Ambedkar Circuit

Recently, the government announced a special tourist train to cover the Ambedkar Circuit.

About Ambedkar Circuit: The government had first proposed the Ambedkar Circuit, or Panchteerth, in 2016. The five cities in the tourist circuit as announced are Mhow, London, Nagpur, Delhi and Mumbai. The sites are:

• Janma Bhoomi: Ambedkar’s birthplace in Madhya Pradesh’s Mhow.
• Shiksha Bhoomi: The place in London where he stayed while studying in the UK.
• Deeksha Bhoomi: The place in Nagpur where he embraced Buddhism.
• Mahaparinirvan Bhoomi: The place of his demise in Delhi.
• Chaitya Bhoomi: The place of his cremation in Mumbai.