The Paniyas, an Ex-slave Tribe of South IndiaStudy on the social life of the Paniya tribe in Wayanad, Kerala. |
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... Muslim made an unmarried Muslim woman pregnant . The Village Officer got the woman murdered and with the connivance of the local police , had the crime foisted on a Paniya . The unfortunate Paniya is said to have been tortured to death ...
... Muslim made an unmarried Muslim woman pregnant . The Village Officer got the woman murdered and with the connivance of the local police , had the crime foisted on a Paniya . The unfortunate Paniya is said to have been tortured to death ...
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... Muslims , the Paniyas live amidst 9 Malayalam or Malayalam dialect speaking tribes such as the Mulla Kurumbar ... Muslim businessmen and workers began to settle in Wynad much earlier ( 9056 in 1881 ) and were the first outsiders ...
... Muslims , the Paniyas live amidst 9 Malayalam or Malayalam dialect speaking tribes such as the Mulla Kurumbar ... Muslim businessmen and workers began to settle in Wynad much earlier ( 9056 in 1881 ) and were the first outsiders ...
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... Muslim faith do not get any publicity . A Moplah farmer may help a favourite Paniya employee to become a Muslim , but he is not interested in any large - scale conversion of the Paniyas as it would be detrimental to his own interests ...
... Muslim faith do not get any publicity . A Moplah farmer may help a favourite Paniya employee to become a Muslim , but he is not interested in any large - scale conversion of the Paniyas as it would be detrimental to his own interests ...
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