Pulayar

Pulayar

Pulayar

Caste group in India

The Pulayar IPA: [pulɐjɐr] (also Pulaya, Pulayas, Cherumar, Cheramar, and Cheraman) is a caste[1] group mostly found in modern-day Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka and historically in Tamil Nadu. They are a classified as a Scheduled Caste under India's reservation system in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.[2][3]

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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.[4][5][6] The folk dance Chozhikali is performed by the Pulayar community of central Kerala.[7]

Demography

According to the 2011 Census, the Pulayan population in Kerala was 1,338,008.[8] They are a Scheduled Caste under India's reservation system in the state of Kerala[2] and Tamil Nadu.[3]

Notable people

See also

Arts of Pulayar caste:

References

  1. [1]
    Moffatt, Michael (2015). An Untouchable Community in South India: Structure and Consensus. Princeton University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-40087-036-3.
  2. [2]
    "List of Scheduled Castes in the Kerala State". Kerala Public Service Commission, State Government of Kerala. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Tamil Nadu". Ministry of Social Justice. 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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    "PRIMAL ELEMENTS:THE ORAL TRADITION".
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    "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)
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    http://www.soas.ac.uk/research/publications/journals/ijjs/file46109.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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    "ചോഴികളി" (in Malayalam). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  8. [8]
    "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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    "Cong MP loses seat over fake SC claim". The Economic Times.
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    "CPI functionary suspended for casteist remarks". 19 February 2017.
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    "Actor Dharmajan says two Congress leaders worked for his poll defeat".
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