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==Role==
==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=http://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> and [[Panjab 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|last1=Staff|first1=Scroll|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|first1=TNN |last1=2015|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-09-07}}</ref>
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=http://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> and [[Panjab 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==
==See also==
* [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]]
*[[Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students' Association]]
*[[Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students' Association]]


Latest revision as of 02:12, 24 November 2021

Ambedkar Students' Association
AbbreviationASA
MottoEducate, Agitate, Organise
PredecessorProgressive Students Forum
Formation1993 (1993)
FounderRajasekhar
PurposeSocial justice
Social equality
Location
Region
India
Websiteambedkarstudentsassociation.com

Ambedkar Students' Association (ASA) is a student organization 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[edit]

ASA was founded in 1993 by a group of Dalit students at Hyderabad Central University, led by PhD scholar Rajasekhar.[5][6]

Role[edit]

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] and Panjab 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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "NSUI, ABVP, SFI... You have a challenger - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Ratnam, Dhamini (3 March 2015). "The Pride returns to Chandigarh". Livemint. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Apoorvanand (22 January 2016). "A new Dalit identity". The Tribune. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "As Ambedkar Association grew, so did its assertiveness". The Indian Express. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Johari, Aarefa. "How Hyderabad's Ambedkar Students' Association grew to establish a national footprint". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Campus rising". Frontline. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Politically correct: Mumbai students raise awareness on Constitution on Republic Day". Hindustan Times. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "SFI-ASA sweeps Pondicherry University polls". Deccan Chronicle. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Kamble, Sheetal. "Ideological Convolution of Ambedkar Students' Association at TISS, Mumbai". Round Table India. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Dalit students stage silent protest". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Endorsing gendered spaces on campus? Central University of Kerala builds separate lunch facilities for its students". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Row over function on Ambedkar day ends". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "Ambedkar poster torn, coal tar thrown at Panjab University - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Seminar to celebrate Constitution Day". The Tribune. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "Watch: Mumbai University students are singing their dissent against the Vice-Chancellor's decisions". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Ambedkarite Students Association holds protest in London". The Indian Express. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "Sunkanna's Refusal to Accept His PhD From Appa Rao is a Historic Act of Resistance". The Wire. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  18. ↑ "Finally, SC-ST students get post-matric scholarship back - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  19. ↑ "PU's SC/ST students seek fee rebate for golden chance - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  20. ↑ "SC Commission sends reminder to PU VC". The Tribune. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  21. ↑ "SC, ST students protest, allege discrimination by PU special cell". The Times of India. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

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