Bhim Army

The Ambedkar Army or Bhim Army Bharat Ekta Mission or Bhim Army, also written as Bheem Army, is a Dalit-rights organisation in India. It was founded by Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan. The organisation is working for Dalit emancipation through education. It runs free schools for Dalits in western Uttar Pradesh.[1]

It became prominent after caste clashes in Uttar Pradesh,[2] for his involvement in which Ravan was subsequently arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force.[3]

Bhim Army organised two big rallies in Jantar-Mantar, New Delhi, where thousands of Dalit protesters gathered to protest against the atrocities that they say they continue to face and to demand the release of Ravan.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ali, Mohammad (28 June 2017). "Bhim Army, soldiers on a literacy mission". The Hindu.
  2. ↑ "After UP, Bhim Army set to rock Maharashtra". DNA India. 29 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bhim army chief arrested: Family threatens govt, Congress calls him 'victim'". Indian Express. 9 June 2017.
  4. ↑ We The People: The Curse Of Caste?, retrieved 2018-02-17
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