The Paniyas, an Ex-slave Tribe of South IndiaStudy on the social life of the Paniya tribe in Wayanad, Kerala. |
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... Chetty of Ippimala ( Ippi : mountain ) and a reference is made to a place , Ko : rappal ' I'i , in Ippimala . It is perhaps likely that the first farming community to enslave the Paniyas were Wynadan Chettis . If this were the case ...
... Chetty of Ippimala ( Ippi : mountain ) and a reference is made to a place , Ko : rappal ' I'i , in Ippimala . It is perhaps likely that the first farming community to enslave the Paniyas were Wynadan Chettis . If this were the case ...
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... Chetty or Chettian means trader . They are the trade caste of the Tamil country . As Mopla Muslims first came to Wynad as petty traders , the Paniyas seemed to have equated them with these non - Kerala traders and called them Chettian ...
... Chetty or Chettian means trader . They are the trade caste of the Tamil country . As Mopla Muslims first came to Wynad as petty traders , the Paniyas seemed to have equated them with these non - Kerala traders and called them Chettian ...
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... Chetty of Cheengeri is said to have disallowed it . At all other Paniya shrines , there is dance by men and women at the annual celebration in honour of the gods , goddesses and manes . A lineage of Paniyas belonging to the Vel'l ...
... Chetty of Cheengeri is said to have disallowed it . At all other Paniya shrines , there is dance by men and women at the annual celebration in honour of the gods , goddesses and manes . A lineage of Paniyas belonging to the Vel'l ...
Common terms and phrases
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