What organization did Mahatma Gandhi found in 1932 to campaign against untouchability?

Mahatma Gandhi founded the Harijan Sevak Sangh in 1932 to campaign against untouchability.

The organization was established after Gandhi’s fast in Yerwada Jail opposing the British proposal for separate electorates for the Depressed Classes. The resulting Poona Pact changed the electoral arrangement, but Gandhi continued to make the struggle against untouchability a central part of his constructive program.

Harijan Sevak Sangh worked to improve access to education, public facilities, wells, and temples for communities then subjected to untouchability. Gandhi used the word “Harijan,” meaning “children of God,” although the term is now widely regarded as outdated and many communities prefer Dalit.

The organization is distinct from the Indian National Congress and from Gandhi’s publications. Its specific purpose was social reform directed at ending caste-based exclusion.