Question

The Mahad movement was launched by____
a. Gandhiji
b. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c. Jay Prakash Narayan
d. Subaschandra bose

Answer 1

Hint: By the Indian caste framework, untouchables (Dalits) were isolated from the other Hindu stations. They were restricted from utilizing water bodies and streets which were utilized by other Hindu ranks. In August 1923, the Bombay Legislative Council passed a resolution that individuals from the discouraged classes ought to be permitted to utilize places which were fabricated and kept up by the Government.

Complete solution:
Mahad Satyagraha or Chavdar Tale Satyagraha was a satyagraha driven by Dr.B. R. Ambedkar on 20 March 1927 to permit untouchables to utilize water in a public tank in Mahad (presently in Raigad area), Maharashtra, India. The day (20 March) is seen as Social Empowerment day in India. In January 1924, Mahad which was important for the Bombay Province passed the goal in its metropolitan board to authorize the demonstration. However, it was neglected to actualize due to the dissent from the savarna Hindus.

In 1927, Ambedkar chose to dispatch a satyagraha (peaceful protection from) declare their privileges to utilize water in the public spots.

Mahad, a town in Konkan, was chosen for the occasion since it had a core of help from 'position Hindus'. These included A.V.Chitre, an extremist from the Marathi Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) people group; G.N.Sahasrabudhe, a Chitpawan Brahmin of the Social Service League and Surendranath Tipnis, a CKP who was the leader of the Mahad municipality.

Surendranath Tipnis, the leader of the Mahad region proclaimed its public spaces open to untouchables and welcomed Ambedkar to hold a gathering at Mahad in 1927. After the gathering, they continued to the 'Chowder tank'.Ambedkar drank water from the tank and a huge number of untouchables followed him.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
Ambedkar additionally said something tending to the Dalit ladies during the Satyagraha. He requested that they relinquish all old traditions that gave conspicuous markers of distance and requested that they wear saris like high caste ladies. Prior to that time, the Dalit ladies were not permitted to wrap saris totally. Following Ambedkar's discourse at Mahad, the Dalit ladies promptly chose to wrap their saris like the higher caste ladies. 'Revolutionary' upper-caste ladies in particular Lakshmibai Tipnis and Indirabia Chitre helped the Dalit ladies dress like 'upper-caste women' by covering the legs of the Dalit ladies down to their ankles.