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The '''Cheramar''' | The '''Cheramar''', (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. | ||
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The Cheramar, (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
See also
Arts of Pulayar caste:
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.