Mahad Satyagraha

A major 1927 social and political protest led by B. R. Ambedkar at Mahad in Maharashtra, India, against untouchability and for the right of Dalits to use public water sources. It is considered a foundational event that launched Ambedkar’s major political career as a leader of Dalit rights.

Claims that use this term

• Bolshevism’s Russian Revolution inspired Indian communists two years before the Mahad Satyagraha
• Mahad Satyagraha launched Ambedkar’s major political action