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The Pulayar, IPA: [pulɐjɐr], (also Cheramar and Cheraman) is a 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

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

According to the 2011 Census, the Pulayan population in Kerala was 1,338,008.^[4]

Notable people

Ayyankali (1863 - 1941), social reformer
K. P. Vallon (1894 - 1940), social reformer
P. K. Rosy (1903 - 1988), first heroine of Malayalam cinema

References

↑ "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". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
↑ http://www.soas.ac.uk/research/publications/journals/ijjs/file46109.pdf
↑ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

[1] "PRIMAL ELEMENTS:THE ORAL TRADITION".

[2] "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". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[3] ttp://www.soas.ac.uk/research/publications/journals/ijjs/file46109.pdf

[4] "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

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 == Demography ==
-According to the 2011 Census, the Pulayan population in Kerala was 1,338,008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/SC.html|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|access-date=2019-08-31}}</ref> They are a [[Scheduled Caste]] under India's [[reservation in India|reservation system]] in that state<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/list-scheduled-castes-kerala-state |title=List of Scheduled Castes in the Kerala State |publisher=Kerala Public Service Commission, State Government of Kerala |access-date=2020-06-30}}</ref> and in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://socialjustice.nic.in/UserView/index?mid=76750 |publisher=Ministry of Social Justice |date=2017 |access-date=2020-07-20 |title=Tamil Nadu}}</ref>
+According to the 2011 Census, the Pulayan population in Kerala was 1,338,008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/SC.html|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|access-date=2019-08-31}}</ref>
 == Notable people ==