201st Bhima Koregaon anniversary: A Dalit symbol of pride gets mass appeal

Over a million Dalits from across the country thronged at the Vijay Stambh, the Dalit victory memorial at Bhima Koregaon in Pune district on January 1, in a show of strength to assert their identity and to pay tributes on the occasion of the 201st anniversary of the battle of Bhima Koregaon. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

Updated on: Jan 02, 2019 8:20 PM IST

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Over a million Dalits from across the country thronged at the Vijay Stambh, the Dalit victory memorial at Bhima Koregaon in Pune district on January 1, in a show of strength to assert their identity and to pay tributes on the occasion of the 201st anniversary of the battle of Bhima Koregaon. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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From the young to the old, all the family members made their way to the victory memorial, around 40 km from Pune, as a mark of pride and assertion, waving blue flags and raising slogans of ‘Jai Bhim’ amidst unprecedented security cover. (PTI)

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Prakash Ambedkar, president, Bharipa Bahujan Masangh visited Jay Stambh to pay tribute at Vijay Stambh on the occasion of 201st anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle in on Tuesday. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Dalits knelt before the tomb of Govind Gopal Mahar at Vadhu Budruk and offered floral tributes. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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People cover themselves with warm cloths on a winter morning in Bhima Koregaon on Tuesday. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Traffic jam at Shikrapur as people visit Vijay Stambh to pay tribute on the occasion of 201st anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle on Tuesday. Heavy vehicles coming from Ahmednagar to Pune from the main highway were re-routed through the Shikrapur-Chakan road stretch. Similarly, vehicles plying from Ahmednagar road to Hadapsar were diverted to Shikrapur-Talegaon Dhamdere-Kedgaon-Chauphula-Solapur stretch. Commuters going to Ahmednagar from Pune hade to go via Chakan or Kharadi bypass via Hadapsar-Solapur-Kegaon Chauphula stretch. The new traffic arrangement on the entire Pune-Ahmednagar route had come into effect from midnight of December 31, 2018 till midnight of January 1, 2019. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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The Pune district administration and the police took adequate measures to maintain law and order at the Bhima Koregaon anniversary celebration that saw over a million visitors. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Police personnel in control room at Bhima Koreagon on the occasion of 201st anniversary of Bhima Koregaon battle on Tuesday. The government deployed heavy police bandobast with 24,000 personnel. 2,000 Dalit volunteers were also roped in for crowd manage ment. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Retired Army personnel of Mahar regiment also visited Vijay Stambh to pay tribute at Bhima Koregaon on the occasion of 201st anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle on Tuesday. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Police personnel fly a drone camera at VijayStambh during the 201st anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle on Tuesday. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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The unprecedented gathering of Dalits at Bhima Koregaon victory memorial on Tuesday is being seen as an assertion by the Dalits that they will not be cowed down by Hindutva forces. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)