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Is Namboodri a Brahmin?
The Nambudiri (Malayalam pronunciation: [n̪ɐmbuːtiɾi]), also transliterated as Nampoothiri, Nambūdiri, Namboodiri, Nampoothiri, and Nampūtiri, NampiThiru, are a Malayali Brahmin caste, native to what is now the state of Kerala, India.
What is the meaning of Namboodiri woman?
Namboodiri women are called, ‘Antharjanam’, which literally means, ‘People who live inside’. After the age of 6 or 7, Namboodiri women are confined indoors, and not seen even by their own fathers or brothers. Those days, it was common for only the oldest son in a family to marry within their caste.
How many Namboothiris are there in Kerala?
Parvati’s story is typical of the entire 12,000-strong Namboodiri community of Kerala that has witnessed a pathetic decline.
When did Namboothiris come to Kerala?
The presence of Sanskrit in Kerala traces back to the arrival of Namboodiri Brahmins in the region around the eighth century CE, on the invitation of local kings who offered them tax-exempt land grants under a system called janmi if they performed śrauta fire rituals, rooted in the Vedas.
Why did Brahmins convert to Christianity?
Church wanted Brahmins to embrace Christianity because if they accepted Christianity other varnas would also follow them. But Brahmins respected other religions but never left their own religion. But Brahmins hardly embraced it by themselves, Only some did for fear of death but Majority Migrated from that region.
What is the other name of Namboodiri Brahmin woman?
Thathri Kutty, also referred to as Dhathri/Savitri, was a young Namboodiri woman. Her courage and boldness shook the entire community. In an era, when Namboodiri women weren’t allowed to be seen by another man, Thathri used her sexuality to question the misogynist system.
What happened to thathri?
And what happened to Thathri? Thathri was sent to Chalakudy and settled as an intern in a riverside home, under tight security, at least for some time. However Pavithran in his book British Commission to India states that she married an Anglo Indian gangman from the Indian Railways and settled down in Coimbatore.