Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha

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Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha
Abbreviation	PRDS
Type	Religion
Headquarters	Sreekumar Nagar Eraviperoor
Founder	Poykayil Sreekumara Gurudevan
Official website	www.prathyaksharakshadaivasabha.org

Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha (PRDS) is an Indian religion based on the teachings of Poykayil Sreekumara Gurudevan. The expression "Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva", means "The God that redeems in person".^[1] It is also deemed to consider as a religious protest movement in connection with the Kerala renaissance. It was founded in 1909 by Poykayil Sreekumara Gurudevan at Eraviperoor of Thiruvalla Taluk, in Kerala, India.^[2]

References

↑ "Janamma v. Joseph And Others, Kerala High Court, Judgment, Law, casemine.com". www.casemine.com. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
↑ Mylapore Institute for Indigenous Studies; I.S.P.C.K. (Organization) (2000). Christianity is Indian: the emergence of an indigenous community. Published for MIIS, Mylapore by ISPCK. pp. 258–. ISBN 978-81-7214-561-3 . Retrieved 7 April 2012.

Mohan, P. Sanal (2013). "Religion, Social Space, and Identity: The Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha and the Making of Cultural Boundaries in Twentieth Century Kerala". In Channa, Subhadra Mitra; Mencher, Joan P. (eds.). Life as a Dalit: Views from the Bottom on Caste in India. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-8-13211-777-3.
V.V.Swamy and E.V.Anil, "Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha - Orma, Pattu, Charithrarekhakal",Adiyardeepam Publications,2010
'Vyavastayude Nadapathakal',Society of PRDS Studies, Unseen letters,Slate Publications, 2017

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