Ayyankali (1863 - 1914) was a leader of the Indian lower caste Dalits ("Untouchables"). 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In South Asias caste system, a Dalit — formerly called untouchable — is a person outside the four castes, and considered below them. ...

Ayyankali was born in 1863 at Perunkattuvila in Venganoor, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... Thiruvananthapuram (Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം), formerly known as Trivandrum, is the Capital of the Indian State of Kerala. ... Kerala (IPA: ; Malayalam: കേരളം — Keralam) is a state on the southwestern tropical Malabar Coast of India. ...

During his times, Dalits were not allowed to walk along public roads. The Dalit women were not allowed to cover their breasts in public places.

Ayyankali organized Dalits and fought against these discriminations. By 1900 Dalits got freedom to walk the public roads, and later, by 1914, Dalit children were allowed to join schools. Also, Dalit women got freedom to cover their nakedness by the efforts of Ayyankali.

He founded the Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham in 1905. He was also nominated to the Sri Moolam Legislative Assembly of Travancore in 1910.

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