The Paniyas, an Ex-slave Tribe of South IndiaStudy on the social life of the Paniya tribe in Wayanad, Kerala. |
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Page 176
... Tiyya woman : Nanjan ( about 45 years old in 1969 but looked much younger ) was born and bred in Manantoddy town . He has been in touch with the local politicians who utilized his services in election work . He was on the whole well ...
... Tiyya woman : Nanjan ( about 45 years old in 1969 but looked much younger ) was born and bred in Manantoddy town . He has been in touch with the local politicians who utilized his services in election work . He was on the whole well ...
Page 177
... Tiyya farmer . This farmer had a Tiyya girl servant Nani by name , aged about 20 or 21. She was an orphan who had grown up in the ancestral household of the Tiyya farmer at Cannanore in the plains . Nanjan and Nain liked each other and ...
... Tiyya farmer . This farmer had a Tiyya girl servant Nani by name , aged about 20 or 21. She was an orphan who had grown up in the ancestral household of the Tiyya farmer at Cannanore in the plains . Nanjan and Nain liked each other and ...
Page 179
... Tiyya enemies had carried tales against him to the police man . During the weeks of his absence , some Tiyya friends of Nani advised her to give him up and marry some one of her own caste . The Pantyas 179.
... Tiyya enemies had carried tales against him to the police man . During the weeks of his absence , some Tiyya friends of Nani advised her to give him up and marry some one of her own caste . The Pantyas 179.
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