Will Bhim Army Rally Maharashtra’s Scattered Dalit Movement?

When violence in Bhima Koregaon last year galvanised the country’s Dalit movements, Prakash Ambedkar — B.R. Ambedkar’s grandson — emerged as a face who could potentially unite the fragmented protests. Yet a year later, it is the Bhim Army, a nascent Dalit group from Western Uttar Pradesh fronted by its charismatic chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan, who has stolen the spotlight for this year’s gathering.

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