Question

The Channar Agitation achieved its objectives in the year:

• A. July 1858
• B. July 1859
• C. June 1859
• D. July 1851

Answer 1

Answer:

B. July 1859

• The Channar Agitation, also known as the Channar Revolt or Channar Uprising, achieved its objectives in 1859.

• The agitation was led by the Nadar women in the Travancore kingdom (now part of Kerala, India) against the restrictions imposed on them by the upper-caste communities. The Nadar women were forced to bare their upper bodies in public, and the agitation sought to end this oppressive practice.

• The movement gained momentum, and the Travancore government eventually lifted the restrictions, allowing Nadar women to cover their upper bodies in public.