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The Cheramar, IPA: [pulɐjɐr], (also Cheraman and Pulayar) is a caste 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 Cheraman 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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-The '''Pulayar''', {{IPA-ml|pulɐjɐr|IPA}}, (also '''Pulaya''', '''Pulayas''', '''Cherumar''', '''Cheramar''' and '''Cheraman''') is a caste forming one of the main [[social groups]] in modern-day [[Kerala]] and [[Karnataka]] as well as in historical [[Tamil Nadu]] or Tamilakam.
+The '''Cheramar''', {{IPA-ml|pulɐjɐr|IPA}}, (also '''Cheraman''' and '''Pulayar''') is a caste forming one of the main [[social groups]] in modern-day [[Kerala]] and [[Karnataka]] as well as in historical [[Tamil Nadu]] or Tamilakam.
 == Traditions ==