Sunday 13 November 2016
Friday 11 November 2016
Ambadave village
Ambadave or Ambadawe is a village located
in Mandangad Tahshil, in Ratnagi district (Maharashtra State). This village is
associated with the origin of family of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This
village can be reached via Mandangad. Google map https://www.google.co.in/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=ambadawe.
Most
of the people are confused with Ambavade village or fauji Ambavade, etc.
However, there is no relation of Babasaheb Ambedkar with fauji
Ambavade. Since the village was not approachable by roads in those days,
Ramji Sakpal(Ambedkar) father of Babasaheb Ambedakar used to visit this village
on foot only and by taking two overnight halt/stay on the way. He used to
travel from Dapoli(second home) to Ambadave (distance 65 km). It is located in
North-west direction and about 15 km away from Mandangad. It can be reached by
road through Mandangad-Bankot Road and upto distance about 7 km from Mandangad.
After traveling about 7 km, there is a direction sign Board at right hand
side,displaying Ambadave village distance and direction. The small road passes
through Pacharal. It is about 8 km away from the Mandangad-Bankot road by
crossing two small villages. It
is about 15 km away from Mandangad through Mandangad-Bankot road. After
reaching about 7 km, there is direction board right side, showing Ambadave
village distance (8 km). The small road passes through Pacharal village. One
has to take Sawari-Nigdi road and then Ghumari road to reach Ambadave
village.
Roads
are not so good. If you have own vehicle, then it is possible to reach there
and come back on time or hire vehicle at Mandangad for to and pro journey.
Ambadave village is very small and about 80 families live there. About 25
families are Sakpal (Ambedakar) and about 55 families are other OBC. Due to
hilly and non-approachable village during those days, Babasaheb Ambedkar
visited few times during his young age with his father. Ramji Sakpal, father of Babsaheb
Ambedkar, lived in different places like Mahow (M.P), and Dapoli, during his
military service and after retirement from British army, he lived in Satara,
and then in Mumbai. Bhimabai, mother of
Babasaheb Ambedkar, died in 1896 in Satara and her Samadhi is also found in
Satara. Babasaheb used to pay tribute to her mother when he visited to Satara.
Ramji Sakpal(Ambedkar) died on 2 February, 1913.
(personal
visit to Ambadave village by Dr. Kailas Thaware on 28 October, 2016)
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