Indian History and World History (Part-27)

The Asiatic Society of Bengal is located in Kolkata. It was founded to encourage Europeans to study Orientals (the word meant Asia)

The Asiatic Society of Bengal is located in Kolkata. It was founded to encourage Europeans to study Orientals (the word meant Asia)

He is also known as Periyar.

The objective of the movement was to end Bramhanical domination in society. He felt that it was the prime instrument of exploitation of the lower castes.

1. One of the means he employed was to perform marriage without the help of Brahmins.
2. He was a pioneer of social justice and fought against untouchability.
3. He said Manu's law was inhuman and Puranas as fairy tales.
4. He opposed the imposition of Hindi upon Dravidians.
5. He tore away caste name hoards on hotels, cut off the holy thread of Brahmins, broke the idols, and beatup the deities with a chappal.

She was popularly known as "Iron Lady".

She organized Salt Satyagraha during the Civil disobedience movement in Madras and was imprisoned.

The Vaikom Satyagraha was a temple entry movement of the Depressed Classes in Travancore.

This movement was organized between 1924-1925 by Gandhian leaders T.K. Madhavan, K. Kelappan and K.P Keshava Menon in modern Kerala.

It was founded with the aim to mobilise depressed classes and empower them.

He was a highly influential person in Tamil Nadu.

This movement was basically the fight of the backward castes to for self-respect in society.

His chief contribution was in the field of education.

The originator of this movement was "Syed Ahmed" of Rae Bareli.

Its main centre was the city of Patna. It was a Renaissance movement whose main aim was to purify Islam.