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Sree Narayan Guru

Sri Narayana Guru , (c. 1856 – 20 September 1928), was a social reformer of India. He was born into a family of the  Ezhava   caste  in an era when people from such communities were regarded as  Avarna and  faced much injustice in the  caste-ridden  society of  Kerala . He led a  reform movement in Kerala , rejected casteism, and promoted new values of spiritual freedom and  social equality .  He stressed the need for the spiritual and social uplift of the downtrodden by their own efforts through the establishment of temples and educational institutions. In the process, he denounced the superstitions that clouded the fundamental Hindu cultural convention of caste. Sivagiri   pilgrimage started in 1932. Narayana Guru stated the goals of the pilgrimage to be the promotion of education, cleanliness, devotion to God, organization, agriculture, trade, handicrafts, and technical training.Sivagiri  is a pilgrimage centre in V...

'Bamboo Chicken'

Tribal delicacy of Telengana and Andhra Pradesh. Bamboo forms an integral part of the lives of Adivasis due to its multifarious utility as an ingredient in tribal diet and a raw material for making artefacts of both utility and decorative value. The scientific method-Silviculture-should be employed vigorously to regenerate bamboo. 

Homai Vyarawalla(1913-2012)

Commonly known by her pseudonym "Dalda 13", was India's first woman photojournalist.S he was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of the Republic of India.