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Lake of Liberation, Mahad Satyagraha
Ninety Three years ago, on March 20, 1927, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar led the Mahad satyagraha for drinking water from the Cavdar tank at Mahad. This was the "foundational struggle" of the dalit movement, a movement for water - and for caste
Ninety Three years ago, on March 20, 1927, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar led the Mahad satyagraha for drinking water from the Cavdar tank at Mahad. This was the "foundational struggle" of the dalit movement, a movement for water - and for caste
annihilation. In his statement at the time, Dr. Ambedkar put the movement in the broadest possible context. Why do we fight, he asked. It is not simply for drinking water; drinking the water will not give us very much. It is not even a matter of only of our human rights, though
we fight to establish the right to drink water, but our goal is no less
than that of the French Revolution. This was fought for the reconstruction of society,for the eradication of the old society based on feudal inequality and the establishment of a new society based on liberty,
than that of the French Revolution. This was fought for the reconstruction of society,for the eradication of the old society based on feudal inequality and the establishment of a new society based on liberty,
#MahadSatyagraha or Chavdar lake Satyagraha was a satyagraha led by Dr. Ambedkar on 20 March 1927 to allow untouchables to use water in a public lake in Mahad (currently in Raigad district), Maharashtra, India. The day (20 March) is observed as Social Empowerment day in India.
In August 1923, Bombay Legislative Council passed a resolution that people from the depressed classes should be allowed to use places which were built and maintained by the Government.
In January 1924, Mahad which was part of the Bombay Province passed the resolution in its municipal council to enforce the act. But it was failed to implement because of the protest from the caste Hindus.
