The Paniyas, an Ex-slave Tribe of South IndiaStudy on the social life of the Paniya tribe in Wayanad, Kerala. |
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... Kottayam , Badagara and Nilambur . In Gudalur they are found working under Gounder farmers . They are regarded in Kottayam as slightly less polluting than the local ex - serf castes , the Pulayas . Biological characteristics . Racially ...
... Kottayam , Badagara and Nilambur . In Gudalur they are found working under Gounder farmers . They are regarded in Kottayam as slightly less polluting than the local ex - serf castes , the Pulayas . Biological characteristics . Racially ...
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... Kottayam , Wynad was divided into several nadus , each under a Nayar chieftain . The royal seat was at Kottayam in the plains of Malabar but the Rajah's regional capital was at Manantoddy , now headquarters of North Wynad . The Kottayam ...
... Kottayam , Wynad was divided into several nadus , each under a Nayar chieftain . The royal seat was at Kottayam in the plains of Malabar but the Rajah's regional capital was at Manantoddy , now headquarters of North Wynad . The Kottayam ...
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... Kottayam in Wynad was the culmination of the process of colonization of Wynad plateau by peoples of the plains . The expansion into Wynad of the Mysore people from the east was on a much smaller scale . Both these movements were slow ...
... Kottayam in Wynad was the culmination of the process of colonization of Wynad plateau by peoples of the plains . The expansion into Wynad of the Mysore people from the east was on a much smaller scale . Both these movements were slow ...
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