Q. One of the leaders of Kerala renaissance who served as the manager of Residency in Thiruvananthapuram?
Solution:
- Thycaud Ayyavu Swamikal was a spiritualist and a social reformer, the first to break customs related to caste in Kerala when caste restrictions and untouchability were at its extreme.
- Ayyavu wrote several books on Bhakti, Jnana and Yoga in Sanskrit, Tamil and Malayalam. A few were later published by his disciples.
The works that could be identified as his are:
- Brahmotharakandom
- Pazhanidaivam
- Ramayanam Pattu
- Utjaini Mahakali Pancharatnam
- Thiruvarur Murukan
- Kumara Kovil Kuravan
- Ulloor Amarntha Guhan
- Ramayanam Sundarkandom
- Hanuman Paamalai
- Ente Kasiyathra
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