Can we just appreciate the way the editing was done so precisely and flawlessly !! And the content went straight into my mind, and clarified my many doubts about the matrilineal system of Kerala!! Thank you sooo much for the entire team for so much of content being propelled perfectly in just 5 minutes of time!! Thank you:)

@StorytrailsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such lovely words :) Made our day!

@shanmugamknativeindian2567

3 жыл бұрын

They have hided core things about third rate Sambandham system.

@gautamn08

3 жыл бұрын

Those who say sarcasm about this now are mostly backward classes.

@aneeshprasobhan

2 жыл бұрын

@@gautamn08 why would they do that ?

@gautamn08

2 жыл бұрын

@@aneeshprasobhan why wouldn't they?

I am from Ghana, West Africa and in my tribe we also follow a matrilineal line.

@StorytrailsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing :)

@joykirt

3 жыл бұрын

Share a video please, if possible

@maonongdhar7685

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting, please tell me the name of your tribe that practices Matrilineal system , I'm from Northeast India , my tribe also ia a Matrilineal Society

@discomallu9769

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to know that, most tribal societies are matrilineal and it's possible that the so called nairs evolved from tribes. Other things the so called nairs do is worship ancestors, sacred groves and serpents.

@hrishikesh_s_nair_

2 жыл бұрын

@@discomallu9769 nalla veshamam undu lle 😂

My parents are from Travancore. In Schools when a child is admitted the girl takes the mothers initial surname, and boys their fathers. And Women do not change their initial or surname post marriage.

@ayushagrawal1321

3 жыл бұрын

Duniya ka subse bekar system ha isliye kerala ya tho islamic yha Christian state bane wala ha

@StorytrailsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@asdfgjklqweryiop1505

3 жыл бұрын

@@JayJay-sn1wf you do not know the security a woman has in her own house. It's people like you who are a bane to the women. We own property, we learn martial rights, we have all rights, no torture by mother's inlaws. Sambandam isn't prostitution. Don't make judgments on someone's culture and fairing without knowing what it is.

@harikrishnan9498

3 жыл бұрын

@@JayJay-sn1wfget lost..prostituion?🤣...it was a social sysytem which used to tie up tge savarnas togetger not to prostitute..above all who need to do such thing to get a women they like when they arw having power and wealth with them..the morality of today was not from here ,its from the brits...even in vedas we can see systems such..also sambandham is a sama bandham an open marriage contract ..first see the video full anx h9w this system emerged...

@aethesusankhya2854

3 жыл бұрын

@@JayJay-sn1wf all the societies of agriculture and civilizations used to be matriarchal but rest of the world of nomadic herds men hd bn patriarchal Please study history scientifically

Pressures to have a daughter ? Unheard of! Beautiful.

@StorytrailsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@user-se3hd1pk9l

3 жыл бұрын

No, the pressure is still to have a son. The son becomes the King, not the daughter. Consider the scenario, the current King has two sisters. The eldest nephew will be the future king, it doesn't matter whether he has any/ elder sisters. Daughters are not that much important as you think.

@vishnuviki9634

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-se3hd1pk9lI think u r communist brainwashed poor ! How nephew will born without sister (daughter or girl.

@frustratednoob6186

3 жыл бұрын

It is not beautiful. Daughter or son. Both are equal and shouldn't be pressured

@alsyddan1376

3 жыл бұрын

@@vishnuviki9634 actually yes and no the community was always in need of warriors to fight at the king's side as mostly men where taught the martial arts (kalari payatu) the need for sons where seen as a blessing like if the opposite community wins a battle and a new born (son) is born then he is tasked to take revenge for the family. So both men and women had strict responsibility in the house

This is the same system that Celtic and other pre-Christian European kingdoms used. That's why the king's nephew is always vying for the throne in Celtic, Roman, and other ancient European lore.

Love from Meghalaya ♥️ It's happy to see Kerela also follow matrilineal system too as Meghalaya Thankyou for spreading positively brother 😊

@ArunKumar-fo9xt

Жыл бұрын

What they are bastards

@karthikrajeev4536

Жыл бұрын

I came to meghalaya the last month and I was very glad to hear that khasis follow matrilineal line..

@phrangsngilyngdoh

Жыл бұрын

@@karthikrajeev4536 i appreciate it brother ❤️🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

@karthikrajeev4536

Жыл бұрын

@@phrangsngilyngdoh the difference was that khasis were Christians

@infinite5795

Жыл бұрын

@@karthikrajeev4536 they were animists historically with Hindu-Buddhist influence before, only turned Christians 50-80 years ago. They don't have any literature or arts of their own, like tribals.

