The Mahad Satyagraha of 1927 was organized by
- A.B. R. Ambedkar
- B.Mahatma Gandhi
- C.S. C. Bose
- D.Lokmanya Tilak
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, B. R. Ambedkar. In March 1927 Dr Ambedkar led the Mahad Satyagraha to assert the right of the depressed classes to draw water from the public Chavdar tank at Mahad.
Mahad is a town in the Raigad district of Maharashtra. The Bombay Legislative Council had resolved in 1923 that public water sources should be open to all, but untouchables were still kept away. On 20 March 1927 Ambedkar and thousands of followers drank water from the Chavdar tank. Upper-caste residents then purified the tank, and in December 1927 Ambedkar returned for a second conference where a copy of the Manusmriti was publicly burnt.
B is wrong because Gandhiji led the Champaran, Kheda and Dandi satyagrahas, not Mahad. C is wrong because Subhas Chandra Bose is known for the Forward Bloc and the Indian National Army. D is wrong because Tilak died in 1920, seven years before Mahad.
Exam tip: Mahad Satyagraha, 1927, Chavdar tank, Ambedkar; Kalaram Temple entry, Nashik, 1930.
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