Abbreviation | ASA |
---|---|
Predecessor | Progressive Students Forum |
Formation | 1993 |
Founder | Rajasekhar |
Purpose |
Social justice Social equality |
Location | |
Region | India |
Website |
ambedkarstudentsassociation |
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]
ASA was founded in 1993 by a group of Dalit students at Hyderabad Central University, led by PhD scholar Rajasekhar. [5] [6]
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]
Abbreviation | ASA |
---|---|
Predecessor | Progressive Students Forum |
Formation | 1993 |
Founder | Rajasekhar |
Purpose |
Social justice Social equality |
Location | |
Region | India |
Website |
ambedkarstudentsassociation |
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]
ASA was founded in 1993 by a group of Dalit students at Hyderabad Central University, led by PhD scholar Rajasekhar. [5] [6]
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]