Dr Ambedkar Jayanti Observance The birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, born 14 April 1891, who chaired the drafting committee of the Constitution.
Dr Ambedkar Jayanti 2027 falls on Wednesday, 14 April, computed for Chennai.
The name
The same day, in every language that has a word for it
- English
- Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
- தமிழ்
- அம்பேத்கர் ஜயந்தி
- తెలుగు
- అంబేద్కర్ జయంతి
- ಕನ್ನಡ
- ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ಜಯಂತಿ
- മലയാളം
- അംബേദ്കർ ജയന്തി
- हिन्दी
- अम्बेडकर जयंती
- বাংলা
- আম্বেদকর জয়ন্তী
- मराठी
- आंबेडकर जयंती
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
- ਅੰਬੇਡਕਰ ਜਯੰਤੀ
- অসমীয়া
- আম্বেদকৰ জয়ন্তী
Only the names actually in use are listed. A blank script is not an omission: the day may simply not be kept there, or be kept under a different festival's name.
Asia/Kolkata · UTC+5:30
The date of a festival depends on the place: a tithi that ends at dusk in Chennai can still be running at dusk a thousand kilometres west, which moves the day. Sunrise and sunset here are computed for the place above.
When it falls next
Tamil Nadu calendar, computed for Chennai
- Wednesday, 14 April 2027
- Friday, 14 April 2028
- Saturday, 14 April 2029
Where Dr Ambedkar Jayanti falls on the solar year, and how far the date moves between occurrences.
- 2027: 14 Apr
- 2028: 14 Apr
- 2029: 14 Apr
The dates, year by year
Tamil Nadu calendar, computed for Chennai
| Year | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Monday, 14 April 2025 |
| 2026 | Tuesday, 14 April 2026 |
| 2027 | Wednesday, 14 April 2027 |
| 2028 | Friday, 14 April 2028 |
| 2029 | Saturday, 14 April 2029 |
| 2030 | Sunday, 14 April 2030 |
| 2031 | Monday, 14 April 2031 |
| 2032 | Wednesday, 14 April 2032 |
| 2033 | Thursday, 14 April 2033 |
| 2034 | Friday, 14 April 2034 |
| 2035 | Saturday, 14 April 2035 |
| 2036 | Monday, 14 April 2036 |
Worked out for Chennai, Lahiri ayanamsa. A date is a function of the place: set yours above and the next three come back for where you are.
What the day is
The birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, born 14 April 1891, who chaired the drafting committee of the Constitution. Since 2015 the Government of India has closed the central offices and the banks on it, and most states keep it as a public holiday of their own. Processions go to the Chaitya Bhoomi at Dadar and to the statues in every town, and the day is kept with speeches and readings rather than with a rite.
- Deity
- None; the day honours Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
- Kind
- Observance Days marked, watched or begun, without a fast or a feast of their own.
The hour
Clock times for Wednesday, 14 April 2027 at Chennai
A fixed civil date, 14 April. It shares the day with the Tamil New Year in most years, but for a different reason: that one is the Sun entering Mesha and can land on the 14th or the 15th, while this one is 14 April whatever the Sun does.
This day carries no instant that can be put on a clock: it is fixed by the tithi or the nakshatra running at sunrise, or by a moonrise the app does not compute. The rule above is the whole of it.
The fast
No fast is kept. Nothing is prescribed or avoided; several states keep it as a dry day.
Where the regions differ
Strongest in Maharashtra, where it began, and kept as a public holiday in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and most of the north.
The dates above are the Tamil Nadu reckoning, because that is the calendar this key belongs to. Switch the tradition on the calendar page to see how another one dates the same day.
Every date here is computed from the Sun and Moon for the place entered, by the rule printed beside it. A printed panchangam can differ by a day where an almanac reads a tithi at a different instant, and a family's own custom always comes first. Where the practice genuinely varies, the text says so rather than choosing for you.