Buddhist Society of India

Buddhist Society of India
Formation4 May 1955 (69 years ago) (1955-05-04)
FounderB. R. Ambedkar
Legal statusActive
PurposeSpread of Buddhism
HeadquartersDadar East, 17/A, Gautam Nagar at Mumbai, in Maharashtra, India
Area served
India
Official language
Marathi, Hindi, English
President
Rajratna Ambedkar
Main organ
Buddhist Society of India
AffiliationsWorld Fellowship of Buddhists
Websitehttps://tbsoi.org.in/
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The Buddhist Society of India, known as the Bharatiya Bauddha Mahasabha, is a national Buddhist organization in the Republic of India. It was founded by B. R. Ambedkar on 4 May 1955 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Ambedkar was the drafting chairman of the Indian Constitution, polymath, human rights activist and Buddhism revivalist in India. He was first national President of the organization. At a ceremony held on 8 May 1955 in Nare Park, Bombay (now Mumbai), Ambedkar formally announced the establishment of this organization for the spread of Buddhism in India.[3][4] Its headquarter is in Mumbai. Currently Rajratna Ambedkar, the Great Grandson of B. R. Ambedkar, is the National President of the Buddhist Society of India.

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