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Samata Sainik Dal
समता सैनिक दल
AbbreviationSSD
Formation13 March 1927 (97 years ago) (1927-03-13)
FounderBhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
TypeAmbedkarite volunteer,
Legal statusActive
PurposeSupporting Prabuddha Bharata
HeadquartersDeekshabhoomi, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates21°7′41″N 79°4′1″E / 21.12806°N 79.06694°E / 21.12806; 79.06694
Region served
India
Official language
Hindi
22 Languages of India
National Chairman
S. Chandraiah
Key people
Dr. Sanjay Gajbhiye (ALL India General Secretary)
Main organ
The Buddhist Society of India
AffiliationsScheduled Castes Federation
Volunteers
Soldiers for social justice and human dignity representative of India’s Depressed class.
Websiteaissd.org
Formerly called
Samaj Samata Sangh

Samata Sainik Dal (Army of Soldiers for Equality[2] or Party of the Fighters for Equality[3]) abbreviated as SSD is a social organisation founded by B. R. Ambedkar on 25 November 1926 with the objective of safeguarding the rights of all oppressed sections of Indian society.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Samta Sainik Dal". Samata Sainik Dal. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  2. ^ Rao, Anupama (2009). The Caste Question: Dalits and the Politics of Modern India. University of California Press. p. 100. ISBN 9780520257610. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  3. ^ Jaffrelot, Christophe (2005) [2000]. Dr Ambedkar and Untouchability: Analysing and Fighting Caste (Revised ed.). London: C. Hurst & Co. p. 79. ISBN 9781850654490. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  4. ^ Krishan, Shri (2005). Political Mobilization And Identity In Western India, 1934-47. SAGE. p. 200. ISBN 9780761933427. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  5. ^ "About". Samata Sainik Dal. 8 November 1936. Retrieved 24 April 2016.