GK - Lower Caste Movements

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The following table describes the major Lower Caste Movements of Modern India −

Name	Founder	Place	Year
Satyashodhak Samaj	Jyotirao Phule	Maharashtra	1873
Aruvippuram Movement	Sri Narayana Guru	Aruvippuram, Kerala	1888
The Depressed Class Mission Society	Mahrshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde	Bombay	1906
Justice Party (officially the South Indian Liberal Federation)	T. M. Nair and P. Theagaraya Chetty	Madras, Tamil Nadu	1916
Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha	B. R. Ambedkar	Bombay	1924
Self-Respect Movement	E. V. Ramasamy (also called as Periyar by his devoted followers)	Madras, Tamil Nadu	1925
Harijan Sevak Sangh	Mahatma Gandhi	Pune	1932