Here in Meghalaya, in the north eastern part of india, have matrilineal society as well . Our surname is the surname of our mother. The ancestral wealth , properties goes to the youngest daughter of the family.

@sohamshinde7978

Жыл бұрын

what is your tribe

@Nedumgottil

Жыл бұрын

That's pretty cool

@Nedumgottil

Жыл бұрын

@storytrails should make a video about that custom too.

@sohamshinde7978

Жыл бұрын

what is your tribe ?

@mailsrinivas81

8 ай бұрын

Kuling Bhramin?

Wow, like I'm from madhya pradesh in our school we really don't get to know much about these incredible stories.. my India has literally many stories..

@anupnair7465

2 жыл бұрын

Its so sorry north indians don't know many south indian history's

@wisdomliving99

2 жыл бұрын

@@anupnair7465 literally we actually don't know but yeah love to know alot. ✨😌

@mars-cs4uk

Жыл бұрын

@@anupnair7465 I heard that in Kerala about 150 to 200 years ago, who collected tax for the women's breast? Also I heard that the tax will differ based on the breast size. I heard that Namboothi Braminan who collected the tax that time is that correct? This law is only for certain cast people OR for all women's. Also please tell me who are the Menons?

@madhupalvv6616

Жыл бұрын

@@mars-cs4uk man who all told this 😂?

The Muslims of Lakshadweep and Kannur still follows the Matrilineal system, Many of the old practices are still followed including staying in Brides house, the children are brought up in their mother’s house, and they even accept their mother’s house name as their surname. They also consider senior most women as the family head, and I am also part of that system

@Ram78979

3 жыл бұрын

In Jaffna, this part of Lankan Tamils’ custom and part of civic code called thsa- valamai.

@jojyjohn7496

3 жыл бұрын

Do man always stays in wife's house nd how about divorce etc

@fazeelpk9274

3 жыл бұрын

@@jojyjohn7496 Usually he will stays in his wife house, and he will always stays with his mother and sisters also, in order to fullfill his duties with his family, the marriage is arranged in the same village or nearby, this will ensure his bond with his mother and he will be there whenever his presence is needed. Because of this custom,most of the marriages were between relatives and this ensures no dowry or at least a small amount is accepted. Apart from that, she will feel more secured in her home and the husband even can’t scold her in her house in the presence of her father and brother.So divorce is less in number and it is done according to Muslim law. The maternal home is inherited to younger sister and she will be incharge of caring parents, thus she will hold some influence over his brother and her children will be more attached to uncle than their father ,

@jojyjohn7496

3 жыл бұрын

@@fazeelpk9274 thanks for the reply pls clarify if a man has some property or cash in his name( his own money not received from his father) so who will inherit those money is it nephew/niece or own child... Nd what about division of property??? Is it mandatory for men's to provide support like school fee dress etc to sisters child and what happen if men refuses this?? Plss clarify

@fazeelpk9274

3 жыл бұрын

@@jojyjohn7496 now inheritance is done according to common system, because matrilineal inheritance is stopped by the law, but still he possess some moral obligation to his sister and niece/nephew and sister also have some obligations, with the marriage sister is not transferred from her parental home. So the bond between brother and sister continues, and she cares parents so the bond again strengthened, so a sister can depend her brother whenever needed and he is obliged to help her(usually in other customs, the duty is done by daughter in law). Now every property is divided between son and daughters only, but during his lifetime, he usually(uncle) spends lots for his sister and niece and even he is the person to take decisions of their marriages

Fascinating. Thanks very much for the interesting post.

Wonderful channel , quite informative and useful, blessings to you guys

Similar with Khasi tradition, we also practice Matrilineal System.Wow amazing to hear that in Kerala also practice the same way just like we do.

Thank you for the simple accurate and effective video.

Didn't know about this at all. Thanks for the information! ❤

@StorytrailsChannel

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@Teacoffeethink

2 жыл бұрын

@@StorytrailsChannel 👇👇👇 Another matrilineal community in kerala 👇👇👇 kzread.info/dash/bejne/dZ2HrtZmlsnIms4.html

Very informative. Thanks to your team for great efforts.

@StorytrailsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@isacnewtonrobert4117

3 жыл бұрын

Royal matrilineal system is not narrated truthfully. The king never marries and he may have several ammachis. The real matrilineal system is followed among Nairs when they marry within their community. Also it can be seen among Muslims of Malabar and part of Kollam. Again it is practiced by a special Latin Christians in the Mayyanad Panchayat of Kollam and their relatives settled in Chirayinkeezh and Karunagappally (Vadakkumthala) also follow true matrilineal system.

