Poona Pact , (September 24, 1932) was an agreement between Hindu leaders in India granting new rights to Dalits The Poona Pact of 1932 is one of the most critical documents in India’s fight for social justice and political empowerment for the Dalit (formerly known as “Untouchables”) community. This agreement between Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, a prominent leader of the Dalits, and Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, shaped the discourse on caste-based political representation in pre-independence India. This article provides an in-depth look at the Poona Pact , its implications, historical context ... The Poona Pact was an agreement between M K Gandhi and B R Ambedkar signed in the Yerwada Central Jail, Poona on September 24 th, 1932 on behalf of the depressed class for the reservation of the electoral seats in the Legislature of the British Government. It was signed by Ambedkar on behalf of the depressed classes and by Madan Mohan Malviya on behalf of Hindus and Gandhi as a means to end the fast that Gandhi was undertaking in jail as a protest against the decision made by British Prime ...
