- PoykayilJohannan (also called as Poikayil Kumara Guru Devan) known as Poykayil
- Appachan alias Poykayil Kumara Guru Devan.
- Johannan was born 17 February 1879 at Eraviperoor, Pathanamthitta.
- Father: Kandan
- Mother: Lechi
- In 1909, Johannan left Christianity and started his own Dalit liberation movement named PrathyakshaRakshaDaivaSabha (PRDS).
- Johannan was also a member of the Dalit advocacy group SadhujanaParipalanaSangham (SJPS).
- which had been founded in 1905 by another Dalit leader of Kerala, Ayyankali.
- Johannan was also twice nominated, in the years 1921 and 1931, to the SreeMoolamPrajaSabha.
- Johannan died on 29 June 1939 at the age of 61.
Poykayil Johannan
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