SMSN H.S.S or Sathragraha Memorial Srinarayana Higher Secondary School
Vaikom
Vaikom, , is a municipal town and a capital town of Vaikom Taluk, situated in the northwest of Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. The town is also noted for its role in the Indian independence movement for being the venue of Vaikom ...
is situated in
Kottayam district
Kottayam (), is one of 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettumanoor, and Vaikom. It is the only district in Kerala that neither borders the ...
, Kerala.
It is managed by
SNDP
The Shan Nationalities Democratic Party ( my, ရှမ်းတိုင်းရင်းသားများ ဒီမိုကရက်တစ် ပါတီ ; Abbreviation, abbreviated SNDP), also known as the White Tiger Party or Kya Ph ...
vaikom union. In the memory of great guru
Sri Narayana Guru
Narayana Guru, , (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928) 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 spiritua ...
Lead in the
Vaikom Satyagraha
Vaikom Satyagraha, from 30 March 1924 to 23 November 1925, was a nonviolent agitation for access to the prohibited public environs of the Vaikom Temple in the Kingdom of Travancore. Kingdom of Travancore was known for its rigid and oppressive ca ...
Temple Entry Proclamation
The Temple Entry Proclamation was issued by Maharaja Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma on November 12, 1936. The Proclamation abolished the ban on the so-called 'low caste people' or from entering Hindu temples in the Princely State of Travancor ...
vaikom 1924–25.
The same school is also called Asramam school. Many great leaders like
Gandhiji
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
,
TK Madhavan
Kunjiran Madhavan, popularly known as TK Madhavan is an Indian cricketer, who played 26 first-class matches between 1956 and 1967 for Tamil nadu, as well as Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed ...
, etc. visited this school at the event of vaikom sathyagraha.
References
Extreme injustice led to Vaikom Satyagraha, says Romila Thapar* http://www.modernrationalist.com/2011/january/page06.html
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Schools in Kottayam district
Vaikom