Mahad Satyagraha
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Mahad Satyagraha was a landmark 1927 social reform movement led by B. R. Ambedkar in Maharashtra to assert the right of Dalits to access public water sources and challenge caste-based discrimination.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chavdar Lake Satyagraha | 1 |
| Mahad Satyagraha canonical | 1 |
| Mahar Satyagraha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11756278 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahad Satyagraha Context triple: [Mahad, historicalEvent, Mahad Satyagraha]
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A.
Kheda Satyagraha
Kheda Satyagraha was a 1918 nonviolent peasant tax resistance movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat, led by Mahatma Gandhi as an early major campaign in India’s struggle for independence.
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B.
Bardoli Satyagraha
Bardoli Satyagraha was a 1928 nonviolent peasant movement in Gujarat, led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, protesting increased land revenue taxes under British colonial rule.
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C.
Champaran Satyagraha
Champaran Satyagraha was a 1917 nonviolent peasant uprising in Bihar led by Mahatma Gandhi against oppressive indigo plantation policies, marking his first major civil disobedience movement in India.
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D.
Rowlatt Satyagraha
Rowlatt Satyagraha was a nationwide nonviolent protest movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 against repressive colonial legislation in British-ruled India.
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E.
Salt March
The Salt March was a 1930 nonviolent protest led by Mahatma Gandhi against the British salt monopoly in colonial India, which became a pivotal act of civil disobedience in the Indian independence movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahad Satyagraha Target entity description: Mahad Satyagraha was a landmark 1927 social reform movement led by B. R. Ambedkar in Maharashtra to assert the right of Dalits to access public water sources and challenge caste-based discrimination.
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A.
Kheda Satyagraha
Kheda Satyagraha was a 1918 nonviolent peasant tax resistance movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat, led by Mahatma Gandhi as an early major campaign in India’s struggle for independence.
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B.
Bardoli Satyagraha
Bardoli Satyagraha was a 1928 nonviolent peasant movement in Gujarat, led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, protesting increased land revenue taxes under British colonial rule.
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C.
Champaran Satyagraha
Champaran Satyagraha was a 1917 nonviolent peasant uprising in Bihar led by Mahatma Gandhi against oppressive indigo plantation policies, marking his first major civil disobedience movement in India.
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D.
Rowlatt Satyagraha
Rowlatt Satyagraha was a nationwide nonviolent protest movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 against repressive colonial legislation in British-ruled India.
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E.
Salt March
The Salt March was a 1930 nonviolent protest led by Mahatma Gandhi against the British salt monopoly in colonial India, which became a pivotal act of civil disobedience in the Indian independence movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-caste movement
ⓘ
civil rights movement ⓘ social reform movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chavdar Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manusmriti Dahan (burning of Manusmriti) ⓘ |
| category |
Dalit history
ⓘ
Protests in India ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Dalit movements in India ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | anniversaries in March ⓘ |
| conflict | with local caste Hindu opposition ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
histories of the Dalit movement
ⓘ
writings of B. R. Ambedkar ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kalaram Temple Satyagraha ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
galvanized Dalit political consciousness
ⓘ
highlighted caste discrimination in access to public resources ⓘ strengthened the Dalit movement in India ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chavdar Lake Satyagraha
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahad Satyagraha
|
| hasSignificance |
considered a turning point in the Dalit struggle
ⓘ
symbol of resistance to caste oppression ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
British Raj
ⓘ
linked to:
British India
|
| inspiredBy |
anti-untouchability ideology of B. R. Ambedkar
ⓘ
principles of equality ⓘ |
| languageOfMovement |
Marathi
ⓘ
linked to:
Marathi language
|
| leader | B. R. Ambedkar ⓘ |
| legalContext | municipal resolution allowing untouchables access to public tank ⓘ |
| location |
Mahad
ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ Raigad district ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Dalit rights
ⓘ
access to public water sources ⓘ caste-based discrimination ⓘ |
| movementIdeology |
Dalit emancipation
ⓘ
social justice ⓘ |
| opposedBy | upper-caste Hindus ⓘ |
| opposes |
religious sanction for caste hierarchy
ⓘ
social exclusion of Dalits ⓘ untouchability ⓘ |
| participant |
B. R. Ambedkar
ⓘ
Dalits ⓘ
linked to:
Dalit
|
| partOf |
Dalit movement in India
ⓘ
Indian social reform movements ⓘ |
| purpose |
to assert the right of Dalits to use public water sources
ⓘ
to challenge caste hierarchy ⓘ to challenge untouchability ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Dalits drinking water from Chavdar Lake
ⓘ
burning of Manusmriti at Mahad ⓘ |
| startTime | 1927 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Mahad Satyagraha Description of subject: Mahad Satyagraha was a landmark 1927 social reform movement led by B. R. Ambedkar in Maharashtra to assert the right of Dalits to access public water sources and challenge caste-based discrimination.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Mahad Satyagraha
linked to: Mahad Satyagraha