Potheri Kunjamba was a “lower-caste” writer from north Kerala. In his novel Saraswativijayam (1892), he attacked caste oppression. In his novel, a low caste “untouchable” leaves his village to escape the cruelty of his Brahmin overlord. He becomes a Christian,educates himself and comes back to his own village as a sub-judge in a local court. Ironically,a case that he has to judge is about himself only. The villagers suspecting the landlord of killing Potheri bring him to court to be punished. In the end, the sub-judge reveals his true identity. The Brahmin master repents and promises to change his ways. The novel supported the importance of education as the only way to uplift the lower castes.