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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Vaikom_SatyagrahaVaikom Satyagraha - Wikipedia

    Vaikom Satyagraha, from 30 March 1924 to 23 November 1925, was a nonviolent agitation for access to the prohibited public environs of the Vaikom Temple in the Kingdom of Travancore. Kingdom of Travancore was known for its rigid and oppressive caste system.

  2. www.drishtiias.com › daily-updates › daily-news100 Years of Vaikom Satyagraha

    Apr 2, 2024 · What is Vaikom Satyagraha? Background: Vaikom Satyagraha, a nonviolent agitation, unfolded in Vaikom within the princely state of Travancore, Kerala precisely a century ago spanning from 30th March 1924 to 23rd November 1925.

  3. indianexpress.com › article › explainedRemembering Vaikom satyagraha, a 100 years later

    Mar 30, 2024 · Running for over 600 days, the Vaikom satyagraha was the first among many temple entry movements in India. Amidst the national movement, it foregrounded the issue of untouchability and caste oppression.

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  5. www.clearias.com › vaikom-satyagrahaVaikom Satyagraha: 100 years commemoration - ClearIAS

    Apr 4, 2024 · Vaikom Satyagraha was a significant socio-political movement in Kerala, India, during the early 1920s, aimed at securing the rights for lower caste Hindus to use roads surrounding the Vaikom Mahadeva Temple.

  6. www.drishtiias.com › vaikom-satyagrahaVaikom Satyagraha - दृष्टि आईएएस

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    As the year 2024 marks the centenary of the Vaikom Satyagraha,Chief Minister of Kerala and Tamil Nadu jointly inaugurated the centenary celebrations.

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    Till 1917, the Indian National Congress refused to take up social reform. But with the rise of Gandhi and increased activism within lower caste communities and untouchables, social reform soon found itself front and Centre of Congress’s and Gandhi’s politics. Source: TH

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  7. indianculture.gov.in › vaikom-satyagrahaVaikom satyagraha - Indian Culture

    The Vaikom Satyagraha of 1924-1925 was a significant event in Kerala's history, as it marked a milestone in the fight against the practice of untouchability. The Satyagraha took place in the village of Vaikom, situated in the Kottayam district of Kerala.

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  9. www.thenewsminute.com › kerala › 100-years100 years on, remembering Vaikom Satyagraha as an anti-caste ...

    Apr 12, 2023 · It took 604 days of a peaceful protest between March 1924 and November 1925, in a place called Vaikom, between Kochi and Kottayam, to bring about a difference. The Vaikom Satyagraha...