The centenary of the historic Mahad Satyagraha was marked at Mahad in Raigad district, Maharashtra, on 20 March 2026.
- B. R. Ambedkar led the movement on 20 March 1927 to assert the right of Dalits to use public water sources such as the Chavdar Tale tank.
- Thousands of people drank water from the tank, defying the social restrictions placed on Dalits.
- The event took place three years before the Salt Satyagraha and stands as an early landmark of India's civil rights struggle.