3.What was the aim of Dr B.R.Ambedkar in leading the movement of temple entry?
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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 allowing Dalits into the temple.The movement was to have a right to enter temple, it was more towards having equal rights.
We don’t want to go to temples though but we should have rightsKala Ram Temple is a beautiful temple in Old Nashik area, built by Sardar Rangarao Odhekar in 1788. Thousands of pilgrims visit the temple to take the blessings of Lord Ram. But until 1930 no dalit or untouchable was allowed to enter the premises of the temple. This was because of the rigid caste system in India which prevails even today and is practiced since the Rigvedic period.
It was because of the efforts of some prominent leaders like Mahatma Jyotirao Phule the struggle for liberation of Dalits was launched in India during the 19th century.After him it was Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, a brilliant lawyer and was educated in United states with the help of scholarship given by Maharaja of Baroda, played a pivotal role in uplifting the lower caste and fighting for their equal rights by late 1920s.