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The [[Ezhava]] are a [[ | The [[Ezhava]] are a prominent [[Caste system in India|community]] in Kerala making up approximately 25% of the state's population. The following is a list of notable members of the Ezhava community. | ||
== Dynasty== | == Dynasty== | ||
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==Legendary characters== | ==Legendary characters== | ||
*[[Cheerappanchira]] Panicker - Martial ( Kalary) Guru of Swamy Ayyappan, Father of Malikappurathamma- 13/ 14 century. | *[[Cheerappanchira]] Panicker - Martial ( Kalary) Guru of Swamy Ayyappan, Father of Malikappurathamma- 13/ 14 century. | ||
*[[Itty Achudan|Itty Achudan vaidyar]] - famous physician <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=92F7DwAAQBAJ|title=INDia's NEW CAPITALISTS: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation|isbn=9789351952800|last1=Damodaran|first1=Harish|date=25 November 2018}}</ref> | *[[Itty Achudan|Itty Achudan vaidyar]] - famous physician <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=92F7DwAAQBAJ|title=INDia's NEW CAPITALISTS: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation|isbn=9789351952800|last1=Damodaran|first1=Harish|date=25 November 2018|publisher=Hachette India }}</ref> | ||
*[[Aromal Chekavar]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Nadhapuram|first=Kunjikkannan|title=Vadakkan Pattukal}}</ref> | *[[Aromal Chekavar]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Nadhapuram|first=Kunjikkannan|title=Vadakkan Pattukal}}</ref> | ||
*[[Unniyarcha]]<ref name=":0" /> | *[[Unniyarcha]]<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==Spiritual leaders== | ==Spiritual leaders== | ||
*[[Narayana Guru]]<ref>{{cite book |url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=xNAI9F8IBOg|page=35}} |pages=35–39 |title=Religion and social conflict in South Asia |volume=22 |series=International studies in sociology and social anthropology |first=Bardwell L. |last=Smith |publisher=BRILL |year=1976 |isbn=978-90-04-04510-1}}</ref> (1855- 1928) | *[[Narayana Guru]]<ref>{{cite book |url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=xNAI9F8IBOg|page=35}} |pages=35–39 |title=Religion and social conflict in South Asia |volume=22 |series=International studies in sociology and social anthropology |first=Bardwell L. |last=Smith |publisher=BRILL |year=1976 |isbn=978-90-04-04510-1}}</ref> (1855- 1928) | ||
==Literature== | ==Literature== | ||
*[[Kumaran Asan]]<ref name=Asan>{{cite book|last=Tharamangalam|first=Joseph|title=Agrarian Class Conflict: The Political Mobilization of Agricultural Labourers in Kuttanad, South India|year=1981|publisher=The University of British Columbia|location=Canada|isbn=0-7748-0126-3|page=38|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=538cKfVv8ygC|page=38}}}}</ref> (1873 - | *[[Kumaran Asan]]<ref name=Asan>{{cite book|last=Tharamangalam|first=Joseph|title=Agrarian Class Conflict: The Political Mobilization of Agricultural Labourers in Kuttanad, South India|year=1981|publisher=The University of British Columbia|location=Canada|isbn=0-7748-0126-3|page=38|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=538cKfVv8ygC|page=38}}}}</ref> (1873 - 1924) – also known as Mahakavi Kumaran Asan | ||
*[[Muloor S. Padmanabha Panicker]]<ref name=Muloor>{{cite book|last=Mathew|first=George|title=Communal Road To A Secular Kerala|year=1989|publisher=Ashok Kumar Mittal Concept Publishing Company|location=New Delhi|isbn=81-7022-282-6|pages=90–110|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=1TuPeXFP0WgC=Communa|page=90}}}}</ref> (1869-1931) – poet and prominent social reformer | *[[Muloor S. Padmanabha Panicker]]<ref name=Muloor>{{cite book|last=Mathew|first=George|title=Communal Road To A Secular Kerala|year=1989|publisher=Ashok Kumar Mittal Concept Publishing Company|location=New Delhi|isbn=81-7022-282-6|pages=90–110|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=1TuPeXFP0WgC=Communa|page=90}}}}</ref> (1869-1931) – poet and prominent social reformer | ||
*[[C. V. Kunhiraman]]<ref name=Muloor /> (1871-1949) – founder of [[Kerala Kaumudi]], writer and journalist | *[[C. V. Kunhiraman]]<ref name=Muloor /> (1871-1949) – founder of [[Kerala Kaumudi]], writer and journalist | ||
*[[O. V. Vijayan]]<ref name=OVVijayan>{{cite web|title=The Great Malabar Novel|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/apr/30rajeev.htm|work=Rediff.com}}</ref> (1930-2005) - Indian author ([[Khasakkinte Itihasam]]) and cartoonist | *[[O. V. Vijayan]]<ref name=OVVijayan>{{cite web|title=The Great Malabar Novel|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/apr/30rajeev.htm|work=Rediff.com}}</ref> (1930-2005) - Indian author ([[Khasakkinte Itihasam]]) and cartoonist | ||
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===Chief Ministers=== | ===Chief Ministers=== | ||
