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* Leaders of Renaissance in Kerala - Poikayil Yohannan (1879-1939)
1. Yohannan was born on 17th February 1879, to parents Kandan and Lechi of the Paraiyar (“Pariah”) community, at Eraviperoor, Pathanamthitta.
2. He was named Komaran at his birth, born as a slave to a Syrian Christian family of the name Sankaramangalam.
3. Though at birth he was named Komaran, he was later renamed Kumaran. Being a slave to a Christian family, Kumaran had to follow Christianity and have a Christian name and was called Yohannan. He became literate and versed with Bible.
4. In that period, Dalit communities practised untouchability among themselves. Recognising the commonalities among the Paraiyar, Pulayar (Cheramar) and Kuravar communities, Yohannan sought to create a sense of unity among them.
5. Yohannan left the Sankaramangalam family, intent on organising the Christian Dalit communities.
6. With this thought he joined the Marthoma church, a reformist sect among the Syrian Christians, but realized the church treated Dalits as an inferior class and left the church.
7. He then joined a new sect called the Brethren Mission where he faced similar instances of caste-based discrimination.
8. Yohannan concluded that Indian Christian communities continued to discriminate based on caste, and felt this defied the basic tenets of Christianity.
9. In 1909, Yohannan left Christianity and started his own Dalit liberation movement named Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha (PRDS).
10. He was known as Poikayil Appachan or Kumara Gurudevan afterwards.
11. Yohannan advocated spiritual liberation and sought to empower and consolidate the Dalits, promoting a creed in which the “slave castes” would be free of discrimination.
12. The new order, PRDS was open to both Christian and Non-Christian Dalits and Poikayil Yohannan was successful in convincing the majority of his brethren to abandon Christianity and embrace PRDS.
13. He reasoned that the Bible accounted for only Jewish history and hence the Indian caste system could not be broken with it.
14. He bought 125 acres of land in different parts of Travancore for the use of PRDS. The new organisation was headquartered at Eraviperoor.
15. Poikayil Yohannaan set up schools and industrial training centres in different places in addition to constructing buildings for religious ceremonies and public functions.
16. Poikayil Yohannan was also a member of the Dalit advocacy group Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham (SJPS) which had been founded in 1905 by another Dalit leader of Kerala, Ayyankali.
17. Yohannan was also twice nominated, in the years 1921 and 1931, to the Sree Moolam Praja Sabha, the legislative council of the princely state of Travancore.
18. In the Praja Sabha, Yohannan made a forceful case for the education and
employment of the Depressed Classes.
19. He specifically highlighted the economic disparities between Dalit Christians and Syrian Christians arguing how converts from the Pulaya, Paraya, Marvar and Kuravar castes were discriminated against within Christianity.
20. Some of the measures he advocated for these Dalits included provision for concession in fees for studies beyond fifth class, job reservations and land for each Dalit family.
21. On 31 March 1931 he suggested in the Praja Sabha that special scholarships be granted to the students belonging to the Depressed Classes.
22. Yohannan also established several government-aided schools for Dalit
education.
23. Yohannan died on 29th June 1939 at the age of 61.
PSC Previous Exam Questions
1.PoykayilAppachan was born at
Answer: Eraviperoor
(Sergeant 2019)
2. Who is the founder of Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha (PRDS)
Answer: Poikayil Kumara Guru Devan
(Probation Officer Gr-II 2019)
3. Who is known as "Kumara Gurudevan"
Answer: Poikayil Yohannan
(SENIOR LECTURER IN PAEDIATRIC SURGERY 2018)
4. Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha was a religious protest movement founded in 1909 by
Answer: Poikayil Yohannan
(SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT 2018)
5. Poikayil Yohannan founded the Dalit Religious Protest Movement “Prathyaksha Raksha Dhaiva Sabha” at
Answer: Pathanamthitta
(VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTOR IN DOMESTIC NURSING 2018)
6. Centre of activities of Pratyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha
Answer: Eraviperur
(Pharmacist Gr-II Homoeo 2018)
7. Poykayil Sree Kumara Gurudeva is also known as
Answer: Kumara Guru
(Sr Lecturer in Genito Urinary Surgery 2018)
8. The founder of Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha was
Answer: Poykayil Yohannan
(Assistant Professor in Transfusion Medicine Blood Bank 2018)
9. The social reformer Poykayil Yohannan was a native of
Answer: Eraviperur
(Agricultural Assistant Gr.II 2018)
10. Who was the founder of ‘Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha’
Answer: Poikayil Yohannan
(Vocational Instructor in maintenance and Repairs of Automobiles 2018)
11. Kumaragurudevan founded Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha at
Answer: Eraviperoor in Pathanamthitta
(Radiographer Gr. II-Govt Homoeopathic 2018)
12. The Social-Reformer who met Mahatma Gandhi at Neyyattinkara
Answer: Poikayil Yohannaan
(Assistant Surgeon-Health Services 2018)
13. Who was known as ‘Pulayan Mathai’
Answer: Poikayil Yohannan
(Junior Instructor - Industrial Training 2018)
14. The headquarter of Prathyksha Raksha Daivasabha was
Answer: Eraviperoor
(Weaving Instructor 2018)
15. The 'Kerala Napoleon' is
Answer: Poykayil Yohannan
(Perfusionist 2018)
16. Which is the nickname of Poikayil Yohanan
Answer: Kumara Guru
(Junior Instructor Fruit and Vegetable Processing 2018)
17. Poikayil Yohannan was nominated to SreemoolamPrajasabha in the year
Answer: 1921
(Junior Instructor 2018)
18. Who started “Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha”
Answer: Poykayil Yohannan.
(Laboratory Technician Kerala Dairy Development 2018)
19. Who is the founder of the socio-religious movement Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha
Answer: Poykayil Yohannan
(Farm Superindent - Ayurveda 2018)
20. Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha was social reform movement started by
Answer: Kumara Guru
(Assistant Professor in General Medicine 2018)
21.‘Pratyaksha Raksha Daivasabha’ was founded by
Answer: Poykayil Yohannan
(Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases 2018)
22. Who is popularly known as ‘Kumara Guru’
Answer: Poikayil Yohannan
(Treatment Organizer GR II 2018)
23. Prathyksha Raksha Daiva Sabha was founded by
Answer: Poykayil Yohannan (Tradesman Electrical 2018)
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