@BalagopalCK

3 жыл бұрын

​@@isacnewtonrobert4117 Not quite sure what you mean by 'Real' matrilineal system. The fact that the system allowed relationships outside the community shows the 'Real-ness' of the matrilineal system among the Nairs, and the fact that in reality, it's only the female lineage that really matters for a person to be a member of the family. The status of the partner and the caste/class standing definitely was a factor which did give the Nairs upward mobility within their community like the Menons of Cochin and Thampis of Travancore but they were very much still a part of their matrilineal family and the titles that came along with it.

@fazeelpk9274

3 жыл бұрын

@@isacnewtonrobert4117 The Muslims of Lakshadweep and Kannur still follows the Matrilineal system, Many of the old practices are still followed including staying in Brides house, the children are brought up in their mother’s house, and they even accept their mother’s house name as their surname. They also consider senior most women as the family head, and I am also part of that system

@kgrakeshkurup6641

3 жыл бұрын

@@ashrafmanghala1205 Sunil KR.... 1915 ലാണ് നായർ ഭ്രിത്യജന സംഘം NSS, എന്ന പേരിൽ അറിയപ്പെടുന്നത്. നായന്മാർ പൂണൂൽ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച നാഗക്ഷത്രിയർ ആണ്..

Also we Billavas and Bunts and other communities in coastal Karnataka also follow matrilineal system of inheritance.we adopt surnames from mother. And also we have our ancestral houses called taravadu da ill (Moolada ill) where women play an important role...

I am a Nair, and to this day we are more attached to our mothers family than our dads family. Up until a generation ago, we kept our mothers family name. Nairs were also mostly banned from joining the British army since the British did not trust them. Moreover the British banned all Kalaris, the traditional and most ancient martial arts school in the world.

@kvpillai

10 ай бұрын

@@simpleguy9993 yes the sambandham system was really ugly when you look from todays point of view. To your point, grandparents from my dads and moms side are products of sambandham. Not very proud to say it, but it is just a fact of history. My moms family had a martial past (kurup) and there are still functioning Kalaris in my native place near Kottayam. Unfortunately we were never trained per customs to be a warrior.

WoW very happy to learn this new information. Thank you all for making this wonderful video

well i think majority of nairs still have the concept of female inheritance also a significant amount uses their mother's surname

Very well explained . Earlier I watched few videos but I could not understand.but now I am clear . Thank you 😊.

Very exciting video and interesting to know about the previous system. Some thing like a Beautiful house but not Good to stay for a long period of time Just because not inherited always created a ditatchment. An ancient kingdom with total blindess. Tq 🙏

this is so interesting! i like the way you present

@urbanhyena4063

3 жыл бұрын

@Kochi Rajaa wow this is interesting. What implications does it have when the kid can't call the upper class father "dad"?

@StorytrailsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@nagarjuna1809

2 жыл бұрын

@@urbanhyena4063 He is telling fake news. There was absolutely no restrictions on the child except one rule that he couldn't enter the kitchen of his father's house.

