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Vaikom Satyagraha centenary fete
April 5 , 2023
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- Kerala and Tamil Nadu’s Chief Ministers jointly inaugurated the centenary year celebrations of the anti-caste struggle Vaikom Satyagraha on April 1.
- Lower castes like the Ezhavas and Pulayas were considered polluting and various rules were in place to distance them from upper castes.
- These included a prohibition, not just on temple entry, but even on walking on the roads surrounding temples.
- On March 30, 1924, in the temple town of Vaikom in the princely state of Travancore, a non-violent agitation started.
- It is marking the beginning of “temple entry movements” across the country.
- Sree Narayana Guru, Chattambiswamy, TK Madhavan and Ayyankali were the prominent personalities of the struggle.
- In November 1936, almost a decade after the conclusion of the Satyagraha, the historic Temple Entry Proclamation was signed by the Maharaja of Travancore.
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