Indian National Movement III (1930-1947): UPSC Previous Year Questions (Modern History)
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UPSC 2025Modern History · Indian National Movement III (1930-1947)
Q1. Subsequent to which one of the following events, Gandhiji, who consistently opposed untouchability and appealed for its eradication from all spheres, decided to include the upliftment of ‘Harijans’ in his political and social programme?
Explanation
After the Poona Pact of 1932, Mahatma Gandhi intensified his campaign against untouchability and formally included the upliftment of ‘Harijans’ (a term he used for the so-called untouchables) in his political and social programme. The Poona Pact was an agreement between Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar regarding the separate electorates for the depressed classes proposed in the Communal Award of 1932. Gandhi, opposing the idea of separate electorates for untouchables (as it would, in his view, divide Hindu society), undertook a fast unto death. The eventual compromise, the Poona Pact, provided for reserved seats for the depressed classes in provincial legislatures within the general Hindu electorate. Post this, Gandhi launched a countrywide movement for Harijan upliftment, including campaigns for temple entry, access to public utilities, and the eradication of untouchability from Hindu society.
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(a) The Poona Pact
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