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Pulaya Movement and Ayyankali by Jentle T is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the early struggles of the Pulaya community in the princely states of Travancore and Cochin in Kerala prior to 1947. It describes how Ayyankali emerged as a leader of the Pulayas in the late 19th century and led struggles for their social upliftment, such as gaining the right to walk on public roads. It also discusses how he advocated for Pulaya education and defiance of degrading customs. In 1905, Ayyankali founded the Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham association to organize the Pulaya
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- Jentle T
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- EN