Ayyankali
Deceased Person
1863 – 1941
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Who was Ayyankali?
Ayyankali was a leader of the native Indian people treated as basic caste Dalits known as the Untouchables. He pioneered many reforms to improve the lives of the Dalits. In 1937 he was praised by Mahatma Gandhi when he visited Venganoor, Ayyankali's home town. In November 1980, Indira Gandhi unveiled sculptor Ezra David's commorative statue of Ayyankali at Kowdiar square, in Trivandrum.
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- Born
- 1863
Thiruvananthapuram - Ethnicity
- Dalit
- Lived in
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Died
- Jun 18, 1941
Madras Presidency
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on July 23, 2013
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