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Mahatma Ayyankali

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  • Published
    1st Sep, 2020
  • Tributes were paid to the social reformer Mahatma Ayyankali on his 157th birth anniversary.
  • Ayyankali was a social reformer born on August 28th, 1863 in a small village in princely state of Travancore, Kerala.
  • He was born in the Pulayar community of untouchables.
  • He resolved to get rid of boundaries of the caste system and became a stated protestor for Pulayar rights.
  • He was the most important Dalit leader of modern Kerala and influenced many changes to improve social wellbeing of Dalits.
  • He defied restrictions and fought for many rights such as access to public places, right to the dignity of clothing, right to use public roads, right to education, etc.
  • He was the earliest labour leaders from Kerala and fought for rights of agricultural labourers.
  • The Pulaya community of Kerala describes him as Raja.
  • Mahatma Gandhi called Ayyankali as ‘Pulaya king’.
  • Indira Gandhi described him as ‘India’s greatest son’.

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