Chandrashekhar Azad (Bhim Army Chief)
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Chandrashekhar Azad | |
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.jpg) Chandrashekhar Azad | |
| Born | 3 December 1986 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Lucknow |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Organization | Bhim Army |
| Political party | Azad Samaj Party |
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Chandrashekhar Azad (born 3 December 1986) is an Indian Ambedkarite lawyer turned activist. He is the co-founder and president of Bhim Army.[1]
Early life
Azad was born in Ghadkhauli village of Saharanpur district in western Uttar Pradesh. His father Govardhan Das retired as a principal of a government school. He came to prominence as a Dalit leader after a hoarding titled The Great Chamars of Ghadkhauli Welcome You was installed by him on the outskirts of his village.[2][3][4]
Bhim Army
Azad, Satish Kumar, and Vinay Ratan Singh founded Bhim Army in 2014, an organization that works for the emancipation of Dalit through education in India. It runs free schools for Dalits in the western Uttar Pradesh.[2]
Imprisonment
- He was arrested in relation to the Saharanpur violence incident.[5] Azad was arrested under the National Security Act by the Uttar Pradesh Government. Afterwards he was granted bail by the Allahabad High Court noting that the arrests were politically motivated, but was continuously imprisoned by the state government.[6][7]
- Delhi Police had denied permission to Chandrashekhar Azad's protest march against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act from Delhi Jama Masjid to Jantar Mantar. He entered into protest at Jama Masjid and got arrested by Delhi police and was detained for several days.[8]
See also
- Jignesh Mevani
- Shri Guru Ravidas Gurughar, Tughlaqabad
References
- ^ "My Son a Dalit Revolutionary, Say Bhim Army Chief's Mother". News18. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Trivedi, Divya (2 February 2018). "Fighting spirit". Frontline. The Hindu Group. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Doval, Nikita (9 June 2017). "Chandrashekhar Azad—The man in the blue scarf". Mint. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Tiwary, Deeptiman (26 June 2018). "Walking the faultlines: The Bhim Army has been slowly gaining ground among Dalits locally". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "14 दिन की हिरासत में रावण, गिरफ्तारी के पीछे गर्लफ्रेंड का हाथ". navodayatimes.in (in Hindi). 9 June 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ Bose, Adrija (1 March 2020). "Why Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad Has Decided to Contest UP Elections 2022". News18. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Venkataramakrishnan, Rohan (8 June 2018). "The Daily Fix: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar's year-long detention is a blot on the Indian system". Scroll.in. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bhim Army's Chandrashekhar Azad Arrested Day After Protest In Old Delhi". ndtv.com.