India, April 5 -- A common tendency in Indian history and larger public memory has been to remember certain moments of the country's freedom struggle as turning points, while quietly relegating others to footnotes. This selective invocation has followed even rarer engagement with these events and ideas, particularly regarding their ethical, political, and contextual meanings. They are infrequently treated as a tour de force as they were in the historical context. The Mahad Satyagraha of 1927 falls squarely into this uneasy space. It is cited, commemorated, sometimes even celebrated, yet seldom confronted. What is remembered is the image of Dr Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar leading thousands to drink water from the Chavdar tank, but what is forgott...