Who are the Satyagrahis from Non-violent Resistance and what is their importance?

The Satyagrahis are those who practice Satyagraha. Gandhi had numerous followers, many of whom gave their lives for the particular Satyagrahas they were involved in. For instance, in the Vykom Satyagraha, which occurred in Travancore, India, Satyagrahis fought centuries old stigmas against the "untouchables," the lowest social caste in Hindu society. The Vykom Satyagraha sought to allow untouchables freedom of movement through all public roads leading to the Sri Mahadevar Temple at Vykom.