Chandrashekhar Azad (born 3 December 1986), also written as Chandra Shekhar Azad, an Indian politician, social activist, Ambedkarite activist, and lawyer. He is the chief and co-founder of the Bhim Army.[1] He is the currently national president of the Azad Samaj Party. In February 2021, Time magazine featured him in its annual list of 100 Emerging Leaders who are Shaping the Future.[2]
Chandrashekhar Azad | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Azad in 2020 | |
| President of the Azad Samaj Party | |
| Assumed office 15 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Chief of the Bhim Army | |
| Assumed office 21 July 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1986 Chhutmalpur, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Political party | Azad Samaj Party |
| Spouse | Vandana Kumari |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Govardhan Das Jatav(father) Kamlesh Devi (mother) |
| Education | L.L.B. |
| Alma mater | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Agriculture & Advocacy |
Early life edit
Azad hails from Chutmalpur village of Saharanpur, Western Uttar Pradesh. His father Govardhan Das retired as a principal of a Government School. He came to prominence as a Bahujan leader after a hoarding titled The Great Chamars of Ghadkhauli Welcome You was installed by him on the outskirts of his village.[3][4][5]
Politics edit
Azad, Satish Kumar, and Vinay Ratan Singh founded Bhim Army in 2014, an organization that works for the emancipation of Dalit Hindus through education in India. It runs free schools for Dalits in the western Uttar Pradesh
Imprisonment edit
- He was arrested in relation to the Saharanpur violence incident.[6] Azad was arrested under the National Security Act by the Uttar Pradesh Government. Afterwards he was granted bail by the Allahabad High Court noting that the arrests were politically motivated, but was continuously imprisoned by the state government.[citation needed]
- Delhi Police had denied permission to Chandrashekhar Azad's protest march against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act from Delhi Jama Masjid to Jantar Mantar. He entered into protest at Jama Masjid and was arrested by Delhi police and detained for several days.[7]
See also edit
- Jignesh Mevani
- Shri Guru Ravidas Gurughar, Tughlakabad
References edit
- ^ "My Son a Dalit Revolutionary, Say Bhim Army Chief's Mother". News18. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad in Time magazine's list of 100 emerging leaders". The Indian Express. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ Trivedi, Divya (2 February 2018). "Fighting spirit". Frontline. The Hindu Group. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Doval, Nikita (9 June 2017). "Chandrashekhar Azad—The man in the blue scarf". Mint. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Tiwary, Deeptiman (26 June 2018). "Walking the faultlines: The Bhim Army has been slowly gaining ground among Dalits locally". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "14 दिन की हिरासत में रावण, गिरफ्तारी के पीछे गर्लफ्रेंड का हाथ". navodayatimes.in (in Hindi). 9 June 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Bhim Army's Chandrashekhar Azad Arrested Day After Protest In Old Delhi". ndtv.com.