kochi society
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KOCHI SOCIETY: A HISTORICAL OUTLINETejaswini Krishna P
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• A society is constituted by the union of individuals eithervoluntarily or by the use of force by an ‘external agency’. Butwe would like to emphasize the idea of ‘union of individuals’.
• Division of labour in the society in terms of the varyingcapacities of the individuals gave rise to the creation ofcaste groups in the Indian social environment.
• he land of !erala could be treated as the ‘Museum of
Castes’" because it presents the picture of the existence ofmultiple caste groups.
• he basic and underlying criterion for the creation of castesin !erala" as in the other parts of India" was ‘specialization
of profession’.
• he central part of !erala" controlled by the rulers of !ochi"was the seat of Nambutiri orthodoxy and Nairaristocracy which it has inherited from the days of the#erumals.
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he ma$or caste divisions in !ochi
%ambutiris #aradesiBrahmans
!shatriyas Ambalavasis
&amantha
%airs
&udras
ampurakkals
Adhyans 'isishta
&amanyas
(atimatras or
(atimatranmar
&apagrasthas.
amilBrahmans
uluBrahmans
!onkaniBrahmans
who wear punul
who donotwear punul
!iriyattil
Ittahi
&warupattil
#adamangalan
#allicham
'attekad
'aniyans
)hempukothi
*tittu
'elakkathalavan
'eluthedan
)haliyan
!adupattans
harakan
he caste system evolves three things
1. Seperation+A caste remained pure byperforming rituals
,. Heirarchy+ the 'arna scale of the Brahmins"!hatriyas 'yshysas and &udras
-. Hereditary specialization of profession
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• ampura!!als
• "dhyansa retired life andspend their time in studying the'edas and practicing acts ofpiety and charity" andbenevolence" receiving no giftsor danams.
• #isishta• Samanyas$ he ordinary
%ambuthiris" who study the'edas" perform religious servicesin temples and practicemanthravadams
• %atimatras -the eight families ofphysicians
spiritual samrats/sovereigns0
%ambutiri brahman family
• amil brahmans were from the )hola and #andyan kingdoms• he &mbrans /tulu brahmans0 found in the state are &ivite and
'aishnate Brahmans from all these sections acting as priests intemples" or doing services as assistants under %ambutiris or cooks inpalaces and private houses.
• 'o(da Saras(atha )on!ani *rahmins " the 1a$a of !ochi granted a
royal neettu to the !onkani Brahmins.
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%air
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2ower castes
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axes and laws