▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁" mart ial ▁races ," ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Mar ath as ▁and ▁other ▁north - western ▁communities . ▁The ▁Mah ar ▁community ▁attempted ▁to ▁confront ▁this ▁block ▁with ▁a ▁pet ition ▁circul ated ▁among ▁the ▁Mah ar , ▁Ch amar , ▁and ▁Mang ▁former ▁soldiers all ▁Mar ath i - spe aking ▁un touch ables but ▁the ▁movement ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁organ ise ▁and ▁submit ▁their ▁pet ition . ▁It ▁was ▁Wal ang kar , ▁through ▁the ▁An ary a ▁D osh - P ari har ▁Mand ali , ▁who ▁attempted ▁this ▁pet ition . ▁ ▁Wal ang kar ▁is ▁generally ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁pione er ▁of ▁the ▁Dal it ▁movement , ▁despite ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Har ich and ▁Th ak ur ▁through ▁his ▁Mat ua ▁organisation ▁involving ▁the ▁Nam as ud ra ▁( Ch and ala ) ▁community ▁in ▁Beng al ▁Pres iden cy . ▁Am bed kar ▁himself ▁believed ▁Wal ang kar ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁pro gen itor . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 0 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ra ig ad ▁district ▁Category : Ind ian ▁social ▁reform ers ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Indian ▁writers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Indian ▁writers ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Indian ▁journal ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Indian ▁journal ists ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Indian ▁Army ▁soldiers ▁Category : D al it ▁activ