The Dalit Bahujan Shramik Union (DBSU) is a

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civil rights organization and agricultural workers' union locally coordinated from Gandhinagar,

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. It lobbies against violence towards Dalit women. Two of its founders were

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Origins

The DBSU was previously known as the Andhra Pradesh Dalit Bahujan Vyavasaya Vruthidharula Union (APDBVVU).

References

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