The Prime Minister has paid tributes to Sree Narayana Guru on his Jayanti.

Sree Narayana Guru (1856-1928)

• Narayana Guru was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India.
• He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual enlightenment and social equality.

His legacy:

Temple Entry

• He was in the forefront of the movement for universal temple entry and against the societal ills like the social discrimination of untouchables.
• He gave the famous slogan “One Caste, One Religion, One God for All”.
• In 1888, he built a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva at Aruvippuram which was against the caste-based restrictions of the time.
• In one temple he consecrated at Kalavancode, he kept mirrors instead of idols. This symbolised his message that the divine was within each individual.

Untouchability

• The social protest of Vaikom Satyagraha (1924-25) was an agitation by the lower caste against untouchability in Hindu society of Travancore.
• He taught equality but felt the inequalities should not be exploited to carry out conversions and therefore generate strife in society.

Philosophy

• Sree Narayana Guru became one of the greatest proponents and re-evaluators of Advaita Vedanta, the principle of non-duality put forward by Adi Shankara.

Answer this PYQ:

Q.Which one of the following pairs does not form part of the six systems of Indian Philosophy?

(a) Mimamsa and Vedanta

(b) Nyaya and Vaisheshika

(c) Lokayata and Kapalika

(d) Sankhya and Yoga

 

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