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.[1][2][3] ASA works for the assertion of students from dalit and other marginalised communities.[4]
History
ASA was founded in 1993 by a group of Dalit students at Hyderabad Central University, led by PhD scholar Rajasekhar.[5][6]
Role
ASA is active in University of Hyderabad,[5] University of Mumbai,[7] Pondicherry University,[8] Tata Institute of Social Sciences,[9] Central University of Gujarat,[10] Central University of Kerala[11] Central University of taminadu and Punjab University.[12] ASA conducts regular seminars and events on Ambedkarism[13][14] and protests.[15][16][17] It also works for scholarships[18] and fee issues of SC/ST/Blind students.[19] ASA actively works for implementation of reservation policy on campus[20] and against incidents of caste discrimination on campus.[21]
See also
References
- ↑ NSUI, ABVP, SFI... You have a challenger - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ The Pride returns to Chandigarh. Livemint(2015-03-03). Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ A new Dalit identity. The Tribune(2016-01-22). Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ As Ambedkar Association grew, so did its assertiveness. The Indian Express(2016-01-20). Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 How Hyderabad's Ambedkar Students' Association grew to establish a national footprint. Scroll.in. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ Campus rising. Frontline. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ Politically correct: Mumbai students raise awareness on Constitution on Republic Day. Hindustan Times(2018-01-29). Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ SFI-ASA sweeps Pondicherry University polls. Deccan Chronicle(2015-11-27). Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ Ideological Convolution of Ambedkar Students' Association at TISS, Mumbai.. Round Table India. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ Dalit students stage silent protest. Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ Endorsing gendered spaces on campus? Central University of Kerala builds separate lunch facilities for its students. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ Row over function on Ambedkar day ends. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ Ambedkar poster torn, coal tar thrown at Panjab University - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ Seminar to celebrate Constitution Day. The Tribune(2017-11-27). Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ Watch: Mumbai University students are singing their dissent against the Vice-Chancellor's decisions. Scroll.in. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ Ambedkarite Students Association holds protest in London. The Indian Express(2018-01-14). Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ Sunkanna's Refusal to Accept His PhD From Appa Rao is a Historic Act of Resistance. The Wire. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ Finally, SC-ST students get post-matric scholarship back - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ PU's SC/ST students seek fee rebate for golden chance - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ SC Commission sends reminder to PU VC. The Tribune(2019-08-15). Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ SC, ST students protest, allege discrimination by PU special cell. The Times of India(January 22, 2015). Retrieved 2019-09-07.