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1967-HAIS
The Harijan Army of India Society.H.O. Manjoor is a Charitable Society Registered under the Travancore Cochin Literary Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act 1955as No: K-7/ 1967 on 10-04-1967 at District Registrar (General) Office ,Kottyam.

On 20-06-1965, Smt: Suseela Pappan being the Chairperson and Sri . T.J.Rajeshakharan being the General Secretary, and Sri. K.M.Panikar being the Cashier , the formation of an adhock committee executed at Achamma Vilasam Buildings Kottayam .Further,Sri. T.J.Rajasekharan became the General of the society and obtained the registration on 10-04-1967and opened the Head Office at Karappuzha, Kottayam , having the Objects naimly:-

Co ordination of Harijans in India and engaged in the welfare and socio-economic, cultural activities etc;

Explanations:-

A. The name of this society is The Harijan army of India Society.
B. Harijan means:- Pulaya community members in Kerala state now known as Scheduled Castes .
C. A member means : a membership approved person by this society as a member in terms and conditions of this society .

Eligibility of Members

Each and every Harijan (Pulaya) member aged up to 21 years old .

Harijan.
Pulaya the Harijan is one of the main representative of the Scheduled Castes community in Kerala State.They are also known as Cheramar, Pulayan, Pulayar in some localities. The derivation of Pulayan is usually sought to be from Pula, it could also be derived from pulam a wet field associating them with the agricultural operations from raising paddy crops from paddy fields in Kerala. They are considered as Slaves as part and parcel of the lands on which they lived and worked for his master. There are several groups of Pulaya families in olden days known as Kazhuthillam, Vellillam, etc;. working for his masters. When rights over such lands were transferred from one master to another the workers attached to them were also transferred along with it. The master also had power of life and death m over his slaves .Thus they spread all over the state .Whenever they communicate each other in public place in public place , usually at market place or adjoining with another master or on progress of proposal they introduce as themselves their own ‘illam’ to identify that if they are brothers or sisters of one family who forcibly separated by their masters from their childhood along with their parents.

In the last era of such situation on 1965 ,a new thought brought up and intended to establish a charitable society fro the welfare and uplift of such Pulaya community been succeeded as Haijan Army of India Society.

PROFILE

PROFILE


1- Name of the organization…: THE HARIJA ARMY OF INDIA SOCIETY
2- Address…………………………........: W-XI/.H.No: 197. MANJOOR.
3- Town/ City……………..........: KURUPPANTHARA.
4- District…………………..........: KOTTAYAM.
5- State……………………............:KERALA.
6- Pin Code………………………….......: 686 603.
7- E mail……………………………........: haisk67@gmail.com
8- Blog……………………………….........: www. harijana.blogspot.com
9- Phone……………………............:+919037773834.
10- Nearest Main Road……………..: KOTTAYAM-ERNAKULAM ROAD.
11- Nearest Junction……………..…: MANJOOR.
12- Nearest Railway Station.: KURUPPANTHARA.
13- Register Number……………..….: K-07/1967.
14- Place of Registration...: DISTRICT REGISTRAR(GENERAL)KOTTAYAM.
15- Date of Registration…………: 10-4-1967.
16- Legal Status……………………..: TRAVENCORE COCHIN LITRARY SCIENTIFICAND
CHARITABLE SOCITIES REGISTRATION ACT.1955.
17- Objects/Nature of
the Association…………....:CULTURAL,ECCONOMIC,EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL
UPGRADIATIONAL PROGRAMMES AMONG HAIRJANS
ESPECIALLY FOR PULAYAS AROUND INDIA.
18- The main Objects and
Definite Programme…………..:UNDERTAKING WELFARE ACTIVITES COMBATING
OFFENCES OF ATROCITIES, UNTOUHABILITY
ERADICATIONALPROGRAMMES,ESTABLISHING
HOMESTED, AND OLD AGE HOMES,HOSPITALS ETC;
19- Amount accumulated
for thPurpose/recourses...:RECIVING DONATIONS .
20- Details of mode……………..:MOTIVATED FOR PROFIT AND IRROVOCABLE

DECLERATION

I, KUTTAN KATTACHIRA, The Chief functionary, and the General/President of the association named ‘The HARIJAN ARMY OF INDIA SOCIETY , on behalf of the said organization herein above affirms that the information furnished above are in good faith.

For and on behalf of
The HARIJAN ARMY OF INDIA SOCIETY
Reg: No: K-07/1967.

HARIJAN ARMY OF INDIA SOCIETY.Reg No:-K-7/1967

This ia a charitable society registered under the Charitable societies Registration Act, at Kottayam,District registrar Office since 1967. Kerala' s first NGO. of Scheduled Castes in Kerala.