Intrusions into the Domains of Dominant Jatis: Arattupuzha Velayudha Panikkan and the Ezhava Uprisings in Central

Abstract

In the early decades of the second half of the 19^th century, in Central Travancore, Ezhavas and people belonging to other depressed jatis resisted the oppressive engagements of the dominant jatis. Arattupuzha Velayudha Panikkan was the inspirational force behind these engagements. His engagements were multi faceted. He developed cultural, political, economic and religious tools to challenge, retaliate and intrude in to the domains of the dominant jatis.