Ambedkar Statue Saffron

While political parties are scrambling to be seen as the preserver of Dr BR Ambedkar's legacy -- with one of his statues painted in saffron in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun, only to be repainted in blue -- scholars are looking at how the colour blue came to be associated with Dr Ambedkar.

BR Ambedkar, the iconic leader who drafted India's constitution, wears saffron and is covered with marigold garlands at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun. The statue was rebuilt after it was vandalised recently.

While political parties are scrambling to be seen as the preserver of Dr BR Ambedkar's legacy -- with one of his statues painted in saffron in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun, only to be repainted in blue -- scholars are looking at how the colour blue came to be associated with Dr Ambedkar.

BR Ambedkar, the iconic leader who drafted India's constitution, wears saffron and is covered with marigold garlands at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun. The statue was rebuilt after it was vandalised recently.