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Mahad Satyagraha is an important chapter of the struggle for social justice in Indian history. This movement was not just a fight for the right to drink water, but it was a revolution against the caste system and untouchability prevalent in Indian society. Through this movement, Dr. Ambedkar inspired the Dalits to fight for self-respect and justice. Mahad Satyagraha set a milestone in the direction of social equality, the effect of which was seen in the form of the right to equality in the Indian Constitution.

Mahad Satyagraha is an important chapter of the Indian freedom struggle, which became a symbol of the fight for social justice, equality and Dalit rights. This movement took place under the leadership of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, whose aim was to give Dalits equal rights to public facilities, especially water sources. This movement, which took place on 20 March 1927 in Mahad town of Raigad district of Maharashtra, became a symbol of social awareness and struggle against untouchability.

In 1923, the Bombay Legislative Council passed a resolution, under which the use of public reservoirs and ponds was made open to all castes. However, this proposal was not being followed. Against this, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar led the Mahad Satyagraha. The main objective of the Mahad Satyagraha was to give Dalits the right to public water sources, to end untouchability and discrimination spread in the society, to make the movement for the establishment of equal civil rights a mass movement and to promote social harmony and justice. On 20 March 1927, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar along with thousands of Dalits held a satyagraha at Chavdar pond in Mahad for the right to drink water. About 10,000 Dalits participated in this movement. This was the first time that Dalits raised their voice collectively to use a public water source. Dr. Ambedkar and his followers reached the banks of the pond and drank water symbolically. This incident became a symbol of social revolution. The second phase of the Mahad Satyagraha took place in December 1927.

The Mahad Satyagraha laid the foundation for a major change in Indian society. Through this movement, self-respect and self-confidence arose in the Dalit society, the demand for strict implementation of the law to open public water sources and places for all castes arose, a widespread mass movement was formed for Dalit rights, which gave place to the right to equality and freedom in the Indian Constitution and accelerated the fight for political rights.

The Mahad Satyagraha was not only a struggle for the right to drink water, but it was a broad social movement. It raised its voice against caste-based injustice in Indian society. This movement became a fight for the self-respect and self-esteem of Dalits.

Dr. Ambedkar gave a new direction to the fight for social equality through the Mahad Satyagraha. The Mahad Satyagraha made Ambedkar the prominent leader of the Dalit society. He continued to raise his voice against the evil practices and injustice prevalent in the society.