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	Ezhava - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ezhava is the name of a prominent Hindu caste from India's southern state of Kerala.
		Ezhavas form the majority of the Hindus and about twenty-five (24%) percent of the total population of the state.
		Ezhavas and Thiyyas are bound together by their adherence to the teachings of the saint and social reformer Sri Narayana Guru.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ezhava (887 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Ezhava
		Ezhava is a caste that fell outside the traditional four-fold caste system among the Hindu community in India.
		Ezhavas are mainly based in India's southern state of Kerala.
		Ezhavas traditionally belonged to the working class and they were treated as untouchables.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Ezhava (311 words)

	Narayana Guru - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Born in Ezhava/Thiyya (Ezhavas were a middle rung caste and have to face social injustices), he revolted against the brahminical dominance and thereby transformed the social face of Kerala.
		At the time of its conception, Nārāyana Guru’s philosophy was in many respects ahead of its time and focused on a futuristic world order that could be shaped from his philosophical connotations that are underlain with transcendental aesthetics and logic embodied in knowledge and pure reason.
		The Ezhava community in which Nārāyana Guru was born too was not immune to this barbaric practice even after half-a-century of Nārāyana Guru's work.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Narayana_Guru (2429 words)

	Ezhava (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ezhava is a sect among the Hindu community in India.
		The Ezhava sect came into being as a result of transformations that took place within southern part of India.Upto the sixth century, a sizeable number of people among the population of Kerala, were Buddhists who converted to Buddhism from among the elite and scholarly.
		The Ezhavas, in ancient times were quite aristocratic and powerful.
	www.abitabouteverything.com /files/e/ez/ezhava.html (682 words)

	Kerala History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Bolgatty palace at Kochi, the Dutch Governor's mansion (later the British Resident's mansion) and the Dutch Palace at Mattancherry, Kochi are some of the reminder of Dutch conquest on India soil.
		The postal runners by royal decree were allowed to occupy the centre of the road and any obstruction was deemed to be a serious offence.
		Famous in the local folk lore as the tree which sheltered King Marthanda Varma while on the run.
	www.keralaeverything.com /his.htm (4322 words)

	Biograby by Dr. S. Omana
		In his abundant sense of humor, he once described the Ezhava as an unrecognized weed in the garden of the caste scruples.
		Ezhavas and Nairs jointly managed the Manakkal Temple of Chempazhanthy, and Nanu went to a village school of a Nair teacher.
		He wanted it to be changed into the community of the human family His follower's thought it was not pragmatically feasible to have such a global basis for their organization.
	www.sndp.org /Html/BiographyByDrSOmana.html (13577 words)

	rediff.com: Rajeev Srinivasan on purity and other myths
		The Ezhavas also led the Vaikom Satyagraha of 1924 and the struggle that led to the epoch-making Temple Entry Proclamation in 1936 that threw open to all Hindus, regardless of caste, all of the-then kingdom of Travancore's temples.
		This singular event enabled Ezhavas in particular and the so-called 'lower-castes' of Kerala in general to gain self-respect, and to participate fully in the economic and political life of the state.
		The Ezhavas are matrilineal, therefore the authorities felt that Unny had to demonstrate his Hindu-ness, as he might be considered a Christian by descent from his mother.
	www.rediff.com /news/2000/oct/25rajeev.htm (1605 words)

	Sanskritization
		The Ezhavas are represented by the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP or SNDP Yogam), founded in 1902 with the original aim of supporting social reforms.
		The Ezhavas, who had recently attained middle-class positions, were intent on the improvement of their caste status.
		The most controversial provisions included the mandatory hiring of teachers from a government approved list, the communal rotation of teachers (meaning the teacher must be hired from a specific community at a time), payment of salaries by the government directly, and the possibility of government nationalization of schools for mismanagement.
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	List of famous ezhavas: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Though married under parental pressure, he was not inclined towards a married life and not much is known about it....
		Cranganore (modern day kodungallur) was a famous and prosperous sea-port in the southern indian state of kerala, about 38 km from the present day cochin]...
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	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/li/list_of_famous_ezhavas.htm (2089 words)

