Can the simple act of drinking water be revolutionary? On February 20th, 1927, Dr Bhimarao Ambedkar led 4000 Dalits to drink water from the Chavadar tank in Maharashtraís Mahad municipality. Dalits were barred from accessing public utilities until 1923, when the CK Bole resolution was passed.
The returning Dalit congregation was attacked brutally by upper-castes, but drinking Chavdarís water was an assertion of their rights. To mark this watershed event in Dalit history, thousands march to Mahad every year, keeping the memory of this water satyagraha alive.
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