BOOK SUMMARY OF THE RAJAH-MOONJE PACT DOCUMENTS ON A FORGOTTEN CHAPTER OF
INDIAN HISTORY
In 1932, in the wake of the second Round Table Conference, two pacts were
concluded in quick succession between leaders of caste Hindus and the Depressed
Classes. While the Poona Pact, associated with Mahatma Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar,
acquired a landmark status in modern Indian history, the earlier Rajah-Moonje
Pact, espousing identical principles, has been all but eclipsed in popular
memory. The Rajah-Moonje Pact was the first ever agreement on reservations and a
joint electorate between caste Hindus and the Depressed Classes.
This work presents for the first time