Gandhi-Ambedkar Debate​​ on caste-based separate electorates Subject: History Section: Modern HISTORY Source: IE Introduction: In September 1932, Mahatma Gandhi initiated a life-threatening fast in Pune’s Yerawada Central Jail to protest caste-based separate electorates, a decision still influential today. Fasting was a potent tool in Gandhi’s arsenal, serving as personal penance and a means […]