Q. Which of the following was / were the tenets of the Self Respect Movement launched in 1920s in India?

1. Equal human rights for backward castes
2. Marriage ceremonies without Brahmin priests
3. Anti-Brahamanism

Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Answer: 1, 2 & 3
Notes: In 1925, E. V. Ramaswamy Naicker who was popularly known as Periyar was not happy with the Brahminical dominance in society as well as in Congress Party that he believed was controlled by Brahmins. To assert the rights of non-Brahmins, he established Self-Respect Movement in 1925. The aim was to have a society with equal human rights for backward castes. Anti-Brahminism and Self-respect Marriages were two important aspects of Self-respect Movement. The movement encouraged inter-caste and inter-religious marriages, along with that it also encouraged marriage ceremonies without Brahmin priest. Post independence, Tamilnadu passed a law and become the first state to legalize Hindu marriage without Brahmin priest.

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