Ayyankali

Pulayars, one of the many dalit communities in kerala, were ordered to keep at a distance of ninty-six steps away from a Brahmin, not allowed to cover themselves above the waist or below the knees, denied admission to public roads and subjected to endless oppression. Ayyankali (1863-1941), one of the foremost dalit leaders, challenged these brutal caste codes and uplift the community from the morass of humiliating torture. This book chronicles his organic protest in travancore and provides a critical analysis of the social reform movements in Kerala under the colonial rule.