	Palakkad - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The main religion is Hinduism, with many castes - Menon, Pisharody, Nair, Ezhava, Ezhuthachan, Namboothiri (Kerala Brahmin), Iyer (Tamil Brahmin), trader (Moothan),Gupthans, artisan community like carpenter (Asari), goldsmith (Thattan), flsmith (Kollan) and potter (Kusavan).
		Ezhavas and Ezhuthachans are mostly farmers, the educated among them in other areas also.
		It is the annual festival held during the month of april of the puthur "sree thirupuraykal bagavathy kshethram" where 15 gajaveeranmar(elephants) unite for the famous "kudamattom".The "thayambaka" and "panchavadhyam" is a special treat for music lovers.
	www.voyager.in /Palakkad (1514 words)

	phorum - Our World Forum at Asiawind - Discrimination at Hindu temple: Buddists OK, others not
		This practice is good to keep away the yucky ilk of Benny Hinn and other evangelical missionaries who enter temples with their cameras and make fun of Hindu beliefs without entering into a dialogue with anyone and propagating ridiculous lies about Hinduism....
		As rediff columnist Rajeev Srinivasan pointed out in his October 2000 column What made Ravi's case interesting was the fact that he 'belongs to the 'backward caste', the Ezhavas, who are numerically powerful in Kerala and have been the mainstay of the Marxist party in the state (the Communist Party of India-Marxist).
		'The Ezhavas also led the Vaikom Satyagraha of 1924,' Srinivasan wrote,'and the struggle that led to the epoch-making Temple Entry Proclamation in 1936 that threw open to all Hindus, regardless of caste, all of the-then kingdom of Travancore's temples.
	www.asiawind.com /forums/read.php?f=3&t=192873&a=2 (1093 words)

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		The major tourist attractions in the State are the Kovalam beach resort, the houseboats on the canals and backwaters, and the 3 wildlife sanctuaries at Thekkady, Parambikulum (Palakkad district), Sultan Bathery, Wayanad and Mananthavady.
		The Sabarimala temple of Lord Ayappan is a famous pilgrim- tourist centre.
		Thrissur is the cultural centre of the State and the famous Kathakali centre, Kalamandalam is a place of interest for art lovers.
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		In a state whose Hindu population is famous as the most disturbed, suicide prone, driven to destitution.
		And as if to add insult to injury the Ezhava community leadership is also hobnobbing with the powerful minorities, bargaining from within and attacking from without.
		As other communities like Ezhavas are busy planning and implementing various developmental programmes like loan facilities to poor there is nothing of the kind in the NSS.
	www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=17253412&postID=113634901481818140 (1383 words)

	Dalit Voice - The Voice of the Persecuted Nationalities Denied Human Rights
		The Ezhavas failed to heed their religious leader, Sri Narayanan Guru's advice and also served their Hindu enemies.
		But having got the Ezhava votes because of Gowriamma, its upper caste leadership continued to keep her out of chief ministership.
		Bangalore: The world's most famous undemocratic giant in a hurry to "establish democracy and spread liberty" in Muslim countries came to Europe in February begging for support but the visit of George W. Bush turned out to be a disaster though nobody admits it.
	www.dalitvoice.org /Templates/march_a2005/reports.htm (1121 words)

	India's Malabar Christianity 1950 YEARS OLD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Temples and Mosques Kodungallur is famous for its ancient temples which are among the worthy specimens of the Kerala style of architecture.
		One of the earliest is the Siva Temple at Tiruvanchikulam in Cranganore Taluk, which is said to have been founded by the Saivaite saint Sundara Murthi Nayanar and his royal friend Cheraman Perumal Nayanar.
		Moreover in Cranganore, there is also the famous Kurumba Bhaghavati Temple supposed to have been built in the Sangam age to commemorate the martyrdom of Kannaki.
	thinkers.net /writer/muziris.html (6227 words)

	SACW \| 29 Nov. 2003
		Coming to the 'modern' period, Nadkarni makes a serious error when he takes ezhavas and nadars as examples of dalits who have raised their status by reformist policies.
		Ezhavas (also known as tiyyas) and nadars were never untouchables in the sense that pulayas and cherumans in Kerala, or paraiyas and pallars in Tamil Nadu.
		A whole new strand and subsection of the SACW web site [or a closed list area] is being planned by middle of next year dealing with some of these issues.
	www.mail-archive.com /sacw@insaf.net/msg00056.html (7269 words)

	My-Kerala.com: News
		As per a plan mooted by BJP president Venkaiah Naidu at a party meeting in Thiruvananthapuram a couple of months ago, the party was to contest the next assembly election with their support.
		The Ezhavas were staunch supporters of the Communist Party of India-Marxist until the party sought to sideline their leader K R Gowri and targeted their institutions during the previous Left Democratic Front regime.
		For example, the famous 12th century mosque at Madayi in the Kannur district, was built with white marble said to have been brought in from Arab.
	www.my-kerala.com /n/a/arc9-2002.shtml (20318 words)

	Who are the OBCs? at How the Other Half Lives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Of the 5,000 castes and sub-castes, 2,052 are on the OBC list.
		For instance, Banias are on the OBC list in Bihar, but not so in other states.
		Nadars and Thevars of TN, Vokkaligas and Lingayats of Karnataka and Ezhavas in Kerala are now among the powerful castes.
	www.theotherindia.org /caste/who-are-the-obcs.html (1053 words)

