Are Ezhavas oppressed?

In the present day, the Ezhavas are classified as an Other Backward Class by the Government of India under its system of positive discrimination.

What is the difference between Nair and Menon?

Menon is a surname of the Nair community of Kerala, India, and was an honorific hereditary title, often used as an affix to one’s name, bestowed by the various kings of Kerala (including the Zamorin) to the members Kiryathil subcaste of Nairs. Thus the children of such Maharajahs held the Menon title.

Which caste does Nair belong to?

English: Nair (pronounced /ˈnɛər/, /ˈnɑː. ɪər/), also known as Nayar (Malayalam: നായര്‍ Nāyar [naːjar]) or Malayala Kshatriya, is a name of members of the Kshatriya caste from the Indian state of Kerala.

Are Chekavars Nairs?

Chekavars are not at all related to Nairs. They only did household duties. Men of these communities were well-trained in martial arts and they protected their lands very well. These four communities are matrilineal and patriarchal. Why Raj era census reports are not reliable?

Is Ezhava a Shudra?

Ezhavas/Thiyyas are grouped as Avarnas, they’re not counted as Shudras. Malayala Shudra proper were Nairs. Some ruling Nair clans were elevated to Kshatriya ranks eventually.

Is Ezhavas a Sinhalese?

Probable origins for the fair skinned Ezhavas may be from the earliest Sinhalese settlers (when they had higher content of Aryan blood). Most probably highland areas like Kandy for those specific Ezhava individuals.

Why were the Ezhavas not in the Chaturvarna system?

Ezhavas were technically not in the chaturvarna system as owing they didn’t follow the Varna system which treated landlords, warrior community, vaidyar ( doctors) even agricultural workers all in sudra or below them even nairs were in the same condition, ezhavar were Kshatriyas since they acted as warriors and feudal lords, from the chera Kingdom.

What is the relationship between Nairs and Ezhava Brahmins?

Ezhava pride dynasties such as the Izhathu mannanars. After the advent of Namboodiri brahmins, the Chera king accepted brahminical dominance during BC 2 to 1 and they implemented chathurvarna , Nairs were the servant for Namboodiri brahmins they are the real Shudras as well as they served as Devadasi ( prostitutes for Namboodiri ).

Did Thiyyas and Ezhavas originate from Shanars?

Also stated is that both Thiyyas and Ezhavas perhaps originated from the Shanars (which he says is refuted by both communities) and made coconut cultivation their occupation. Further explained is the fact that Covan perhaps meant Sevakan and that there were many Ezhava soldiers in the Travancore Raja’s army and that they were called Chova soldiers.

What was slavery like in medieval Europe?

There were two main types of slavery in medieval Europe. A slave could be a captured person – a prisoner spared during the war. “In this case, even a Christian could become a slave” – says Pranke. “The real reservoir of slaves in medieval Europe were pagan lands, for example Polabian region, Prussia or Pomerania” – the historian explains.