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{{Short description|Indian social organization}}
{{Distinguish|Bhim Army}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Bhim Sena
| caption = Bhummm Sena founder portrait
| abbreviation = '''ABBS'''
| formation = {{start date and age|2010|10|01|p=y|df=yes}}
| type = [[Ambedkarism]]
| status = Active
| purpose = Pro-[[Constitution of India|Constitution]] and [[Dalit Buddhist movement|Dalit rights]]
| headquarters = Delhi - Jaipur Expy, Sector 10A, [[Gurugram]], [[Haryana]]
| language = [[Hindi]], English
| leader_title = Founder & National President (Chief)
| leader_name = [[Satpal Tanwar]]
| affiliations = [[Dalit Buddhist movement|Ambedkarism]]
| volunteers = 23,00000 plus<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/big-boost-for-bheem-army/article18526439.ece|title=Jantar Mantar gives a big boost to Bhim Army|last1=Ali|first1=Mohammad|date=2017-05-23|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-12-25|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
| bodystyle = MNRR
| founder = [[Satpal Tanwar]]
| coordinates = {{coord|28.439717|N|77.012861|E|display=inline,title}}
| origins = [[Haryana]]
| area_served = India
| method = [[Constitution of India|Constitution]]al
| membership =
| homepage =
}}

The '''Bhim Sena''', alternatively '''Bheem Sena''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cjp.org.in/fringe-groups-booked-for-burning-the-indian-constitution/|title=Fringe groups booked for burning the Indian Constitution|date=2018-08-13|website=CJP|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-26}}</ref> or '''Akhil Bhartiya Bhim Sena''', abbreviated as '''ABBS''', [[Literal translation|lit.]]"All India Ambedkar Army", is an [[Dalit Buddhist movement|Ambedkarite]] social organization working for the rights of [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes]], [[Other Backward Class]]es and religious minorities in India under the leadership of the organisation's national president [[Satpal Tanwar]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/bharat-bandh-protests-hit-rail-road-traffic-in-ncr/article23421437.ece|title=Bharat bandh protests hit rail, road traffic in NCR|last1=Kumar|first1=Ashok|date=2018-04-03|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-12-25|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/dalits-say-bigger-protest-next-week-will-be-peaceful/articleshow/63634411.cms|title=Dalits say bigger protest next week, will be peaceful|last1=Choudhry|first1=Chetna|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-12-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/news/one-held-for-burning-constitution-s-copy-police-news-others-simvURfeacceg.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225212955/https://www.sify.com/news/one-held-for-burning-constitution-s-copy-police-news-others-simvURfeacceg.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-12-25|title=One held for burning Constitution's copy: Police|website=Sify|language=en|access-date=2019-12-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/gurgaon-activist-who-filed-case-against-haryanvi-singer-attacked/story-3GnDh7qdX5G3Mt1aVbqHjN.html|title=Gurgaon: Activist who filed case against Haryanvi singer 'attacked'|date=2017-01-17|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-12-25}}</ref> The organisation is [[Reservation in India|pro reservation]] and is named after [[B. R. Ambedkar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/delhi-police-books-outfit-for-burning-constitutions-copy-2132141.html|title=Delhi Police books outfit for burning Constitution's copy|date=2018-08-10|website=Zee News|language=en|access-date=2019-12-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/metros/delhi/110818/delhi-members-of-outfit-burn-copy-of-constitution-shout-slogans-against-ambedkar.html|title=Delhi: Members of outfit burn copy of Constitution, shout slogans against Ambedkar|date=2018-08-11|website=The Asian Age|access-date=2019-12-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-11-05 |title=No vote for netas against reservation, declares Bhim Sena |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/no-vote-for-netas-against-reservation-declares-bhim-sena/articleshow/66508841.cms |access-date=2024-10-30 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==Historical background==
On 1 October 2010, [[Gurgaon, Haryana]]'s Satpal Tanwar founded Bhim Sena as a volunteers corps, seeking self-defence and equality which asserted that [[dalit]]s are ''mool bharatis'' (the original inhabitants of India).<ref name="Vundru 2017">{{cite web | last1=Vundru | first1=Nawab Satpal Tanwar | title=Ambedkar's armies | website=The Indian Express | date=2017-06-09 | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/br-ambedkars-armies-bhim-army-dalit-protest-4695406/ | access-date=2018-08-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=leuICwAAQBAJ&dq=bhim+sena+satpal&pg=PT311|title=Dalits and the Democratic Revolution: Dr Ambedkar and the Dalit Movement in Colonial India|last1=Omvedt|first1=Gail|date=1994-01-30|publisher=SAGE Publications India|isbn=9788132119838|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xFw6aBjJOKsC&dq=bhim+sena+satpal&pg=PA80|title=Dalits and Human Rights: Dalits: the broken future|date=2005|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=9788182052741|language=en}}</ref>

On 29 May 1972, on similar patterns [[Dalit Panthers]] was founded in [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="Vundru 2017" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/excerpt-dalit-panthers-an-authoritative-history-by-jv-pawar/story-llJqyQ3CVRrMrJ3byvbBBP.html|title=Excerpt: Dalit Panthers; An Authoritative History by JV Pawar|date=2018-01-19|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2018-08-22|language=en}}</ref> First ever [[Dalit]] volunteer organization was [[Samata Sainik Dal]] formed in 1927 by [[B. R. Ambedkar]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/bhima-koregaon-violence-dalit-student-injured-in-clashes-discharged-from-hospital-5087521/|title=Bhima Koregaon violence: Dalit student, injured in clashes, discharged from hospital|date=2018-03-06|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-08-22|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1907, ''Ayyankali Pada'' was created by Dalit reformer [[Ayyankali]] in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://countercurrents.org/2017/01/19/ayyankali-pioneer-of-radical-revolt-against-brahmanism-in-kerala/|title=Ayyankali: Pioneer Of Radical Revolt Against Brahmanism In Kerala|date=2017-01-19|work=Countercurrents|access-date=2018-08-22|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://bhimsenachief.com Official website]

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[[Category:Dalit politics]]
[[Category:2010 establishments in Haryana]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1968]]
[[Category:Volunteer organisations in India]]
[[Category:Ambedkarite organisations]]

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Andreasujg at 09:59, 11 July 2025