Pulayar

Pulayar (പുലയർ )
Pulayar (പുലയർ )
Religions	Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism
Languages	Malayalam, Kannada
Country	India
Populated states	Kerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu
Ethnicity	Malayali
Notable members	Ayyankali, P. K. Chathan Master

The Pulayar IPA: [pulɐjɐr] (also Pulaya, Pulayas, Cherumar, Cheramar, and Cheraman) is a caste^[1] group mostly found in the southern part of India, forming one of the main social groups in modern-day Kerala, Karnataka and historically in Tamil Nadu.

Traditions

Pulayars are noted for their music, craftsmanship, and for certain dances which include Kōlam-thullal, a mask dance which is part of their exorcism rituals, as well as the Mudi-āttam or hair-dance which has its origins in a fertility ritual.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Demography

According to the 2011 Census, the Pulayan population in Kerala was 1,338,008.^[5] They are a Scheduled Caste under India's reservation system in the state of Kerala^[6] and Tamil Nadu.^[7]

Notable people

Nandanar, a Nayanar saint, venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism
Ayyankali (1863–1941), social reformer
K. P. Vallon (1894–1940), social reformer
P. K. Rosy (1903–1988), first heroine of the Malayalam film industry
Dakshayani Velayudhan (1912–1978), former member of the Constituent Assembly
Punnala Sreekumar, general secretary of Kerala Pulayar Maha Sabha (KPMS)
K. G. Balakrishnan, 37th Chief Justice of India
C. T. Ravikumar, judge of the Supreme Court of India
Kodikunnel Suresh, member of Parliament^[8]
Chittayam Gopakumar, deputy speaker of 14th Kerala legislative assembly^[9]
Dharmajan Bolgatty, Indian actor^[10]

References

^ Moffatt, Michael (2015). An Untouchable Community in South India: Structure and Consensus. Princeton University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-40087-036-3.
^ "PRIMAL ELEMENTS:THE ORAL TRADITION".
^ "Early Evidence for Caste in South India, p. 467-492 in Dimensions of Social Life: Essays in honor of David G. Mandelbaum, Edited by Paul Hockings and Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin, New York, Amsterdam, 1987". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ http://www.soas.ac.uk/research/publications/journals/ijjs/file46109.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
^ "List of Scheduled Castes in the Kerala State". Kerala Public Service Commission, State Government of Kerala. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ "Tamil Nadu". Ministry of Social Justice. 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^ "Cong MP loses seat over fake SC claim". The Economic Times.
^ "CPI functionary suspended for casteist remarks". 19 February 2017.
^ "Actor Dharmajan says two Congress leaders worked for his poll defeat".

[1] Moffatt, Michael (2015). An Untouchable Community in South India: Structure and Consensus. Princeton University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-40087-036-3.

[2] "PRIMAL ELEMENTS:THE ORAL TRADITION".

[3] "Early Evidence for Caste in South India, p. 467-492 in Dimensions of Social Life: Essays in honor of David G. Mandelbaum, Edited by Paul Hockings and Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin, New York, Amsterdam, 1987". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[4] ttp://www.soas.ac.uk/research/publications/journals/ijjs/file46109.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}

[5] "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

[6] "List of Scheduled Castes in the Kerala State". Kerala Public Service Commission, State Government of Kerala. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[7] "Tamil Nadu". Ministry of Social Justice. 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[8] "Cong MP loses seat over fake SC claim". The Economic Times.

[9] "CPI functionary suspended for casteist remarks". 19 February 2017.

[10] "Actor Dharmajan says two Congress leaders worked for his poll defeat".

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Pulayar

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Traditions

Demography

Notable people

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References

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