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The Izhavas of Kerala and their historic struggle for acceptance in the Hindu societyarticle 1976 • Pullapilly, Cyriac K.
Kerala • Asia > South Asia
The Izhavas (or Thiyas) are the demographically largest of all previously "untouchable" caste groups in Kerala. This article focuses on the political struggle of members of this caste to improve their wellbeing, mostly through the civil activism of a...