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- Recently, The Prime Minister of India has paid tributes to Sree Narayana Guru on his Jayanti.
About Shree Narayana Guru
- He was born in 1856, in the village of Chempazhanthi near Thiruvananthapuram as the son of Madan Asan, a farmer, and Kutti Amma.
- He was born into an Ezhava family, in an era when people from backward communities faced social injustice in the caste-ridden Kerala society.
- He led the Reform movement in Kerala, revolted against the caste system and worked on propagating new values of freedom in spirituality and social equality which transformed Kerala society.
- He became a ‘Parivrajaka’ (one who wanders from place to place in quest of Truth)after the demise of the father and wife.
- He passed away in 1928.
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- Contributions:
- He is revered for his Vedic knowledge, poetic proficiency, openness to the views of others, non-violent philosophy, and unrelenting resolve to set right social wrongs.
- He stressed the need for spiritual growth and social upliftment of the downtrodden by the establishment of temples and educational institutions.
- After the famous Sivalinga Prathishtta at Aruvippuramin 1888, he consecrated idols and founded many temples all over Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
- In 1903, He established Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam to unite the masses through organization and make them a self-confident and self-respecting community of people.
- In 1913, he founded the Advaita Ashram at Aluva. This Ashram was dedicated to a great principle – Om Sahodaryam Sarvatra (all men are equal in the eyes of God).
- In 1921, a Conference of Universal Brotherhood was held at Aluva.
- The Sivagiri pilgrimage was established in 1924 to promote the virtues of cleanliness, education, devotion, agriculture, handicrafts, and trade.
- He took up other campaigns to enlighten the people, giving the mantra “Enlightenment through Education, Strength through Organization, EconomicIndependence through Industries”.
- Famous Quotes
- One of his famous sayings in Malayalam was ‘One caste, one religion, one god for all.’
- He said, “Ask not, say not, think not caste”.
Source:PIB
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