*[[C. Kesavan]] - former Chief Minister of [[Travancore–Cochin|Travancore-Cochin]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr98/fe0898/f0308982.html |title=Some prominent leaders of the freedom struggle in Kerala |first=Perrunna K. N. |last=Nair |publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India |access-date=2011-11-03}}{{dubious|date=November 2011}}</ref> | *[[C. Kesavan]] - former Chief Minister of [[Travancore–Cochin|Travancore-Cochin]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr98/fe0898/f0308982.html |title=Some prominent leaders of the freedom struggle in Kerala |first=Perrunna K. N. |last=Nair |publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India |access-date=2011-11-03}}{{dubious|date=November 2011}}</ref> | ||
*[[R. Sankar]]<ref>{{cite news |url= | *[[R. Sankar]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Bridging-the-Nair-Ezhava-divide/articleshow/16299583.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707014459/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-07-17/thiruvananthapuram/27327328_1_leader-communities-kerala|url-status=live|archive-date=7 July 2012|title=Bridging the Nair-Ezhava divide |first=P. K. |last=Surendran |agency=TNN |date=17 July 2002 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2011-11-15}}</ref> - former Chief Minister of Kerala. First [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] leader to become Chief Minister, and first Ezhava to hold the post. | ||
*[[V. S. Achuthanandan]] - former Chief Minister of Kerala | *[[V. S. Achuthanandan]]-former Chief Minister of Kerala, veteran [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Communist]] leader. | ||
*[[Pinarayi Vijayan]]<ref>{{Cite web|title='Some people remind me of my caste quite often,' says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan|url=https://scroll.in/latest/908057/some-people-remind-me-of-my-caste-quite-often-says-kerala-cm-pinarayi-vijayan}}</ref> - incumbent Chief Minister of Kerala. | *[[Pinarayi Vijayan]]<ref>{{Cite web|title='Some people remind me of my caste quite often,' says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan|date=3 January 2019 |url=https://scroll.in/latest/908057/some-people-remind-me-of-my-caste-quite-often-says-kerala-cm-pinarayi-vijayan}}</ref> - incumbent Chief Minister of Kerala. | ||
==Social reformers== | ==Social reformers== | ||
*[[Padmanabhan Palpu]]<ref>{{cite book |pages=209–210 |first=Ritty A. |last=Lukose |chapter=Recasting the Secular: Religion and Education in Kerala, India |title=Everyday Life in South Asia |editor1-first=Diane P. |editor1-last=Mines |editor2-first=Sarah |editor2-last=Lamb |edition=2nd |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=2010 |isbn=9780253354730 |chapter-url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=828fOvb61wIC|page=209}}}}</ref> | *[[Padmanabhan Palpu]]<ref>{{cite book |pages=209–210 |first=Ritty A. |last=Lukose |chapter=Recasting the Secular: Religion and Education in Kerala, India |title=Everyday Life in South Asia |editor1-first=Diane P. |editor1-last=Mines |editor2-first=Sarah |editor2-last=Lamb |edition=2nd |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=2010 |isbn=9780253354730 |chapter-url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=828fOvb61wIC|page=209}}}}</ref> | ||
*[[Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker]], ne 'Mangalam Vazhunnor Velayudha Perumal' <ref>{{cite book|last=Krishanan IAS|first=NR|title=Izhavar Annum Innum|publisher=Seena Publications|year=1967|location=Trissur|page=119}}</ref> | *[[Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker]], ne 'Mangalam Vazhunnor Velayudha Perumal' <ref>{{cite book|last=Krishanan IAS|first=NR|title=Izhavar Annum Innum|publisher=Seena Publications|year=1967|location=Trissur|page=119}}</ref> | ||
*[[T. K. Madhavan]]<ref>{{Cite book|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=xNAI9F8IBOgC|page=38}}|title=Pullapilly, Cyriac K. (1976). "The Izhavas of Kerala and their Historic Struggle for Acceptance in the Hindu Society". In Smith, Bardwell L. Religion and Social Conflict in South Asia. International studies in sociology and social anthropology. 22. Netherlands: E. J. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-04510-1|isbn=9004045104|last1=Smith|first1=Bardwell L.|year=1976|publisher=BRILL }}</ref> | |||
*[[T. K. Madhavan]]<ref>{{Cite book|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=xNAI9F8IBOgC|page=38}}|title=Pullapilly, Cyriac K. (1976). "The Izhavas of Kerala and their Historic Struggle for Acceptance in the Hindu Society". In Smith, Bardwell L. Religion and Social Conflict in South Asia. International studies in sociology and social anthropology. 22. Netherlands: E. J. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-04510-1|isbn=9004045104|last1=Smith|first1=Bardwell L.|year=1976 | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:34, 23 November 2024
The Ezhava are a prominent community in Kerala making up approximately 25% of the state's population. The following is a list of notable members of the Ezhava community.
