Question

With regard to the incident Gandhiji said, "A miracle of modern times and a smriti which is the people's charter of spiritual emancipation".

• A. Pandara pattom proclamation
• B. Temple entry proclamation
• C. Kundara proclamation
• D. Tenants Act

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Temple entry proclamation

• The Temple Entry Proclamation was issued by Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the Maharaja of Travancore, on 12 November 1936 (Malayalam date: 27 Thulam 1112).

• This historic decree abolished the ban on low-caste people entering Hindu temples in the princely state of Travancore.

• It was drafted by the Dewan of Travancore, Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer.

• Mahatma Gandhi visited Travancore in 1937 following the proclamation and famously hailed it as "a miracle of modern times" and "a smriti which is the people's charter of spiritual emancipation".

• Mahatma Gandhi also called Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma as 'Dharmaraja' for this revolutionary social reform.