Multiple choice

When did the government of Travancore issued a proclamation ordering Shanker women to abstain in future from covering the upper parts of the body?

  1. 1805

  2. 1812

  3. 1829

  4. 1836
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Explanation

In 1829, the Travancore government issued a proclamation ordering Shanar women to stop covering their upper bodies, which was part of caste-based dress codes that restricted certain communities' clothing rights.

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