Question

As a part of the campaign for eradication of untouchability a Satyagraha was organised during the period of December-April 1948 and it evoked the willing participation of princes of Royal families of Cochin. Which Satyagraha was mentioned above?

• A. Guruvayoor Satyagraha
• B. Mahad Satyagraha
• C. Paliyam Satyagraha
• D. Vaikom Satyagraha

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Paliyam Satyagraha

• The Paliyam Satyagraha (December 1947 – March 1948) was an iconic post-independence civil rights movement in Kerala aimed at dismantling caste-based restrictions and opening the public roads surrounding the Paliam Palace in Chendamangalam to all citizens, regardless of caste.

• A defining feature of the movement was its widespread unity across communities and social strata. Remarkably, young members and princesses from the Cochin Royal Family (such as Saraswathi Thamburatti and Omana Thamburatti from the Kodungallur Kovilakam) joined the march alongside members of diverse political, religious, and social organization