Gandhiji believed that Swaraj would not come for a hundred years if untouchability was not eliminated. He called the untouchables Harijans, as the children of God, (i) He organised satyagraha to secure their entry into temples, access to public wells, tanks, roads, and schools. (ii) He himself cleaned the toilets to dignify the work of the sweepers. (iii) He persuaded upper castes to change their heart and give up the ‘sin of untouchability.’