Q. ‘Komaran ‘ is the earlier name of
Solution:
- Poyil Yohanan, known as Poykayil Appachan, was a Dalit activist and poet.
- In 1909, Yohannan left Christianity and started his own religious protest movement named Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha.
- He was known as Poikayil Appachan or Kumara Gurudevan afterwards.
- Appachan was nominated twice, in 1921 and 1931, to the Sree Moolam Praja Sabha, the legislative council of the princely state of Travancore.
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