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Ayyappan Pillai (born 25 August 1853 – 5 May 1924), better known as Chattampi Swamikal was a Hindu sage and social reformer whose thoughts and work influenced the launching of many social, religious, literary and political organisations and movements in Kerala and gave voice to those who were marginalised.
Ayyavu Swamikal was an adept in 'Siva Raja Yoga,' an ancient technique practiced by Tamil Saiva Yogis such as Agasthyar, Bhogar, and their lineage. He was one of the great teachers of Siva Raja Yoga in modern times and belonged to the line of Tamil Siddhas, including Agasthyar, Bogar, Tirumular, Tirujnana Sambhandhar, and Manikka Vachakar. [ 6 ]
Ayya Vaikundar was the first [1] to succeed as a social reformer [2] [3] in launching political struggle, [4] social renaissance [5] [6] [7] as well as religious reformation [8] in the country. [9] Vaikundar was the pioneer of the social revolutionaries of south India [ 10 ] and Kerala. [ 11 ]
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The Malayali Brahmins occupied the top priestly class, while the Samantha Kshatriya and Nair communities constituted the upper military and ruling classes. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Apart from the Hindu Brahmins and Nairs, as well as the Christians and Muslims , all other castes, ranging from Ezhavas to Pulayas were considered lower castes.
Kuriakose Elias Chavara initiated reforms in the Kerala society much before Narayana Guru (1853) Chattambi Swamikal (1853) and Vakkom Abdul Khadar Maulavi (1854). [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Though he hailed from a Syriac Christian family, [ 11 ] which occupied a higher social status, he played a major role in educating and uplifting people especially of the ...
The holy books of Ayyavazhi are the Akilattirattu Ammanai (commonly referred to as Akilam) [51] and the Arul Nool, and they are the source of the religion's mythology. The Akilattirattu Ammanai was written by Hari Gopalan Seedar in 1841, [ 52 ] as if hearing the contents of Akilam told by Narayana to his consort Lakshmi . [ 53 ]
The teachings on Dharmam have two levels of understanding: a principle of 'righteousness', and a concrete activity of 'charity' or 'almsgiving'. [1] As a principle, the followers of Ayyavazhi believed that the prime motive of the mission of Vaikundar was to establish Dharmam in this world by destroying the evil force of Kali .