Samata Sainik Dal

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Samata Sainik Dal
AbbreviationSSD
Formation1927(98 years ago) (1927)
Founder Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Type Ambedkarite volunteer,
Legal statusActive
PurposeSupporting Prabuddha Bharata
Headquarters Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates 21°7′41″N79°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
Affiliations Scheduled Castes Federation
VolunteersSoldiers for social justice and human dignity representative of India’s Depressed class.
Website samatasainikdalindia.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 in 1927 with the objective of safeguarding the rights of all oppressed sections of Indian society. [4] [5]

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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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