Multiple choice

Why were women of the Shanar caste attacked by the Nairs in public places in the southern princely state of Travancore in 1822?

  1. They wanted equal rights of admission in temples.

  2. They wore gold ornaments even though they were prohibited from wearing these.

  3. They wore a cloth over their upper bodies.

  4. They broke the 'no shoe rule' in the presence of higher caste people.

  5. They refused to render free labour for the dominant castes.
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Explanation

This is the correct answer. The lower caste Shanar women of Travancore were attacked by the upper caste Nairs for wearing a cloth across their upper bodies in May 1822.

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