Dynasty[edit | edit source]
Legendary characters[edit | edit source]
- Cheerappanchira Panicker - Martial ( Kalary) Guru of Swamy Ayyappan, Father of Malikappurathamma- 13/ 14 century.
- Itty Achudan vaidyar - famous physician [2]
- Aromal Chekavar[3]
- Unniyarcha[3]
Spiritual leaders[edit | edit source]
- Narayana Guru[4] (1855- 1928)
Literature[edit | edit source]
- Kumaran Asan[5] (1873 - 1924) – also known as Mahakavi Kumaran Asan
- Muloor S. Padmanabha Panicker[6] (1869-1931) – poet and prominent social reformer
- C. V. Kunhiraman[6] (1871-1949) – founder of Kerala Kaumudi, writer and journalist
- O. V. Vijayan[7] (1930-2005) - Indian author (Khasakkinte Itihasam) and cartoonist
Politics[edit | edit source]
Chief Ministers[edit | edit source]
- C. Kesavan - former Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin[8]
- R. Sankar[9] - former Chief Minister of Kerala. First Congress leader to become Chief Minister, and first Ezhava to hold the post.
- V. S. Achuthanandan-former Chief Minister of Kerala, veteran Communist leader.
- Pinarayi Vijayan[10] - incumbent Chief Minister of Kerala.
Social reformers[edit | edit source]
- Padmanabhan Palpu[11]
- Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker, ne 'Mangalam Vazhunnor Velayudha Perumal' [12]
- T. K. Madhavan[13]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Pullappilly, Cyriac. Religion and Social Conflict in South Asia. p. 32.
- ↑ Damodaran, Harish (25 November 2018). INDia's NEW CAPITALISTS: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation. Hachette India. ISBN 9789351952800.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nadhapuram, Kunjikkannan. Vadakkan Pattukal.
- ↑ Smith, Bardwell L. (1976). Religion and social conflict in South Asia. International studies in sociology and social anthropology. Vol. 22. BRILL. pp. 35–39. ISBN 978-90-04-04510-1.
- ↑ Tharamangalam, Joseph (1981). Agrarian Class Conflict: The Political Mobilization of Agricultural Labourers in Kuttanad, South India. Canada: The University of British Columbia. p. 38. ISBN 0-7748-0126-3.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mathew, George (1989). Communal Road To A Secular Kerala. New Delhi: Ashok Kumar Mittal Concept Publishing Company. pp. 90–110. ISBN 81-7022-282-6.
- ↑ "The Great Malabar Novel". Rediff.com.
- ↑ Nair, Perrunna K. N. "Some prominent leaders of the freedom struggle in Kerala". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 3 November 2011.[dubious ]
- ↑ Surendran, P. K. (17 July 2002). "Bridging the Nair-Ezhava divide". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "'Some people remind me of my caste quite often,' says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan". 3 January 2019.
- ↑ Lukose, Ritty A. (2010). "Recasting the Secular: Religion and Education in Kerala, India". In Mines, Diane P.; Lamb, Sarah (eds.). Everyday Life in South Asia (2nd ed.). Indiana University Press. pp. 209–210. ISBN 9780253354730.
- ↑ Krishanan IAS, NR (1967). Izhavar Annum Innum. Trissur: Seena Publications. p. 119.
- ↑ Smith, Bardwell L. (1976). Pullapilly, Cyriac K. (1976). "The Izhavas of Kerala and their Historic Struggle for Acceptance in the Hindu Society". In Smith, Bardwell L. Religion and Social Conflict in South Asia. International studies in sociology and social anthropology. 22. Netherlands: E. J. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-04510-1. BRILL. ISBN 9004045104.