#2nd_March_1930 – Nashik #Kalaram_Temple_Satyagraha started
Kalaram Temple entry movement formed a pivotal role in the Dalit movement in India. B. K (Dadasaheb) Gaikwad and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar led a protest outside the temple on 2 March 1930, in order to allow Dalits into the temple.
The movement was to have a #right_to_enter the temple, it was more towards having #equal_rights. We don’t want to go to temples though but we should have rights.
Kalaram Temple Entry Satyagraha at Nashik
Dr. Ambedkar on Kalaram Mandir Satyagraha:
“I didn’t launch the temple entry movement because I wanted the Depressed Classes to become worshipers of idols which they were prevented from worshiping or because I believed temple entry would make them equal members in and an integral part of the Hindu Society.
I started temple entry Satyagraha only because I felt that was the best way of energizing th Depressed Classes and making them conscious of their position. As I believe I have achieved that purpose I have no more use for temple entry. I want the Depressed Classes to concentrate their energy and resource on politics and education and I hope that they will realise the importance of both.”
temple entry movement by ambedkar