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'''Puslan''' | '''Puslan''' is a community-status group of [[Muslims]] in [[Kerala]], south India. They were the traditional sea fishermen of the central [[Malabar Coast]] (northern Kerala).<ref name=":0">Siddidqui, M. K. A., editor. ''Marginal Muslim Communities in India'' 501-514.</ref><ref name="KunhaliV">Kunhali, V. "Muslim Communities in Kerala to 1798" PhD Dissertation Aligarh Muslim University (1986) [http://ir.amu.ac.in/2736/1/T%205242.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526175216/http://ir.amu.ac.in/2736/1/T%205242.pdf|date=26 May 2019}}</ref> | ||
The | The other [[Malabar Muslims|Mappila]]s used to{{When|date=September 2025|reason=When did they use to call them that? how about today?}} call them "Kadappurattukar", while themselves were known as "Angadikkar". Pusalan boats are owned collectively by a lineage, and each individual is entitled to a share of the profits. The catches are sold by the Pusalar to other communities, and very rarely are involved in selling their catch{{Clarify|reason=This is confusing. They sell their catch. The last sentence says say. Does this sentence mean that very rarely do they sell their catch "to the end consumer"?|date=September 2025}}.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==History== | |||
Puslans were mostly converts from the Mukkuvas, a low caste among the [[Hinduism|Hindus]] of Kerala.<ref name="KunhaliV" /> West Asian sailors on the Malabar Coast had to rely on lighterage at most of the Kerala ports in the medieval period. This led them to enter into mutually beneficial relationships with the traditional Hindu sea fishermen community.<ref name=":3">Prange, Sebastian R. ''Monsoon Islam: Trade and Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast''. Cambridge University Press, 2018.</ref> | |||
==Divisions== | |||
The Kadappurattukar were divided into two endogamous groups on the basis of their occupation, "Valakkar" and "Bepukar". The Bepukar were considered superior to Valakkar.<ref name="KunhaliV" /> | |||
==Social status== | |||
The Pusalan community is still regarded as a financially backward group among Kerala Muslims. Matrimonial alliances with financially elite Muslim families in Kerala are a rarity. Pusalans are allowed enter and pray in Mappila mosques in Kerala.<ref name="Scroll">{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/882246/do-muslims-in-kerala-follow-the-caste-system-murder-of-dalit-christian-groom-ignites-debate|title=Do Muslims in Kerala follow the caste system? Murder of Dalit Christian groom ignites debate|last1=Ameerudheen|first1=TA|website=Scroll.in|date=17 June 2018 |access-date=17 June 2018}}</ref> | |||
The Puslans were once a low-status group among the Muslims of Kerala. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Ossan]] | *[[Ossan]] | ||
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[[Category:Muslim communities of Kerala]] | [[Category:Muslim communities of Kerala]] | ||
[[Category:Fishing communities in India]] | [[Category:Fishing communities in India]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:56, 3 December 2025
Puslan is a community-status group of Muslims in Kerala, south India. They were the traditional sea fishermen of the central Malabar Coast (northern Kerala).[1][2]
The other Mappilas used to[when?] call them "Kadappurattukar", while themselves were known as "Angadikkar". Pusalan boats are owned collectively by a lineage, and each individual is entitled to a share of the profits. The catches are sold by the Pusalar to other communities, and very rarely are involved in selling their catch[clarification needed].[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Puslans were mostly converts from the Mukkuvas, a low caste among the Hindus of Kerala.[2] West Asian sailors on the Malabar Coast had to rely on lighterage at most of the Kerala ports in the medieval period. This led them to enter into mutually beneficial relationships with the traditional Hindu sea fishermen community.[3]
Divisions[edit | edit source]
The Kadappurattukar were divided into two endogamous groups on the basis of their occupation, "Valakkar" and "Bepukar". The Bepukar were considered superior to Valakkar.[2]
Social status[edit | edit source]
The Pusalan community is still regarded as a financially backward group among Kerala Muslims. Matrimonial alliances with financially elite Muslim families in Kerala are a rarity. Pusalans are allowed enter and pray in Mappila mosques in Kerala.[4] The Puslans were once a low-status group among the Muslims of Kerala.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Siddidqui, M. K. A., editor. Marginal Muslim Communities in India 501-514.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kunhali, V. "Muslim Communities in Kerala to 1798" PhD Dissertation Aligarh Muslim University (1986) [1] Archived 26 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Prange, Sebastian R. Monsoon Islam: Trade and Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast. Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- ↑ Ameerudheen, TA (17 June 2018). "Do Muslims in Kerala follow the caste system? Murder of Dalit Christian groom ignites debate". Scroll.in. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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