The Paniyas, an Ex-slave Tribe of South IndiaStudy on the social life of the Paniya tribe in Wayanad, Kerala. |
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... Brahmin control in religious matters in any good book on the history of Kerala such as Sreedhara Menon's A Survey of ... Brahmins , Kshatriya and Samanta chieftains , and their Nayar feudatories . Both economic and political power got ...
... Brahmin control in religious matters in any good book on the history of Kerala such as Sreedhara Menon's A Survey of ... Brahmins , Kshatriya and Samanta chieftains , and their Nayar feudatories . Both economic and political power got ...
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... Brahmin landlord for permanent indenture just prior to his marriage for which he borrows money . The employer usually had the first option to indenture the servant's son or sons . The transaction was sealed by the milk - drinking ...
... Brahmin landlord for permanent indenture just prior to his marriage for which he borrows money . The employer usually had the first option to indenture the servant's son or sons . The transaction was sealed by the milk - drinking ...
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... Brahmin ) called me and said that we were all Hindus and that he would give us education . He actually started a night school for Adivasis ( tribes ) but the school did not last three days . The students were too tired after their day's ...
... Brahmin ) called me and said that we were all Hindus and that he would give us education . He actually started a night school for Adivasis ( tribes ) but the school did not last three days . The students were too tired after their day's ...
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