Sree Narayana Guru had led a reform movement in Kerala by rejecting casteism and promoting new values of spiritual freedom, social equality and upliftment of the downtrodden, it added. Narayana Guru organized an All-Region Conference in 1923 with a slogan Not to argue and win but to know and to make known at AlwayeAdvaita Ashram, which was reported to be the first such event in India. In 1925 Guru supported the famous Vaikom Satyagraha movement, which demanded entry for lower caste people in the Shiva temple at Vaikom and all temples in Kerala. (Re)construction of the Social for Making a Modern Kerala: Reflections on Narayana Guru's Social Philosophy, Satheese Chandra Bose, published in Satheese Chandra Bose and Shiju Sam Varughese (eds.) He built over forty-five temples in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. This was an effort to counter the religious conversions the Ezhava community was susceptible to. His wife passed away after a few years. Nanus mother was true to her name Kuttii.e., a child without a blemish. Beyond the door that is Death. He taught Sanskrit and the Upanishads to students from all castes, including the low caste students who were not permitted to study the scriptures. A real gem in kerala history.. SNDP should hold his principles tightly in their activities.. How does he overcome the protest from higher casts during that time, I believe they were very strong back then and the higher cast people usually depressed any such bold moves. This Ashram was dedicated to a great principle Om Sahodaryam Sarvatra (all men are equal in the eyes of God). Same-Sex Marriage: Can Supreme Court be the alternative Parliament? [16] His autobiography, Love and Blessings, is a detailed narrative of his life and includes anecdotes and his letters.[17]. RealBharat By rbgroup, All rights reserved. It was a strong warning to the upper castes and a bold proclamation that everyone irrespective of his caste or religion has the right to realize God. However, his death soon after delayed the project until 1932 when the first pilgrimage was undertaken from Elavumthitta in Pathanamthitta District. Twenty-four-year-old Praveen had been hacked to death; his body cut into pieces by R Shaji, a Deputy Superintendent of police with the help of goons including one named Priyan in February 2005. Asan means teacher. His philosophy strongly denounces all forms of social discrimination in the name of race, caste or religion, and focuses on education and enterprise for the social uplift of the Worlds underprivileged peoples. On 20 September 1928, Sree Narayana Guru, a great social and religious reformer from Kerala died at Sivagiri, Kerala. Death of great social reformer Sree Narayana Guru, //