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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Kettilamma''' was the title held by the [[Nair]] consorts of the principal ruling [[Rajah]]s of [[Malabar District|Malabar]] (Northern Kerala) in pre-democratic feudal Kerala.<ref name = "KA001">Epigraphia Malabarica By K. Maheswaran Nair.</ref> Similarly, Nair consorts of the Maharajahs of southern Kingdoms of Kerala namely [[Kingdom of Cochin|Cochin]] and of [[Travancore]] were known as Nethyar Amma and [[Panapillai Amma]] respectively.<ref name = "KA002">Travancore State Manual by V.Nagam Aiya.</ref> The form of marriage was [[Sambandham]] and was referred to as ''Pattum Vala'', after which she assumed the honorific title of ''Kettilamma''.<br />
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==Famous==<br />
* K. M. Kunhulakshmy Kettilamma (1877–1947) born in Kottayam, in Malabar, was a renowned scholar in Sanskrit and Malayalam. Her major work in Sanskrit was Prarthananjali.<ref name = "KA003">Her-self: early writings on gender by Malayalee women, 1898-1938 by J. Devika .</ref> Among her [[Malayalam]] books were ''Savitrivrittam'', ''Puranachandrika'' and ''Kausalyadevi''. She edited the women's magazine Mahilaratnam.<br />
* Avinjyat Kunjani Kettilamma was one of the two consorts of [[Pazhassi Raja|Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja]]<ref name = "KA004">A tragic decade in Kerala history by T. P. Sankarankutty Nair</ref> was famous for having faithfully accompanied the Raja even into forests during his gureilla war and was captured as a sick woman by British in 1805.<br />
* Purameri Devaki Kettilamma was famous for her donations to the Satyagraha committee during [[Indian freedom struggle]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Nair]]<br />
* [[North Malabar]]<br />
* [[Sambandham]]<br />
* [[Malabar District]]<br />
* [[Kingdom of Cochin]]<br />
* [[Travancore]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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