Question

Why did the women of the depressed classes abandon kallumaalas? What did it represent?

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Begin by mentioning what kallumaala’s mean and symbolise and,
• Then write about the social reformer that called upon the women of the depressed classes to abandon kallumaalas.

Solution:

Kallumaalas mean Stone chains that used to be worn by the womenfolk of the depressed classes. It was a symbol of inferior status.

Ayyankali, a prominent social reformer strove to uplift the depressed classes and urged the women to give up the kallumala. Thus, the women abandoned it.