Nairs had matrilineal (Marumakkathayam) system because the system supported their particular lifestyle. Nairs were warriors who were trained in their martial arts - Kalaripayattu in the Kalaris (or gyms) which was run by a landlord or king. The kings strength depended on the number of Nair fighters who were loyal to him and whom they could summon to fight at a moment's notice. Training started from 7 years of age and you could sent to a battle from around 15 years. When you went to fight, it was either kill or be killed. Meaning there was 50% chance you would not return home. In Patrilineal system, widow would not be supported. In Matrilineal system, widow would stay with sisters, brothers, mother, maternal uncles, etc. and the widow and kids would be supported. They could also marry again and continue living at their mother's house. The husband lived with his mother's family in a similar system. No one knows for sure if the matrilineal system existed before the Nairs became fighters OR if the fighters developed the system as a support for their women. It was definitely better than Sati system practised by Rajputs. FYI - in coastal Karnataka (north of Kerala), there are some castes like Bunts (Shettys), Billava, etc. who follow Matrilineal system called Aliyasantana; And Thiyyas in north Kerala, who were also warriors, also followed matrilineal system. Nair system had to be supported by landlords or kings because they were soldiers (hence non-productive) who were either fighting or training to fight. The landlords and the kings were also Nairs who practised matriliny. Similar systems around other parts are the Mamluk system created by the Abbasid caliph al-Muʿtaṣim (833-842) in Baghdad, and it soon spread throughout the Muslim world. Turkic Slave dynasty in India (started in 1206 AD) was Mamluk. Mamluk sultanate ruled Egypt from 13th to 16th centuries. Ottoman Turks also followed the Mamluk system.Japanese had Samurai system. The Mongol lifestyle of horse-riding and Bow-Arrow/sword fighting and living in camps (Ordo), was a natural training system where in every single Mongol man had to learn how to fight if he wanted to survive (the weak ones were killed). Coming back to Kerala - Kerala has only been peaceful after British took over in 1792 and gradually passed laws to limit Nairs powers. Before 1792, Kerala was always divided into 10-15 Swaroopams (or Kingdoms) which was further divided into Nadus (region/country) which were ruled by Naduvazhis (chiefs) who were constantly fighting with each other and Nair brigades were created as warrior community to protect the rulers/Naduvazhis and Rajas (just like Samurai of Japan who were kept as retainer by the Daimyos/local landlords who in turn supported the Shogun generals who supported the emperor). Nairs were trained in fighting (like Samurai) from 7 years of age (and practised the very highly developed Kalaripayattu Martial Arts of Kerala) and their main job was to protect their retainer (like Samurai protected Daimyo) and retainer's land. All the Nair men did, starting from 7 years of age, was train to fight and fight when necessary and most Nair men died fighting in battles for their Lords in their 20's or earlier and there used to be few men who were over 30. Going into 1000 years of Kerala history, in 9th/10th centuries AD, Kerala was invaded and occupied by Rashtrakutas. From 11th to 13 century, Kerala taken over by an expanding Chola Empire. In 11th century, per Tamil sources, both Cholas and Pandyans, together, invaded Kerala and killed all Nair chiefs and their warriors, in a very brutal war which lasted the whole of the 11th century (Pandyans eventually defeated Cholas in 13th century). During this time, in 11th century, the Nambudiri Brahmins rose in prominence in Kerala Society and Sanskrit words started entering the Tamil language which was spoken by Kerala people till that time (Kerala was, till that time, part of Tamilakam or Tamil Speaking Homeland). With Nambudiris influence, slowly the Tamil spoken by Kerala people became Sankritized, over last 1000 years, and changed to modern Malayalam language that we see today. With Nambudiris, the caste system also started in Kerala. We don't have any solid historical proof, but it seems from older Tamil Sangam literature that Kerala society was not as casteist as it is today. Before Nambudiri Brahmin influence became strong after the 11th century, the fighters, farmers, ironsmith, coppersmith, etc., worked closely with each other and professions were generally not based on ones birth. It seems, after Nambudiris came to Kerala, the fighters were designated as lokars or general people and separated from other castes (Thiyya in north Kerala, who are not Nairs, also have the same warrior tradition as Nairs). The term "Nair" was only given to chiefs in early times. And the Nair chiefs gave titles to their main people like Nambiar, Pillai, Menon, Menoki, Panicker, etc., and also took titles like Kaimal and Kartha for themselves - all of which are found as last names today. After Portuguese came to India, they started calling all fighters as Nairs. Tipu Sultan also called all fighters Nairs. But the modern self-designation as Nair is a 20th century phenomena after creation of the Nair caste organization called- Nair Service Society which was formed in early 20th century by Mannam (Mannathu Padmanabhan). Going back to history - In the 14-15th centuries AD, Kerala was part of VIjayanagara kingdom. From 16th to 19th century Kerala kings fought Portuguese (Vasco da Gama), Dutch, Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan and British. Only after British took Kerala in 1792 that peace came to Kerala. British stopped the Kalaris because of rebellions (Pazhassi Raja) from Nairs from time to time. After there was no need for fighting (their primary occupation) the Nair way of life unravelled. There were too many men (because no one died fighting) in the tharwad (family house) who challenged the Karnavar (head of family) and the big families started to split up into smaller families. Men wanted to take care of their wives rather than sisters and sisters children. And then slowly the matrineal system broke down. Final nail in the coffin was the law against Matriliny in 1925 by the Travancore kingdom. Just a disclaimer - Not all so-called Nairs were fighters, and not all fighters in Kerala were Nairs. We know for a fact that the Thiyyas in North Kerala have their own glorious martial tradition ( Aromal Chekavar and Unnyarcha) and practise Kalaripayyattu and who used to be matrilineal (nowadays neither Thiyyas nor Nairs are matrilineal). Before casteism gained strength after 11th century, it seemed anyone from any background could be trained to be a fighter. After caste became entrenched in Kerala region, the society got divided up into castes and the lokar/nair people were created as a group (besides Thiyya in the north who never gave up their warrior tradition) who mainly had a warrior tradition.

