Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students' Association

Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students' Association
AbbreviationBAPSA
Formation2014 (2014)
Founded atJawaharlal Nehru University
PurposeSocial justice
Social equality
Social transformation
Location
Region
India
Websitewww.facebook.com/bapsa.jnu x.com/BAPSA_JNU www.instagram.com/bapsa_jnu/

Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students' Association (BAPSA) is a student organization formed on 15 November 2014 at Jawaharlal Nehru University on the anniversary of Birsa Munda's birth.[1] It claims to work for student rights and the issues affecting Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs and other minority groups.[2] BAPSA says it stands for assertion,[3] follows Ambedkarite ideology[4] and is critical of both left and right-wing forces on campus.[5] BAPSA is also active in Central University of Gujarat.[6]

  1. ^ "JNUSU polls: BAPSA announces its arrival as a contender in JNU's political scene". The Indian Express. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. ^ Kumar, Abhay. "Hindutva Terror in JNU: Student Najeeb Still Missing". The Milli Gazette. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Among Dalits, a restlessness mainstream parties choose to ignore". The Indian Express. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. ^ "In JNU, an Ambedkarite student union, BAPSA, finds an ally in Kabali". The News Minute. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Holding onto Ambedkar: The emergence of BAPSA and the challenge to Left and Right". twocircles.net. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Student Election at CUG: Sixth time in a row ABVP fails to get hold of School of Social Sciences". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 9 September 2018.