Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
डाँ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर मराठवाडा विद्यापीठ
Motto हे ज्ञानिची पवित्रता। ज्ञानीचि आथि॥ English: "Knowledge is sacred and is the source of enlightenment"
Type Public/government
Established 1958
Chancellor C. Vidyasagar Rao
Vice-Chancellor Professor B.A. Chopade
Students Above 4,44,336
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
Campus Urban, total 725 acres (2.9339 km²)
Affiliations UGC, NAAC, AIU
Website http://www.bamu.ac.in

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (BAMU), formerly Marathwada University, is located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Republic of India. It is named after Bharat Ratna "Babasaheb" Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, political leader, academic and the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. This university was established primarily on the initiative of Babasaheb Ambedkar so as to fill the huge lacuna of higher education facilities in western Vidarbh, Marathwada and North maharashtra region.The university was established on August 23, 1958.It is one of the oldest premier university established by Maharashtra state government after Mumbai and Pune Universities.This university has contributed to the progress of adjoining regions and people in innumerable ways.Since its inception, the university has around 404 colleges affiliated[1] to it, which come under four districts (Aurangabad, Jalna, Beed and Osmanabad) of Maharashtra State. The student population exceeds 4,44,336.

History

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.

There were nine colleges in Marathwada, listed below, all affiliated with Osmania University at Hyderabad in current Andhra Pradesh state. In response to demand of the public in Marathwada region for a university, the government appointed on 27 April 1957 a committee with the charter to provide recommendations regarding establishment of such a university. The governor of Maharashtra signed the Marathwada University Act on May 5, 1958. Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, inaugurated Marathwada University on August 23, 1958 at Aurangabad on the premises of the temporary main building of the university.

S.R. Dongerkery became the first vice-chancellor. Affiliation of the following nine colleges was transferred from Osmania University to the newly formed Marathwada University:

Namantar Andolan

Main article: Namantar Andolan

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

Campus

The university campus covers more than 725 acres (2.93 km2). The hills provide a picturesque background. The Aurangabad caves are embedded in the campus. The Soneri Mahal (Golden Palace), an ancient monument at the foot of the hills, is at the center of the campus, while Bibi Ka Maqbara is at the north side.

Library

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

Coat of arms

Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

The university's coat of arms bears the following emblems:

The coat of arms may be regarded as fair representation of the aims and ideals of the university, which has been established among, people mainly devoted of the vocation of agriculture, with a rich cultural back ground and a firm determination to pursue knowledge and learning and at the same time to achieve economic and industrial progress. The motto affirms the inviolability of knowledge; a quality that abides is knowledge itself.

Departments

BAMU has 42 departments:

Osmanabad subcenter

On August 5, 2004, a subcenter of BAMU was established at Osmanabad. It has been temporarily started at Government Ayurvedic College in Osmanabad.

The subcenter has the following postgraduate departments:

Student halls of residence

There are separate halls of residence for both boys and girls those who are enrolled at university.[8]

Boys

Girls

See also

References

  1. ↑ University, Website. "Dr.BAMU Affiliated Colleges" (PDF).
  2. ↑ Damle, Y.B. (January–June 1994). "Holocaust in Marathwada" (PDF). ICSSR Research Abstracts Quarterly (Indian Council of Social Science and Research). XXIII. 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). 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. ↑ "Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University set to open dedicated research e-library tomorrow". TOI. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "University Library". BAM University. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  8. ↑ Facilities, Hall of Residence. "Hostels".

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