Buddhist organization in India, founded by B. R. Ambedkar
Buddhist Society of India
Formation
4 May 1955 (69 years ago) (1955-05-04)
Founder
B. R. Ambedkar
Legal status
Active
Purpose
Spread of Buddhism
Headquarters
Dadar 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
Affiliations
World Fellowship of Buddhists
Website
https://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 father 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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