Kumbalathuparambu Ayyappan, better identified as Sahodaran Ayyappan, was a social reformer, thinker, rationalist, journalist, and politician from Kerala, India.
10 Facts About Sahodaran Ayyappan
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Sahodaran Ayyappan founded Sahodara Sangam, and the journal Sahodaran and was the founder editor of the magazine Yukthivadi.
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Sahodaran Ayyappan was married to Parvathy and the couple had a daughter, Aisha and a son, Sugathan.
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Sahodaran Ayyappan died on 6 March 1968, at the age of 78, following a cardiac arrest.
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Around 200 people including members representing the Pulaya caste, who were considered untouchable attended the feast and the effort earned him the moniker, Pulaya Sahodaran Ayyappan, meant to be derogatory but Sahodaran Ayyappan accepted it as a decoration.
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Narayana Guru supported the efforts of Sahodara Sangham through a message sent on 15 May 1921, and in order to propagate his ideals, Ayyappan started a journal, Sahodaran, from Mattancherry; the journal continued to be in print until 1956.
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Sahodaran Ayyappan modified the famous slogan of Narayana Guru, Oru Jaathi Oru Matham Oru Daivam Manushyanu as Jati Venda, Matam Venda, Deivam Venda Manushyanu.
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In 1928, Sahodaran Ayyappan successfully contested the election to the Cochin Legislative Council and he retained the seat for the next 21 years.
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Sahodaran Ayyappan became a minister in the Cochin Legislative assembly in 1947 and when the state of Travancore and Kochi was united to form Travancore-Cochin state, he continued to serve as a minister, only to resign from the post when the government started dismissing lower level employees as an austerity measure.
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Sahodaran Ayyappan served as a minister under Paravoor T K Narayana Pillai but resigned the post when the ministerial responsibilities interfered with his social life.