The Personality of Kerala

According ancient areas axes became bones Brahmins burials called caste cave Central century ceremony Cheras chieftains Chola cists Cochin communities culture custom developed discovered district earlier earliest early evidence example followed fossils girls given graves human identity India initiation institutions interest iron Izhavas Kerala known Kshatriyas land late later lineage linguistic living Malabar marriage matrilineal means megalithic mentioned Namboodiri nature Nayars neolithic North observed original past perhaps period personality Pleistocene population possible pottery practice present probably Prof Raja ranking recent reference regard region rite ritual royal rule rulers Samantas Sangam seems social South status stone age structure suggested tali Tamil Nadu temple tradition Travancore tribes University usually valley village women Zamorin