March 2, 2020, marks the 90th anniversary of Kalaram temple entry struggle led by Babasaheb Ambedkar. Though untouchables were considered and are still considered as part of Hinduism (Brahminism) but denied the rights to enter temples controlled by Brahmins. Probably, Hinduism is the only religion that prohibits most of its followers from entering its temples. Nowhere in the world one will find such examples that followers of the religion were denied entry to temples at such a large scale. Before Babasaheb Ambedkar led Nasik Kalaram temple entry movement, there have been various other temple entry movements from Dalits’ side and had little success. In 1874, a failed attempt was made by untouchables in Madras state to enter Minakshi temple. In 1924, the temple entry movement was launched at Vaikom in Travancore state by Periyar. The attempt was Ambadevi temple entry satyagraha at Amaravati that started in the February 1928 but could not gather much support. Another attempt was at Parvati Temple in Pune was in October 1929 and continued till 1930 without much change of heart of so-called upper castes. At the beginning of March 1930, Babasaheb Ambedkar launched Nasik Kalaram temple entry movement and many believe that he was … Continue reading 90 Years After Kalaram Temple Entry Struggle, What Has Changed For Dalits?