How much do you know about the Vaikom Satyagraha movement in India?

Study Notes

Vaikom Satyagraha was a movement that started on March 30, 1924, to end the prohibition imposed on backward communities in using the roads around the Vaikom Mahadeva temple in Kerala, India.
The Satyagrahis entered the temple and were resisted and arrested by the police.
The movement gained prominence in the whole of India, and support came from far and wide, including Christian and Muslim leaders.
The movement was taken back temporarily in April 1924 on Gandhi's advice.
After discussions with caste Hindu people failed, the leaders again started the movement, and leaders T K Madhavan and K P Kesava Menon were arrested.
E V Ramaswami Naicker (Periyar) came from Tamil Nadu to support the movement and was arrested.
Vaikom is associated with writer Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, singer Vaikom Vijayalakshmi and Vaikathappan, the deity of the Vaikom temple.
March 30 marks the commencement of the centenary year of the Vaikom temple street entry movement, a milestone in temple entry movements in India.
Tamil Nadu played a pivotal role in Vaikom Satyagraha, which symbolized a struggle by the "untouchables," and Periyar and Kovai Ayyamuthu worked in tandem with leaders in Kerala.
The traditionalists caused many troubles for the satyagrahis, which included counter rallies marked by violence, and the resolution for the right to sanchara was defeated in the Assembly by the open support of the traditionalists and the indirect pressure of the government.

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Test your knowledge on the Vaikom Satyagraha, a historic movement that fought for the rights of backward communities to use the roads around the Vaikom Mahadeva temple in Kerala. Learn about the leaders, their struggles, and the support they received from across India. Explore the pivotal role played by Tamil Nadu in this movement and the violence and opposition faced by the satyagrahis. Take this quiz to delve deeper into the history of this significant milestone in India's temple entry movements