| This article is part of the Renaissance of Kerala series |
| Renaissance of Kerala |
| Background |
| • Caste system in Kerala • Indian caste system • Untouchability • Forward caste • O. B. C. • SC and ST • Rejection • Apartheid • Stratification • Hindu reforms • Varna • Pulayar |
| Leaders |
| Vaikunda Swami Sri Narayana Guru Chattampi Swamikal Ayyankali Arattupuzha Velayudhappanikkar Sahodaran Ayyappan Vagbhatandan Brahmananda Sivayogi Pandit Karuppan T. K. Madhavan Mannathu Padmanabhan Anandathirthan Agamananda Swami V. T. Pandit Karuppan Swadeshabhimani Kumaragurudevan Vakkom Moulavi Chempakaraman Pillai G. P. Pillai Dr. Palpu Kumaranasan C. V. Kunhuraman C. V. Raman Pillai E. M. S. |
| Others |
| Channar Lahala Consecration at Aruvippuram S. N. D. P. Yogakshemasabha N. S. S. Vaikom Satyagraham Kalpathi-Suchindram Satyagraham Guruvayur Satyagraham Malayali Memorial Ezhava Memorial Nivarthana Agitation Paliam Satyagraham Upper Cloth Revolt Temple Entry Proclamation |
Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi (August 26, 1852 – September 10, 1929) was a sanyasi from Kerala, India who founded the Ananda Maha Sabha and Anandamatham (religion of bliss). An atheist, he denounced idol worship and religions. He propounded the theory that ananda (happiness or bliss) should be the touchstone of any human activity. The movement he spearheaded played an important role in the renaissance of Kerala society.
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