Babasaheb (title)
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Babasaheb (Devanagari: बाबासाहेब, IAST: Bābāsāhēb) is a nickname given in India.[1] It is a Marathi phrase which means "Respected Father" (Baba = father and Saheb = sir). This epithet is commonly applied to B. R. Ambedkar.[2]
Other notable people with the name include:
- Babasaheb Bhosale (1921–2007), Indian politician
- Balwant Moreshwar Purandare (1922–2021), also known as Babasaheb Purandare, Indian historian and writer
- Umakant Keshav Apte (1903–1971), also known as Babasaheb Apte