This Satyagraha was launched by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on March 20, 1927, to challenge the caste-based discrimination and assert the right of the untouchables (Dalits) to use water from the public Chavadar Tank in Mahad, Maharashtra.
The Mahad Satyagraha of 1927 was organized by
Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2022 · Topic: Social Religious Movement (Early Dalit and Lower Caste Upliftment Initiatives)
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