INDIAN INDEPENDENCE STRUGGLE September 24, 1932:   As Gandhi's health worsened, Dr.Ambedkar was under tremendous pressure to save the life of Mahatma Gandhi. Ambedkar feared that should Gandhi die due the fast there would be a severe reprisal against the depressed classes by the upper caste Hindus of India. A compromise, the Poona Pact, was made between the leaders of caste Hindus and Dr. Ambedkar was reached on this day.