Pulayar
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,041,540 (2001) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Tamil Malayalam | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, |
The Pulayar (also Pulaya, Pulayas, Cherumar, Cheramar and Cheraman) are one of the notable Community in South India in Hinduism, forming one of the main social groups in modern-day Kerala and Karnataka as well as in historical Tamil Nadu or Tamilakam.
Traditions[edit]
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.[1][2][3]
Demography[edit]
According to the 2001 Census, the Pulayan population in Kerala was 1,041,540, being 3.27 per cent of the total population.[4]
Notable people[edit]
- Ayyankali (1863 - 1941), social reformer
- K. P. Vallon (1894 - 1940), social reformer
- Pampady John Joseph (1887-1940 ), social reformer
See also[edit]
Arts of Pulayar caste:
References[edit]
- ^ "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
