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{{Short description|Indian student organisation}}
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| predecessor = Progressive Students Forum
| formation = {{start date|1993|df=y}}
| founder = Rajasekhar
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| purpose = [[Social justice]] [[Social equality]]
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'''Ambedkar Students' Association''' ('''ASA''') is a student organisation in India representing students from [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] (SC/ST), [[Other Backward Class]] (OBC), religious minorities and other oppressed communities.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/NSUI-ABVP-SFI-You-have-a-challenger/articleshow/50701639.cms|title=NSUI, ABVP, SFI... You have a challenger - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/sPQTyr0krBXIm41Y3xcLOJ/The-Pride-returns-to-Chandigarh.html|title=The Pride returns to Chandigarh|last1=Ratnam|first1=Dhamini|date=2015-03-03|work=Livemint|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Apoorvanand | title=A new Dalit identity | website=The Tribune | date=2016-01-22 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/a-new-dalit-identity/186348.html | access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref> ASA works for the assertion of students from [[dalit]] and other marginalised communities.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/as-ambedkar-association-grew-so-did-its-assertiveness/|title=As Ambedkar Association grew, so did its assertiveness|date=2016-01-20|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
ASA was founded in 1993 by a group of Dalit students at [[University of Hyderabad|Hyderabad Central University]], led by PhD scholar Rajasekhar.<ref name="scroll">{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/802184/how-hyderabads-ambedkar-students-association-grew-to-establish-a-national-footprint|title=How Hyderabad's Ambedkar Students' Association grew to establish a national footprint|last1=Johari|first1=Aarefa|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.frontline.in/the-nation/campus-rising/article8232712.ece|title=Campus rising|work=Frontline|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en}}</ref>

==Role==
ASA is active in [[University of Hyderabad]],<ref name="scroll"/> [[University of Mumbai]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/politically-correct-mumbai-students-raise-awareness-on-constitution-on-r-day/story-Q9ZaCwSAIZkXYQfvEB6cRN.html|title=Politically correct: Mumbai students raise awareness on Constitution on Republic Day|date=2018-01-29|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en}}</ref> [[Pondicherry University]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151127/nation-current-affairs/article/sfi-asa-sweeps-pondicherry-university-polls|title=SFI-ASA sweeps Pondicherry University polls|date=2015-11-27|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en}}</ref> [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9329:ideological-convolution-of-ambedkar-students-association-at-tiss-mumbai&catid=129:events-and-activism&Itemid=195|title=Ideological Convolution of Ambedkar Students' Association at TISS, Mumbai.|last1=Kamble|first1=Sheetal|work=Round Table India|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en-gb}}</ref> [[Central University of Gujarat]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/education/dalit-students-stage-silent-protest/articleshow/50644913.cms|title=Dalit students stage silent protest|work=Ahmedabad Mirror|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref> [[Central University of Kerala]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/jul/16/endorsing-gendered-spaces-on-campus-central-university-of-kerala-builds-separate-lunch-facilities-f-1844104.html|title=Endorsing gendered spaces on campus? Central University of Kerala builds separate lunch facilities for its students|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref> Central University of taminadu and [[Panjab University|Punjab University]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/row-over-function-on-ambedkar-day-ends/articleshow/63725993.cms|title=Row over function on Ambedkar day ends|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref> ASA conducts regular seminars and events on Ambedkarism<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/ambedkar-poster-torn-coal-tar-thrown-at-panjab-university/articleshow/63877501.cms|title=Ambedkar poster torn, coal tar thrown at Panjab University - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Seminar to celebrate Constitution Day | website=The Tribune | date=2017-11-27 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/seminar-to-celebrate-constitution-day/504213.html | access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref> and protests.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/video/844213/watch-mumbai-university-students-are-singing-their-dissent-against-the-vice-chancellors-decisions|title=Watch: Mumbai University students are singing their dissent against the Vice-Chancellor's decisions|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/ambedkarite-students-association-holds-protest-in-london-5023588/|title=Ambedkarite Students Association holds protest in London|date=2018-01-14|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/rights/70761|title=Sunkanna's Refusal to Accept His PhD From Appa Rao is a Historic Act of Resistance|website=The Wire|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref> It also works for scholarships<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Finally-SC-ST-students-get-post-matric-scholarship-back/articleshow/38634132.cms|title=Finally, SC-ST students get post-matric scholarship back - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref> and fee issues of SC/ST/Blind students.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/PUs-SC/ST-students-seek-fee-rebate-for-golden-chance/articleshow/46615018.cms|title=PU's SC/ST students seek fee rebate for golden chance - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref> ASA actively works for implementation of [[Reservation in India|reservation policy]] on campus<ref>{{cite web | title=SC Commission sends reminder to PU VC | website=The Tribune | date=2019-08-15 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/sc-commission-sends-reminder-to-pu-vc/818126.html | access-date=2019-09-07}}</ref> and against incidents of [[Caste system in India|caste discrimination]] on campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/SC-ST-students-protest-allege-discrimination-by-PU-special-cell/articleshow/45978072.cms|title=SC, ST students protest, allege discrimination by PU special cell|date=January 22, 2015|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-09-07}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students' Association]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://ambedkarstudentsassociation.com/}}

[[Category:Student organisations in India]]
[[Category:Student organizations established in 1993]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Ambedkarite organisations]]
[[Category:Dalit politics]]

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