- Paraiyar,
Parayar or
Maraiyar (formerly
anglicised as
Pariah /pəˈraɪ.ə/ pə-RY-ə and Paree) is a
lower caste group found in the
Indian states of Tamil...
-
fought (unsuccessfully) with the
Madras Mahajana Sabha for the
right of
Parayars to
enter Vishnu and
Shiva temples,
traditionally denied to
Dalit communities...
- Nadu has a long
history of
Dalit literature,
starting from the
efforts of
Parayars in the late 19th century. The
Tamil Dalit literary movement gained momentum...
- however,
advocated using the term "Paraiyar" with pride, and
formed the
Parayar Mahajana Sabha ("Paraiyar
Mahajana ****embly") in 1892. Th****, on the other...
- 29 he
founded the
organization Brahma Pratyaksha Sadhujana Paripalana Parayar Sangam. Born on 25
October 1863, in a
backward caste family in Mallappally...
-
steps off, and a
Parayan some
distance ****her still ... ****yans and
Parayars, who are the
lowest of all, can
approach but not touch, much less may they...
- Panchamars, who
serve as Kudimakkal,
consists of the Nalavar, Pallar,
Parayar,
Vannar and Ambattar. The
castes of
temple priests known as the Kurukkals...
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Thiyya 2,007,901 20.40%
Kaniyar 39,371 0.40%
Mukkuvar +
Arayar 88,584 0.90%
Parayar 165,656 1.68% ****yar +
Cherumar 678,387 6.89%
Kuravan 95,295 0.97% Thandan...
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slave trades. The main
agrestic slave castes in
Malabar were ****yars,
Parayars, Kuruvars, Cherumas. The prin****l
Collector estimated that the ****yars...
- in the
Valluvanad and
Talappilly region.
There is the
Harijan Vela or
Parayar Vela as well as the Tholpavakoothu, a
traditional shadow puppetry show...
