MAHAD CHAVDAR TANK SATYAGRAHA AND CONGRESS: A PARALLEL MOVEMENT DURING FREEDOM STRUGGLE

The Indian National Congress was the first political party in India during the freedom struggle movement. There were some of the parallel movements that were noteworthy, like peasants' movements, tribals' movements and untouchables' movements. However, Congress's support for such movements was almost meagre or often people were more focused towards the mainstream. The present article studies the approach of the Indian National Congress towards the first Human Rights movements of untouchables in Maharashtra.