AYYAKALI’S STRUGGLE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, SELF RESPECT AND UPWORD MOBILITY

Authors

  • Dr. P. Ramalakshmi Guide and Supervisor, Assistant Professor Department of History, Arignar Anna College, Aralvaimozhi, Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli, 627 012, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Sutha. M Research Scholar Reg:No:22213281092002, Women’s Christian College, Nagercoil Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli, 627 012, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Dr. T.A. Femila Co-Guide and Co – Supervisor, Assistant Professor Department of History, Women’s Christian College, Nagercoil Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli, 627 012, Tamil Nadu, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i6.2024.4405

Keywords:

Enlishtenment, Romanticism, Movement

Abstract [English]

Ayyankali (1863 – 1941) was the most influential anti – social leader in Trivancore. He had the courage to physically challenge the upper caste in order to achieve the rights of his pulaya people. He established sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham (Association for the protection of the Poor – SJPS) in 1904.

References

Church Missionary intelligencer, 1883 – 1885

Harvest Field: August 1915

LMS Report 1914 – 1916.

Reports of the Ceylon Labor Commissioner 1915 X : 9,4498’ N115 Acc. no.67211.

Proceedings of the Maharaja of Travancore 1910.

Travancore Education code 1910, Cover file 16117, Bundle 55.

Pulauya Petition File No.116/1914. Inter Caste Disturbance in the Neyyattinkara Taluk

Malayalam Manorama 1902 – 1937.

Deepika 1910 – 1917

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Published

2024-06-30

How to Cite

P. Ramalakshmi, M, S., & Femila, T. (2024). AYYAKALI’S STRUGGLE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, SELF RESPECT AND UPWORD MOBILITY. ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts, 5(6), 904–907. https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i6.2024.4405