Revisiting Dasgaon, where a 23-year-old drank water from a well and broke a social order

Months before the Mahad Satyagraha of 1927, a similar symbolic act by the people of Dasgaon in Maharashtra took place. A group of about 300, led by Ramchandra Babaji More, drew water from a well and a lake and drank it.

Key takeaways

Quick scan — what you need to know:

• Months before the Mahad Satyagraha of 1927, a similar symbolic act by the people of Dasgaon in Maharashtra took place.
• A group of about 300, led by Ramchandra Babaji More, drew water from a well and a lake and drank it.
• The satyagrahis were Dalits, implementing a resolution to open public water bodies to them.
• Now, 100 years later, the people of Dasgaon have forgotten the event Months before the Mahad Satyagraha of 1927, a similar symbolic act by the people of Dasgaon in Maharashtra took place.

Background

What led here, in plain terms:

• A group of about 300, led by Ramchandra Babaji More, drew water from a well and a lake and drank it.
• The satyagrahis were Dalits, implementing a resolution to open public water bodies to them.
• Now, 100 years later, the people of Dasgaon have forgotten the event

Why it matters

Why readers and decision-makers should care:

• Now, 100 years later, the people of Dasgaon have forgotten the event Months before the Mahad Satyagraha of 1927, a similar symbolic act by the people of Dasgaon in Maharashtra took place.
• A group of about 300, led by Ramchandra Babaji More, drew water from a well and a lake and drank it.
• The satyagrahis were Dalits, implementing a resolution to open public water bodies to them.