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However, Prakash Ambedkar has denied any such information.. It has been learnt that during the meeting of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Source Material Publication Committee held on October 8, 2013, questions were raised on the permission accorded for republication of the Sampoorn Dandmay (Writings and Speeches) English Edition. “We want Dr Ambedkar’s literature to reach the masses and there is no hurdle to republishing them.

The Centre has recently written to Ambedkar’s grandson, Prakash Ambedkar and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking permission for the re-publication. “Since April last year we have been asking for NOC from Maharashtra government and Prakash Ambedkar, who is the copyright holder of these works, but are yet to get it,” the official said. However, permission was later withdrawn by Maharashtra government in July, 2014. “In accordance with the announcements made by Prime Minister, the 125th birth anniversary of Dr Ambedkar is being celebrated from April 14, 2015 to April 14, 2016 and various programmes, stamp releases and symposiums are being organised.Even as the nation celebrates the 125th birth anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, the Maharashtra government has responded positively to the Centre’s request for republishing the leader’s writings and speeches in English.

“I have not received any letter from the government of India about republishing Dr Ambedkar’s writings. Dr Ambedkar Foundation has already undertaken translation of Collected Works of Bhimrao Ambedkar from English into different languages — Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Odiya, Telugu, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi and Urdu and their publication. We have already given the rights to Maharashtra government so, it will take a call if any such communication has been made,” Prakash Ambedkar said.

We will cooperate with the Centre, as we are celebrating 125th anniversary of Dr Ambedkar,” Mr Tawde said. The Centre is commemorating Ambedkar’s 125th birth anniversary year as part of which it wants to publish the Collected Works of Bhimrao Ambedkar (CWBA). Maharashtra education minister Vinod Tawde said the state would cooperate with the Centre in republishing the material. Mr Gehlot said in his letter that the matter was discussed between him and Prakash Ambedkar over telephone and that the latter had agreed to accord permission, which Prakash Ambedkar has denied.

Due to this, the principal secretary at department of higher and technical education, Maharashtra, notified vide letter dated July 7, 2014 that the re-publication of the Sampoorn Dandmay (Writings and Speeches) English edition of Dr Ambedkar has been China water jet loom restricted,” said a letter written by Union social justice minister Thawar Chand Gehlot. According to a senior official in the Ministry, the Maharashtra government had accorded permission for reprinting of writings and speeches of Ambedkar in English on May 9, 2013 after which Dr Ambedkar Foundation had published around 1,000 copies, all of which were sold