Sahodharan Ayyappan was born on 21st August 1889 in Cherai. He was a rationalist, social reformer, and a politician too. He was the founder editor of the magazine named 'Yukthivadi'. He also started an organization named Sahodharasangam to eradicate casteism. Also, he conducted a Misrabhojanam in which the barriers of untouchability was broken. This program gave him a lot of enemies including Ezhava lords. When he strongly opposed the casteism people who hate him gave a name that Pulayan Ayyappan which he took as an honor.
The book named 'Sahodharan Ayyappan' is a small biography of Sahodharan Ayyappan for children. This book is written in Malayalam by Prof. Viswamangalam Sundaresan. For more details and to purchase this book online from Poornna online bookstore follow the below link.
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