiliationsUGC, NAAC, AIU
Websitehttp://www.bamu.ac.in

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (BAMU), formerly Marathwada University, is located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. It is named after B. R. Ambedkar, an Indian jurist and political leader. The university was established on 23 August 1958. Since its inception, the university has around 456 colleges affiliated[1] to it, which come under four districts (Aurangabad, Jalna, Beed and Osmanabad) of Maharashtra State.

Central statue of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.
Central statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.
Namantar Shahid Stambh is Namantar martyrs monolith in front of university gate erected in memory of the valour and the sacrifice of Dalit martyrs.

Namantar Andolan

Main article: Namantar Andolan

In 1978, the Maharashtra Chief Minister, the state legislature and University administration approved renaming the university after B. R. Ambedkar.[2] This decision was strongly opposed by other communities[3] resulting in the anti-Dalit pogrom.[4] The Namantar Andolan was the renaming movement organiswd by Dalits for 16 years. On 14 January 1994 the university was officially renamed as "Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University".[5]

Organisation and administration

Colleges

University-affiliated colleges are located in Aurangabad District, Jalna, Parbhani Beed, Osmanabad, Latur, Bhandara and Vidarbha.

Aurangabad

Beed

Bhandara

Dharmapuri

Jalna

Latur

Osmanabad

Parbhani


Library

Knowledge Resource Centre is the main library of the University. The library was founded in the 1958 as the Varsity library. The University library houses books dating back to the 1600s. Recently, the Knowledge Resource Centre subscribed to the World E-book Library through a Noida-based company, which will enable students to access over 300,000 e-books including journals and other documents.[6][7]

Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Student halls of residence

There are separate halls of residence for both males and females enrolled at the university.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ University, Website. "Dr.BAMU Affiliated Colleges" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2012.
  2. ^ Damle, Y.B. (January–June 1994). "Holocaust in Marathwada" (PDF). ICSSR Research Abstracts Quarterly. XXIII. Indian Council of Social Science and Research. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  3. ^ Atyachar Virodh Samiti (12 May 1979). "The Marathwada Riots: A Report". Economic and Political Weekly. 14 (19): 845–852. JSTOR 4367590. (subscription required)
  4. ^ Jaoul, Nicolas (2008). "The 'Righteous Anger' of the Powerless: Investigating Dalit Outrage over Caste Violence". South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal (2). doi:10.4000/samaj.1892. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  5. ^ Shastree, Uttara (1996). Religious Converts in India: Socio-political Study of Neo-Buddhists. Mittal Publications. pp. 100–101. ISBN 9788170996293.
  6. ^ Nitnaware, Himanshu (26 August 2013). Sambhajinagar/Dr-Babasaheb-Ambedkar-Marathwada-University-set-to-open-dedicated-research-e-library-tomorrow/articleshow/22059771.cms "Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University set to open dedicated research e-library tomorrow". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2021. ((cite news)): Check |url= value (help)
  7. ^ "University Library". BAM University. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  8. ^ Facilities, Hall of Residence. "Hostels". Archived from the original on 14 October 2012.

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