Pulayar
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| Total population | |
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| (1,041,540 (2001)) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Malayalam | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Parayar |
The Pulayar (also Pulaya, or Pulayas or Holeya or Cherumar or Cheramar) are an untouchable caste[1] forming one of the main social groups in modern day Kerala and Karnataka as well as in historical Tamil Nadu or Tamilakam.
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 2001 Census, the Pulayan population in Kerala was 1,041,540, being 3.27 per cent of the total population.[5]
Notable people
- Ayyankali (1863 - 1941), social reformer
- K. P. Vallon (1894 - 1940), social reformer
- Pampady John Joseph (1887-1940 ) , social reformer
See also
Arts of Pulayar caste:
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".
- ↑ http://www.soas.ac.uk/research/publications/journals/ijjs/file46109.pdf
- ↑ http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_sc_kerala.pdf
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