Yashwant Sena is an Indian social reform association that was formed by
B K Kokare, a Bachelor of Engineering. It is a social activist
organisation, and started the battle against economical, social, and
political injustice faced by the Dhangar community in India. Bapu Kokare
started his struggle from Baramati. He toured the entirety of
Maharashtra and awakened the Dhangar community. B K Kokare’s movement
started spreading throughout Maharashtra. The Dhangar community, which
used to once rule India, but had almost died, came to life due to B K
Kokare’s Yashwant Sena movement. Yashwant Sena takes inspiration from
Yashwantrao Holkar the great. He is rightly called "Father of Dhangar
Awakening" in modern India. It was one of the organisations which
spearheaded the demand of Scheduled Tribe status for the Dhangar
community in 1989. Kokare was compelled to surrender to Congress. After
surrendering he felt like he lost his soul and died physically on 28th
January 2005. Meanwhile, he gave the leadership of Yashwant Sena to
Mahadeo Jankar. Under the leadership of Mahadeo Jankar the prime aim of
Yashwant Sena was to transform the ruled community into a ruler
community. So Mahadeo Jankar formed Rashtriya Samaj Paksha on 29th
August 2003. (Mahadeo Jankar is the Founder/National President of
Rashtriya Samaj Paksha).
