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The caste system in Kerala differed from that found in the rest of India. While the Indian caste system generally divided the four-fold Varna division of the society into Brahmins , Kshatriyas , Vaishyas and Shudras , in Kerala, that system was absent.
The Secondary School Leaving Certificate (commonly referred to as SSLC) is a certification obtained by a student on successful completion of an examination at the end of study at the secondary schooling level in India. The SSLC is obtained on passing the grade 10 public examination, which is commonly referred to as 'class 10 board examinations ...
The history of ancient Kerala is deeply intertwined with ancient Tamilagam, and the Tamil and Malayalam languages are closely related. The dialect of Malayalam spoken today in the taluks of Chittur and Palakkad in Kerala has slight tamil influence due to mixing with tamil migrants living in the region and the tamil spoken by Palakkad iyers has large number of Malayalam loanwords, has been ...
This is a list of Scheduled Castes in India. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are those considered the most socio-economic disadvantaged in India, and are officially defined in the Constitution of India in order to aid equality initiatives.
Below a list of Scheduled Caste communities and their population according to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment Act) 1976 and as amended by the Constitution (Scheduled castes) Orders (Second Amendment) Act, 2002 (Act 61 of 2002) vide Part VIII- Kerala- Schedule I notified in the Gazette of India, dated 18 December 2002) and (As amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled ...
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General John Munro, who was Diwan of Travancore, established the first college in India, CMS College Kottayam in 1815. Fr Kuriakose Elias Chavara who introduced the concept 'Pallikoodam' which gave admission to all students irrespective of gender, caste, creed etc. Mar Charles Lavigne, founder of one of the first residential English High Schools in Central Travancore, St Berchmans English High ...
According to the people's traditional beliefs, they were brought to Kerala by Parasurama to work as boatmen, conveying passengers across the rivers and backwaters on the west coast. Another tradition is that the Valans were Arayans, and they became a separate caste only after one of the Perumal had selected some of their families for boat ...