	My-Kerala.com: News
		Answering another query, Padmaja said that she was satisfied with the list of KPCC and DCC office-bearers.
		Responding to another query, she said that P C Chacko claims to be in `I' group, but ``we have not seen him in `I' group meetings.'' The KTDC chairperson also said that the corporation will not undertake any new project in the coming six months.
		It was because of her respect for the leader that the party high command had come forward to effect last minute changes in the list of party candidates for the May 10 elections.
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		The swing is 5 per cent among Ezhavas and SCs and 9 per cent among OBCs.
		In imports, US is on top of the list with 1,732.7 billion dollars, followed by Germany at 774.1 billion dollars, China at 660.1 billion dollars, Japan at 516.1 billion dollars and UK at 501.2 billion dollars.
	www.kaumudi.com /news/041306/x_headlines.stm (14033 words)

	Kerala Model of Development - Kerala Model Development: The Development Debacle - Ananthapuri Message Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This was followed by one of the most significant social protest and reform movements in Kerala, led by Sree Narayana Guru of the Ezhavas, the largest caste overall and the most important of the lower castes.
		In the 1930s the issue that dominated Kerala was the demand of the Ezhavas and other lower castes to enter the Hindu temples and the temple premises.
		This demand led to the famous temple entry proclamation of 1936.
	www.ananthapuri.com /board/topic.asp?topic_id=211 (10294 words)

	AYYAN-KALI
		CV was the Ezhava leader and a rationalist.
		The local police inspector Mr Daniel (the brother in law of CV Kunjuraman the Ezhava leader) averted the spread of violence by his intervention.
		This was ten years before the famous Temple Entry Ordnance and could be considered the first Temple Entry Movement in the country.
	www.ambedkar.org /books/AYYAN-KALI.htm (19556 words)

	My-Kerala.com: Kerala News
		This was composed by Ghosh after his visit to the Zinc Bar in New York where famous jazz musicians belt out their numbers.
		The tall former Miss World was all excited about her role in the documentary and she looked stunning in an orange Mysore silk sari with golden border and traditional jewellery from the Mysore Maharaja collections.
		Ezhavas form the main support base of both the communist parties in Kerala.
	www.my-kerala.com /n/a/2003/8 (20617 words)

	Centre for Civil Society
		Her mother taught at Sir Ganga Ram College, headed by the famous Miss Chattopadhyay who was connected to the nationalist movement through her sister, Sarojini Naidu.
		But Mijaz was their favourite, and Sat Pal used to recite his famous lines: 'Tere chehre pey yeh anchal / bahut hi khub hai lekin / tu es anchal se ek parcham bana let / toh accha tha.' It was natural for the brilliant Sat Pal and the vivacious Vimla to fall in love.
		Muslims and Ezhavas did not want to be left behind and they followed the example.
	www.ccsindia.org /people_gd_sunday.asp (21139 words)

	Shastras
		The list includes Raamanujaacharya (probably the founder of the medieval social reform movement), Jnanadeva, Meera, Kanakadasa, Vallabhaacharya, Caintainya Mahaprabhu, Alzhwars, Nayanars, Eknath, Ramananda, Kabir and on and on, the list is anything but exhaustive.
		The Ezhavas are one of the "backward" success stories in South India, and Narayana Guru's appropriation and reformulation of Shankara's philosophy into a global egalitarianism gave the Ezhavas a firm belonging within the mainstream Hindu fold.
		This is a famous couplet from Ramananda, the fifteenth (?) century saint who is regarded by some as a spiritual descendant of Sri Ramanuja.
	www.shastras.org /Saints-Sages.html (8749 words)

	Shadow Warrior: 02/06/2005 - 02/12/2005
		They believe that the "structures" could be the remains of an ancient and once-flourishing port city in the area housing the famous 1200-year-old rock-hewn temple.
		The right conclusion is: “The AWAAZ Report was utterly baseless, malicious, and its authors are shown to be knaves of the most contemptible sort, because they took money from enemies of democracy to attack orphans, leprosy patients, and others in dire need, while targeting honest people who are going about their work”.
		Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP Yogam) of the Ezhavas.
	rajeev2004.blogspot.com /2005_02_06_rajeev2004_archive.html (9801 words)

	SHIRDISAIBABA's Blog : Shri Narayana Guru, SHIRDISAIBABA blogs on sulekha, Indology blogs, SHIRDISAIBABA blog from india
		Those were the days when the Ezhavas, the Cherumans and the Pulayans (all lower castes of Kerala) had to keep away from upper caste Brahmins by a considerable distance.
		Sorrow was soon to hit the family with the passing away of Nanu's mother, when he was fifteen years of age.
		By this act, Nanu Asan sought to convey to the world that Shiva for an Ezhava was no different from a Shiva for a Nambhoodri.
	www.sulekha.com /blogs/blogdisplay.aspx?cid=3417 (2104 words)

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