Is Thiyya a Shudra?

Short answer – the ezhava/thiyya are not in the brahminic fold. Therefore the word shudra is not applicable to them.

Who belonged to the Ezhava caste?

According to some Malayalam folk songs like Vadakkan Pattukal and legend, the Ezhavas were the progeny of four bachelors that the king of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) sent to what is now Kerala at the request of the Chera king Bhaskara Ravi Varma, in the 1st century CE.

Is Thandan and Thiyya same?

Thandan is the hereditary headman of a Thiyyar tara (village) and is a Thiyyar by caste. He is appointed by the senior Rani of the Zamorin’s family or by a local Raja in territories outside the Zamorin’s jurisdiction.

Which caste is dominant in Kerala?

The Nambudiri Brahmins were at the top of the ritual caste hierarchy, outranking even the kings.

How did the Thiyyas come to Malabar?

Krishna Iyer in his History of Kerala states that the Thiyyas reached N Malabar via the Laccadives which had much trade with the Chirakkal rajas. He states that the Shanars came to the Travancore regions from Lanka, whereas the lot that went to Laccadives from Ceylon, drifted to N Malabar to form the Tiyya community.

What are the physical features of Thiyyar women of Malabar?

Ancestors of Thiyyans belonged to Crete island forefathers of Ezhavas hailed from Ceylon ( Srilanka) . Their physical features are not identical..Thiyyar women of Malabar have a fair complexional are very beautiful and sweet voiced.

Are Ezhavas of Travancore and Thiyyas of Malabar the same community?

Disputing the general belief that Ezhavas of Travancore and Thiyyas of Malabar in Kerala are the one and the same community, the book claims that they have no hereditary or historical link as they migrated to the State centuries ago from two different geographical regions.

Where is North Malabar located in Kerala?

Bound on the East by the Western Ghats and on the West by the Arabian Sea , clearly seperated from the rest of Kerala by the Korapuzha , a perinnial river , the Thiyya community of North Malabar developed it’s own distinctive life style and culture.

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