Sree Narayana Guru

Source: PMI Context: Prime Minister will inaugurate the centenary celebration of the historic 1925 conversation between Sree Narayana Guru and Mahatma Gandhi. About Sree Narayana Guru: Who He Was? Sree Narayana Guru (1856–1928) was a saint, philosopher, poet, and social reformer from Kerala. A key figure in the movement against the caste system and untouchability …

Sree Narayana Guru

Source:  IT Context: Kerala Chief Minister’s remarks on Sree Narayana Guru have sparked political controversy in Kerala. About Sree Narayana Guru: Born at: Chempazhanthy, near Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on August 22, 1856. Community: Belonged to the Ezhava caste, a marginalized group subjected to caste-based discrimination. History and Background: Known as ‘Avarna,’ he cherished solitude and spent …

Sree Narayana Guru:

GS Paper 1: Syllabus: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.   Context: The Karnataka government is caught in a controversy over the exclusion of text on reformer Narayana Guru in the new social science textbook of class 10. However, references to Narayana Guru …

Sree Narayana Guru

GS Paper 1 Topics Covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.   Context: Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti.(167th birth anniversary of Sree Narayan Guru) Who was he? Sree Narayana Guru was a catalyst and leader who reformed the oppressive caste system that prevailed in society …

Sree Narayana Guru

Topics Covered: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. Sree Narayana Guru: Context: 164th birth anniversary of Sree Narayana Guru observed on 2nd September. Who was Sree Narayana Guru? Narayana Guru (1856 – 1928) was a social reformer. He has been credited with transforming the …