Vaikom Satyagraha
Kerala Government will organise the centenary celebrations of the Vaikom Satyagraha Vaikom Satyagraha (1924-25) was a movement in Travancore (modern-day Kerala) for temple entry of the depressed classes. It took place near the Shiva Temple at Vaikom, Kottayam district, Kerala. Issue: The protest was against the caste-based discrimination prevalent in Kerala and the rest of India, where lower-caste Hindus were not … Continue reading Vaikom Satyagraha
Tana Bhagat movement
Tribals of the Tana Bhagat sect are demanding complete self-rule in the Latehar district of Jharkhand. They are a sect of the Oraon Tribes and are ardent followers of Gandhian philosophy. Tana Bhagat Movement Tana Bhagat movement( started in April 1914), under the leadership of Jatra Bhagat, to stop the evil practices which were taking … Continue reading Tana Bhagat movement
Puli Thevar
Recently, the Prime Minister of India has paid tributes to Puli Thevar on his birth anniversary. History of Puli Thevar- Puli Thevar or Pooli Devar was a Hindu Marava chieftain, who was also known as poligar in English or Palayakkarar in local language. Thevar was a Tamil Palaiyakkarar who ruled Nerkattumseval, Tamil Nadu. He notably fought … Continue reading Puli Thevar
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