Lower
Caste Movements & Organizations
Satya Shodhak Samaj 1873
Founded
by Jyotibha Phule in Maharasthra in 1873. It opposed
untouchability, priestly domination. It belived in social quality &
upliftment of lower castes by education.
Aravippuram Movement 1888
Started
in Aravippuram in Kerala in 1888 by Shri Narayan Guru.
It was opposed toreligious disabilities against lower castes
Shri Narayan Dharma Paripalana Yogm
Started
in 1902-03 in Kerala by Shri Narayan Guru.
It attacked Brahmin domination & worked for the upliftment of lower castes
by educating them.
Justice (Party) Movement 1915
Started
in 1915-16 in Madras by C.N. Muralidhar, T.M. Nairy &
P.
Tyagaraja Chetti. It was opposed to Brahmin predominance.
Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha 1924
Also
called the Depressed Class Welfare Institute, it was established in Bombay in 1924
by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Its objective was to propagate
the gospel of social equality lower castes & untouchables.
Vaikom Satyagraha
Vaikom
Satyagraha (1924 - 25) was a satyagraha (movement) in Travancore, India (now
part of Kerala) against untouchability in Hindu society. The movement was centered
at the Shiva temple at Vaikom, near Kottayam.The Satyagraha aimed at securing
freedom of movement for all sections of society through the public roads leading
to the Sri Mahadevar Temple at Vaikom.
Self Respect Movment 1925
Started
in 1925 in Madras by E.V Ramaswami Naicker Periyar.
It was an Anti-Brahmin & Hindu Orthodoxy radical movment. It advocated weddings
without priests, forcible temple entry, total defiance of Hindu Social Laws.
Ramaswami later changed the name of the Justice Party to Dravidar Kazhagam
(Party of the Dravidians). DMK was later formed from Dravidar Kazhagam in 1949
under the leadership of C.N. Annaduari.
Harijan Sevak Sangh
Started
by Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 in Pune. It was an
organization for the removal of untouchability & social discrimination
against untouchables
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