Bhim Army

Not to be confused with Bhim Sena.

Bhim Army
Formation21 July 2015; 9 years ago (2015-07-21)
Founder
Founded atUttar Pradesh
National President
Vinay Ratan Singh

The Bhim Army, alternatively Bheem Army[1] (lit."Ambedkar Army") or the Bheem Army Bharat Ekta Mission[2] (translation: "Ambedkar Army Indian Unity Mission") is an Ambedkarite and Dalit rights organisation in India. It was founded by Satish Kumar, Vinay Ratan Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad in 2015.[3][4] The organisation runs more than 350 free schools for Dalits and Muslims in Uttar Pradesh.[5][2] The organisation is named after B. R. Ambedkar.

  1. ^ S Raju, Army seeks security for chief Chandrashekhar Azad, Hindustan Times (23 September 2018).
  2. ^ a b "What is the Bhim Army?". The Indian Express. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. ^ Trivedi, Divya (2 February 2018). "Fighting spirit". Frontline. The Hindu Group. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. ^ Amit Ahuja, Mobilizing the Marginalized: Ethnic Parties without Ethnic Movements (Oxford University Press, 2019), p. 206.
  5. ^ Ali, Mohammad (28 June 2017). "Bhim Army, soldiers on a literacy mission". The Hindu.