Monday 23 July 2007

Last of the Travancore maharaja


Mahatma Gandhi visited Kawdiar Palace in 1925 and during conversation asked the boy king whether he would abolish untouchability and permit low castes to enter temples when he formally assumed power. The answer was ‘Yes’. True to his word, the Maharaja made the famous Temple Entry Proclamation in 1936. . .More. . .