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.