What was PV Narasimha Rao's dhoti movement and what punishment did he get?

  

What was PV Narasimha Rao's dhoti movement and what punishment did he get?

 

During the Nizam's rule in Hyderabad, various restrictions were imposed on Hindus. There was a ban on Hindu worship and temples were not allowed. All Hindus had to perform the floor salute (bowing salutations with hands touching the ground). 

 

Hindi, Marathi and Telugu languages ​​were banned. These languages ​​were not taught in any school and college. The Nizam College and Osmania University were the only ones in the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad. The Hindu students were treated like second-class citizens in these institutions. The hostels were separate for Muslims and Hindu students. 

 

The Hindu students were not allowed to wear Indian dress anywhere in the university or hostel. They had to wear Muslim dress or dress according to Sharia. There was a ban on wearing Indian dhoti even inside the hostel.

 

In protest against this, the students staged an agitation at Osmania University for 15 days and  PV Narasimha Rao, led this movement. This movement is called Dhoti Movement.

 

Due to this movement, about 242 students including PV Narasimha Rao were expelled from Osmania University. Osmania University sent a letter to all universities in the country that these students should not be admitted. But Nagpur University of Maharashtra not only gave admission to all these 242 students, but also provided all the facilities of education, due to which they could complete their degree.

 

This was the first movement of its kind during the Nizam's reign, which later opened the way for agitation against the Nizam regime. After the independence, when the Nizam refused to merge with India, many people inspired by this movement played a very important role in creating a mandate against the Nizam.

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- Shive Mishra

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