view of gandhiji on untouchability
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Gandhiji wanted to unite the Indians. and acc. to him, untouchability was a big problem. He called those people who were facing it as the sons of God. and he wanted to reduce the problem as soon as possible.
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He is called as Mahatma (a great soul). He always wanted ‘Dalits’ as a part of India’s mainstream society. He coined the term ‘Harijan’ for Dalits, which means children of God.
He observed numerous fasts and satyagrahs in order to secure rights for Harijans. It was his efforts that the greatest Dalit leader Dr. B. R. Ambedkar joined Congress in spite of having differences with it’s leaders.
There are numerous incidents where Gandhiji strongly opposed untouchability. He used to perform all those tasks which were considered taboo for touchables.