When did Ayyankali ride a Villuvandi through the streets of Venganur?
A1903
B1885
C1893
D1915
Answer:
C. 1893
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Ayyankali
He was born at Venganur in Thiruvananthapuram district. He strived for the upliftment of the depressed classes.
Established a school exclusively for the depressed classes in 1904.
In 1893, he broke social prohibitions by travelling through the public roads of Venganur in Villuvandi & fought for the right of Avarnas to walk freely along the public roads.
Kallumaala Agitation - He urged womenfolk of the depressed classes to abandon the kallumaalas (stone chain) they wore, as it was a symbol of inferior status.
Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham was the organization he founded.
He became a member of the Sree Mulam Praja Sabha (People's Assembly).