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Babasaheb (Devanagari: बाबासाहेब, IAST: Bābāsāhēb) is a nickname given in India.^[1] It is a Marathi phrase which means 'Respected Father' (Baba = father and Saheb = sir). This epithet is commonly applied to B. R. Ambedkar.^[2]

Other notable people with the name include:

Babasaheb Bhosale (1921–2007), Indian politician
Balwant Moreshwar Purandare (1922–2021), also known as Babasaheb Purandare, Indian historian and writer
Umakant Keshav Apte (1903–1971), also known as Babasaheb Apte

^ Eleanor Zelliot (1969). Dr. Ambedkar and the Mahar Movement. University of Pennsylvania. p. 46. Babasaheb - (literally, father-master) the affectionate and respectful nickname
^ Kathare, Dr. Anil (2017). महाराष्ट्राचा समग्र इतिहास (in Marathi). कल्पना प्रकाशन, नांदेड. p. 690.