Malayalam cinema is gearing up for the big-budget film 'Kathiravan' about politician and social reformer Ayyankali. Directed by Arun Raj, who also handles cinematography, the movie features a popular ...
Actor Siju Wilson is all set to headline a new Malayalam film titled Kathiravan, based on the life story of the Kerala renaissance leader Mahatma Ayyankali. Envisioned as big-budget pan-India film, it ...
Ayyankali (28 August 1863 – 18 June 1941) was an Indian social reformer, educator, economist, lawmaker, and revolutionary leader. He worked for the advancement of oppressed people in the princely state of Travancore.
Ayyankali was a remarkable social reformer, politician, and leader who fought for the rights and dignity of the oppressed in the princely state of Travancore. He challenged the caste system and its discriminatory practices, and advocated for education, land ownership, and labour rights for the Dalits.
Ayyankali (1863-1914), born in Kerala, was a leader of the lower castes and Dalits. With his efforts, Dalits got the freedom to walk on public roads, and Dalit children were allowed to join schools. He formed Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham (SJPS) to work for low castes.
Ayyankali—a pioneer in the Dalit emancipation and struggles in Kerala—remained “a missing chapter in history” as some biographers had written, according to Tharamangalam. He was not adequately...
Ayyankali (1863-1941), who pioneered the movement to assert rights of suppressed classes in the caste-ridden society of erstwhile princely state of Travancore, is considered one of the most important figures in Kerala's history.
On his Jayanti (August 28), PM paid tribute to Mahatma Ayyankali. Birth: , in Venganoor, Travancore (present-day Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala). Community: Belonged to the Pulayar caste, among the most oppressed and excluded groups.