<h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Vaikom Satyagraha</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h3><strong>Context&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">Kerala Government will organize the centenary celebrations of the Vaikom Satyagraha</li></ul><h3><strong>About Vaikom Satyagraha 1924-25</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">It was a mass movement that <strong>demanded lower caste persons to be given the right to use a public path in front of the famous Vaikom temple.</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">It managed to open the roads around the temple for their use.&nbsp;</li><li class="ql-indent-2"><strong>The temple entry movement gained momentum after this.</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">It was the first mass agitation for the cause of human rights in the country.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">The Vaikom Satyagraha was a testing ground for the Gandhian principles of Satyagraha. It was tested and proved as the most effective means for the first time.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">It was a great opportunity for the Indian National Congress party to grow in Kerala.</li><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>Leaders:&nbsp;</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-2">K. Kelappan, T K Madhavan, Velayudha Menon, K Neelakantan Namboothiri, and T R Krishnaswami Iyer</li><li class="ql-indent-2">Sree Narayana Guru also extended the Satyagraha his support and cooperation</li><li class="ql-indent-2">M Gandhi: On Gandhi’s guidance, a march of ‘upper caste’ Hindus who supported the Vaikom Satyagraha began in Vaikom.</li></ul><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong>PRELIMS NOTES:</strong><a href="https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/prelims-2023-sunya-notes-current-affairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a></h1>