Chaliyar riot

• They  organised a  pedestrian  march  through  the  public  road leading  to  Aaralummudu market to  Chaliyar Street in Balaramapuram.
• Here a group of outraged ‘upper’ caste Hindus blocked their way and this erupted into violence. This is known as Chaliyar riot.
• Chaliyar riot was the first armed rebellion of Dalits in Travancore. 

Nedumangadu Riot

•  Ayyankali made a similar attempt in the market at Nedumangadu.
• Even in the  early decades of the 20th century, Dalits were not given entry into the Nedumangadu market place
• They were given a separate place to sell their things.
• This partition of the market was done by a dividing line of coir.
• Ayyankali and his men entered into the market. There was a bloody fight 

Kazhakuttom Riot

• Ayyankali went to Kazhakuttam to attend a meeting organised by Dalits.
• On the way, they were attacked by a crowd of Muslims.
• This incident turned to the form of a riot. 
• Police Inspector of Kazhakuttam at the time of the riot was Daniel.

Perinad Riot

• Perinad is a place in Kollam District. 
• Ayyankali  called  upon  the  Pulaya  women  gathered  there  to  come  forward  and renounce  their  stone  jewellery  adorning  your  neck.  
• Their women obeyed his advice and cut off their stone chains and threw them away. 
• This incident is known as ‘Kallumala Agitation’
• In those days, Pulaya women were allowed to wear only  ornaments  made  of  beads,  stones  and  cheap  metals  like  copper  and  iron.   
• But  Ayyankali exhorted the Pulaya women of south Travancore to give up kallumala or stone chain
• Pulayas,  Parayas  and  Kuravas  were  prevented  from wearing ornaments made of gold and silver
•  In Kollam region the struggle was led by Gopaladasan.
• As per the advice of Ayyankali, the Pulaya women at Kollam began to cut and throw away their stone necklaces and iron ear rings.
•  The agitation concerning the use of ornaments by the Pulaya women took place under the leadership of Gopaladasan.
• During  this  period,  he was  the  branch  secretary  of  the  Sadhujana Paripalana  Sangam  at  Perinad.
• A  massive  meeting  was organized at  Cherumoodu  in Perinad
• A  Nair  youth  came  forward  and  asked something  to  the  Pulayas  which  sparked  the  riot  in which  Pulayas  received  cut  injuries.
• Later Pulayas organized themselves and set fire to a Nair home.
• Perinadu, Mangaadu and Kilikolloor saw some Pulaya huts destroyed. 
• Ayyankali decided to convene a meeting of all communities on December 10, 1915
•  Dewan Krishan Nair was  made  the  chairman of the meeting

Ooruttambalam Revolt

•  In 1915 Ooruttambalam Revolt was under the leadership of Ayyankali.
• An attempt by Ayyankali to enrol a Pulayar girl in a government school at Oorutambalam.
• It led to violent acts and eventually to the burning down of the school
•  It is known as ‘Ooruttambalam Lahala
• This was followed by the first-ever agricultural strike in the history of the nation, fought not for wages but for school admission.