The Paniyas, an Ex-slave Tribe of South IndiaStudy on the social life of the Paniya tribe in Wayanad, Kerala. |
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... slaves to buy their freedom , there is no indication of any possibility of manumission in Kerala ; The majority of the castes now known as Harijans were , before the abolition of slavery by the British , either slaves bought and sold in ...
... slaves to buy their freedom , there is no indication of any possibility of manumission in Kerala ; The majority of the castes now known as Harijans were , before the abolition of slavery by the British , either slaves bought and sold in ...
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... slavery was going on in Malabar , and the number of slaves had gone up from 144,000 In 1835 to 159,000 in 1842. The interest taken by Mr. Thomas had its impact on the Board of Directors of the East India Company . In their subsequent ...
... slavery was going on in Malabar , and the number of slaves had gone up from 144,000 In 1835 to 159,000 in 1842. The interest taken by Mr. Thomas had its impact on the Board of Directors of the East India Company . In their subsequent ...
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A. Aiyappan. was no active anti - slavery movement in Malabar ; the British administration though formally in sympathy with it , allowed the continuance of agrestic slavery in order not to disrupt the economy of the country . Even though ...
A. Aiyappan. was no active anti - slavery movement in Malabar ; the British administration though formally in sympathy with it , allowed the continuance of agrestic slavery in order not to disrupt the economy of the country . Even though ...
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