Gradually by the second half of the nineteenth century people from within the  Non -  Brahman castes began organising movementents against caste discrimination and demanded social equality and justice. The satnami mm ovement in central India was founded by ghasidas who worked among the le as therworkers and organised a movement of improve their social status. In eastern bengal haridas thakur matua sect worked among chandala cultivators. Haridas questioned br aa hmanival texts that supported the caste system in what is present day kerala a guru from ezhava caste. Shri Narayana among chandala cultivators haridas question brahmanical texts that supported the caste system in what is present day kerala a guru from ezhava caste Shri Narayana guru proclaimed the ideals of unity for his people he argued against treating people unequally on the basis of caste differences. According to him all humankind belonged to the same caste one of his famous statements was oru jati oru matam oru daivam manushyanu one caste one religion one God for humankind all these sacts were founded by leaders who came from non Brahman castes and worked amongst them they tried to change those habits and pr as cities which provoked the contempt of dominant .