Rao. S. K. Bole: A Pioneer of Human Rights in Maharashtra

Rao Bahadur S. K. Bole was one of the great social reformers in Maharashtra. He fought for the human rights of the untouchables in Maharashtra and was one of the close friends of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. He was the one who passed the resolution and passed the Act, at the Mahad Municipal Corporation, Raigad district, Maharashtra, in the year 1923 and allowed all the public water resources to be open to the lower castes open to drink the water. When this Act remained only on paper till 1927, Dr. Ambedkar organised the first conference of the Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha at Mahad, and the Mahad Chavdar Tank Satyagraha took place. The present article studies the life and contribution of Rao Bahadur S. K. Bole towards the upliftment of the Dalits in India, and became the pioneer of implementing the Human Rights on paper in Maharashtra.