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Manu also holds that the four varnas proceeded from the limbs of the creator. According to Manu Smrti, the four varnas are Brahmanas, Ksatriyas, Vaisyas and Sudras.” As far as history is concerned they are born to suffer socially, economically and politically. They were treated worse than animals. Their miseries were enhanced by the code of the devilish Manu Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, one of India’s prodigies has said, “He (Manu) prescribes such heavy sentences as cutting off the tongue or pouring. They just existed physically and it is not an exaggeration to say that even their breathing was controlled by the so called high class people. Narayana Guru, born as Ezhava founded the Travancore Ezhava Sabha. The untouchables created the Pulaya Maha Sabha. The Nambudiris created the Yoga kshema Sabha. Since this dissertation deals with the Adi-Dravida Mahajana Sabha during 1892-1947 the facts and figures fall within this period.
The castes were grouped into the Brahmin, the Sudra and the Panchama.” The Census Report of 1931 contained an exhaustive list of eighty six castes among the Untouchable Panchamas. The British rule also made the so called caste Hindus, The depressed class people envied the dog like animals for they were very close to the so called high caste Hindu.