INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Anti-Untouchability league is also known as Harijan Sevak Sangh . It was set up by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, while he was imprisoned, on 30th October 1932 which is approximately 88 years ago.

Detailed explanation-2: -On 30 September, Gandhi founded All India Anti Untouchability League, to remove untouchability in the society, which later renamed as Harijan Sevak Sangh ("Servants of Harijan Society"). At the time industrialist Ghanshyam Das Birla was its founding president with Amritlal Takkar as its secretary.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1932, Gandhi founded the Harijan Sevak Sangh as part of his efforts to eradicate the concept of ‘untouchability from India’s caste system. He advocated positive means for the uplift of Harijans. He addressed various public meetings reposing doctrines of Harijan welfare.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mahatma Gandhi called ‘untouchables’ as Harijans or “Children of God” and worked for their liberation. He organised satyagrahas to secure the Dalits entry into temples, access to public wells, tanks, roads, and schools. To dignify the work of the sweepers, he himself took up the task of cleaning toilets.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1933, Gandhi thought of untouchability as the bigger evil, and felt it necessary to first abolish the caste system and “cross the other bridge later.” For a long time, then, his fight was restricted to the caste system, though he did not rule out a later time to struggle against the varna order.