Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala will observe this year’s 'Social Solidarity' fortnight from October 2 to October 15, with programmes centered on education, health, and employment.

The 'Social Solidarity' event is being coordinated by the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Class Development Department in association with various government departments of Kerala.

Minister for SCs/STs/Backward Class Welfare O.R. Kelu announced on Wednesday that the fortnight will also commemorate the 100th anniversary of the historic meeting between Mahatma Gandhi and social reformer Sree Narayana Guru. Sree Narayana Guru was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritua

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