The Bhim Sena, alternatively Bheem Sena,[2] or Akhil Bhartiya Bhim Sena, abbreviated as ABBS, lit."All India Ambedkar Army", is an Ambedkarite social organization working for the rights of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and religious minorities in India under the leadership of the organisation’s national president Satpal Tanwar.[3][4][5][6] The organisation is pro reservation and is named after B. R. Ambedkar.[7][8][9]
| Abbreviation | ABBS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1 October 2010 |
| Founder | Satpal Tanwar |
| Type | Ambedkarism |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Pro-Constitution and Dalit rights |
| Headquarters | Delhi - Jaipur Expy, Sector 10A, Gurugram, Haryana |
| Coordinates | 28°26′23″N 77°00′46″E / 28.439717°N 77.012861°E |
| Origins | Haryana |
Area served | India |
| Method | Constitutional |
Official language | Hindi, English |
Founder & National President (Chief) | Satpal Tanwar |
| Affiliations | Ambedkarism |
| Volunteers | 23,00000 plus[1] |
Historical background
editOn 1 October 2010, Gurgaon, Haryana's Satpal Tanwar founded Bhim Sena as a volunteers corps, seeking self-defence and equality which asserted that dalits are mool bharatis (the original inhabitants of India).[10][11][12]
On 29 May 1972, on similar patterns Dalit Panthers was founded in Maharashtra.[10][13] First ever dalit volunteer organization was Samata Sainik Dal formed in 1927 by B. R. Ambedkar.[14] In 1907, Ayyankali Pada was created by dalit reformer Ayyankali in Kerala.[15]
References
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- ^ "No vote for netas against reservation, declares Bhim Sena". The Times of India. 5 November 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b Vundru, Nawab Satpal Tanwar (9 June 2017). "Ambedkar's armies". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ Omvedt, Gail (30 January 1994). Dalits and the Democratic Revolution: Dr Ambedkar and the Dalit Movement in Colonial India. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 9788132119838.
- ^ Dalits and Human Rights: Dalits: the broken future. Gyan Publishing House. 2005. ISBN 9788182052741.
- ^ "Excerpt: Dalit Panthers; An Authoritative History by JV Pawar". Hindustan Times. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Bhima Koregaon violence: Dalit student, injured in clashes, discharged from hospital". The Indian Express. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Ayyankali: Pioneer Of Radical Revolt Against Brahmanism In Kerala". Countercurrents. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2018.