Samata Sainik Dal

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Samata Sainik Dal
AbbreviationSSD
Formation24 September 1924 (100 years ago) (1924-09-24)
FounderBhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
TypeAmbedkarite volunteer,
Legal statusActive
PurposeSupporting Prabuddha Bharata
HeadquartersDeekshabhoomi, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates21°7′41″N 79°4′1″E / 21.12806°N 79.06694°E / 21.12806; 79.06694
Region served
India[1]
Official language
Hindi
22 Languages of India
Commander In Chief
Miratai Ambedkar
Main organ
The Buddhist Society of India
AffiliationsScheduled Castes Federation
Volunteers
Soldiers for social justice and human dignity representative of India’s Depressed class.
Websitesamatasainikdalindia.org
Formerly called
Bhimsevak Dal

Samata Sainik Dal, (Army of Soldiers for Equality[2] or Party of the Fighters for Equality[3]) abbreviated as SSD, is a social organisation founded by B. R. Ambedkar on 24 September 1924 with the objective of safeguarding the rights of all oppressed sections of Indian society.[4][5]

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  • Lakhs of people around India gather at Chaitya Bhoomi to pay homage to B R Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvan Din. Volunteers take part in many activities.
    Lakhs of people around India gather at Chaitya Bhoomi to pay homage to B R Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvan Din. Volunteers take part in many activities.
  • Volunteer of Samata Sainik Dal at Chaitya Bhoomi
    Volunteer of Samata Sainik Dal at Chaitya Bhoomi

References

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  1. ^ "Samta Sainik Dal". Samata Sainik Dal. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  2. ^ Rao, Anupama (2009). The Caste Question: Dalits and the Politics of Modern India. University of California Press. p. 100. ISBN 9780520257610. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. ^ Jaffrelot, Christophe (2005) [2000]. Dr Ambedkar and Untouchability: Analysing and Fighting Caste (Revised ed.). London: C. Hurst & Co. p. 79. ISBN 9781850654490. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  4. ^ Krishan, Shri (2005). Political Mobilization And Identity In Western India, 1934-47. SAGE. p. 200. ISBN 9780761933427. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  5. ^ "About". Samata Sainik Dal. 8 November 1936. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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