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Poona — the pact with Ambedkar
24 Sep 1932 — In Yerwada jail, Gandhi’s fast against separate Dalit electorates forces a settlement with Dr B. R. Ambedkar: reserved seats within joint electorates. Ambedkar signs under duress he never forgave — the Dalit question is inside the national movement now, unresolved.
This is one scene of Chapter 6 — Salt in Indian Independence & Partition, 1905–1948.
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