Savita Ambedkar

Dr Savita Ambedkar
Dr Savita Bhimrao Ambedkar
Born
Sharada Krishnarao Kabir

(1909-01-27)27 January 1909
Died29 May 2003(2003-05-29) (aged 94)
NationalityIndian
Other namesMai (mother), Maisaheb Ambedkar
EducationMBBS
Alma materGrant Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Occupation(s)social activist, doctor
Known forSocial activism
Notable workDr. Ambedkaranchya Sahawasat
MovementDalit Buddhist movement
Spouse
(m. 1948; died 1956)
RelativesSee Ambedkar family

Dr Savita Bhimrao Ambedkar (née Kabir; 27 January 1909 – 29 May 2003), was an Indian social activist, doctor and the second wife of B.R. Ambedkar.

Throughout the writing of B. R. Ambedkar’s books she helped him on many occasions and was one of his sources of inspiration. Ambedkar credited her in the preface of his book The Buddha and His Dhamma for extending his life for eighteen years.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Pritchett, Frances. "00_pref_unpub". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  2. ^ "उपोद्घाताची कथा." Loksatta (in Marathi). 3 December 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. ^ "PM expresses grief over death of Savita Ambedkar". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2018.