| 1. He is a lawyer from Chhutmalpur, a village near Shabbirpur in Saharanpur District. |
| 2. In 2011, he planned to pursue higher studies in the United States. |
| 3. After reading news about atrocities against Dalits while caring for his father in a Saharanpur hospital, he decided to become a "Dalit Activist." |
| 4. In 2015, he founded the Bhim Army Ekta Mission, also known as Bhim Army, with over 50,000 members. |
| 5. His resolve against Dalit discrimination was sparked when he learned of Thakurs preventing Dalit children from attending school near his village. |
| 6. In 2016, Chandrashekhar Azad and the Bhim Army gained attention for their proposal to display a board saying "The Great Chamar" in the village, facing objections from Thakurs. |
| 7. Thakurs set fire to Dalit homes in Shabbirpur village in May 2017, after Dalits complained about loud music during Maharana Pratap Jayanti. Dalits responded by burning down a police post in Saharanpur. |
| 8. He led a rally of over 5000 Bhim Army supporters at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on 21 May 2017 without official permission. |
| 9. On 17 February 2021, he was included in TIME magazine's annual list of 100 "emerging leaders shaping the future." |
