Question

Consider the following pairs:

1. Villuvandi Agitation - Venganoor

2. Misrabhojanam - Cherai

3. Achippudava Samaram - Pandalam

4. Mukuthi Samaram - Pathiyoor

Which of the following agitations is / are properly matched with the place in which it was launched?

• A. 1 only
• B. 1, 2 and 3 only
• C. 1 and 2 only
• D. 3 and 4 only

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 1 and 2 only

Agitations	Place
Villuvandi Agitation	Venganoor
Misrabhojanam	Cherai
Achippudava Samaram	Kayamkulam
Mukuthi Samaram	Pandalam

• Villuvandi Agitation - Venganoor: Led by Ayyankali in 1893, this protest for the right of lower-caste people to use public roads started from his birthplace, Venganoor. Ayyankali rode a bullock cart (Villuvandi) through the streets of Venganoor, an act reserved only for upper castes, to assert the right to freedom of movement.

• Misrabhojanam - Cherai: This inter-caste feast (Mishrabhojanam) was organized by Sahodaran Ayyappan in 1917 at Cherai, Ernakulam, to challenge untouchability. Sahodaran Ayyappan challenged caste hierarchy by organizing a communal meal with people from different castes at Cherai.

• Achippudava Samaram: This was historically launched in Kayamkulam (specifically associated with the Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker's leadership for the right to wear long clothes), not Pandalam.

• Mukuthi Samaram (Mookkuthi Samaram): This agitation for the right of lower-caste women to wear nose rings took place in Pandalam (specifically at the Pandalam market), not Pathiyoor. (Pathiyoor is near Kayamkulam and is often linked with the Achippudava protests).