@tanupriya338

6 ай бұрын

Thanx for Shari this knowledge

@ashishkumarsahoo4604

4 ай бұрын

Wow..thanks for sharing all this info

@007Sanoop

2 сағат бұрын

Nambudiris came to Kerala from where?? How nambudiris made jaathi/caste system?? Tamil and Samskritham was composed by Rishis like Agastya and his gurus. Sangam members like Agastya Rishi were here while Muthal(First) Sangam, which was before 1100 or even before Buddhism and Jainism. Who were the shishyas of Agastya Rishi or other rishis like Saptarishis???

Hi everyone, student from philippines and this is one of our topic in understanding culture and social politics. As a History Enthusiast, it is such a honor for me to know this information and be educated with the different practices around the world. Thank you for the video for explaining the nature and background of Nair or Nayar (it was spelled nayar in our book but feel free to correct me)

I think Manu Pillai, s The Ivor Throne is a must read for all those who are interested for an indepth info on this subject

@Devikams14

3 жыл бұрын

Yes👍👍

@anupnair7465

Жыл бұрын

True

You guys done wonderful job. Keep doing... Love from delhi

Great work 🔥

Excellent story telling!

@StorytrailsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Very informative. I have seen this in Meghalaya too

@StorytrailsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

thanku so much for exellent explanation

Thanks...it helped in my upsc sociology prep.:)

I really appreciate the presentation Great work

U guys are good story tellers

Very good narration...

@StorytrailsChannel

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot

Thank you so much, always wanted to know more about this system

very interesting. I am subscribing.

@StorytrailsChannel

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

thankyou so much for the video as i m from north india nd was studying sociolgy but can't get the concept of illum and tarawad but ur video was a great help to make me clear what tarawas system would work like thankyou

Can you please do one on Bodhidharma from padya kingdom

So Beautifully explained. In today's world, content which is well delivered.

Both of u deliver the language is excellent

Beautiful story ❤❤❤

Beautifully explained

@StorytrailsChannel

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🙂

Lovely. I like that the explanations are clear and umbiased.

@StorytrailsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Satavahanas too, adopted the same system of inheritance. How cool!❤

U hide some main information

U missed te important part Nair Man doesn't know who is father or who is his children Coz nair women in taravadu ( literally means ppl comes and goes ) - where visited by 3 , 4 or more men in same period of time It's some sort of organised prositution to deliver a warrior man's who doesn't know father or children - so that he will bound to no family obligation or commitment - so that he can fight without any back thoughts

@arjunjagadeesh4290

Жыл бұрын

Wrong misleading information! Better read books like ivory throne by Many S Pillai

Very beautiful explanation and too much people don't how much

For those like myself fans of the Elamo-Dravidian theory, it's worth noticing that ancient Elamites (unlike their known neighbors, which were all patrilineal and quite strongly patriarchal) also practiced matrilineality, including the royalty.

Very interesting and very informative, thank you. Any significant reason for the word "Thanjavur"in the name??

I'm from Thanjavur,TN.

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In tulunadu, Coastal Karnataka( Mangaluru, Udupi) also has matrilineal hierarchical system

@Minisreesvlogs

3 жыл бұрын

Yes because Tulunadu shares it's broader with Kerala ,in ancient times we have good relations hence this system might also has been adopted,I must say Tulunadu is amazing one day I ll surely visit there

@ManishPoojary

2 жыл бұрын

Brother do we have any gotram ?

@shreyas5781

2 жыл бұрын

@@ManishPoojary I am not sure about that

@shreyas5781

2 жыл бұрын

@@Minisreesvlogs yess ❤️❣️

@Zeus_katachthonios

2 жыл бұрын

@@Minisreesvlogs bunts from there are sibling caste of nairs of kerala

Hello I am from Karnataka ( kuvempu university ) it's really helpful to my literature work and it also in our syllabus. Sambandhan was a freedom of choice to women.

@salvam3442

Жыл бұрын

hey? i would like to know more about your syllabus. could you please contact me via Gmail?

Interesting 😀

Female inheritance is still practised in some families including ours... most of the properties are given to female members

@arminyaakub8719

3 жыл бұрын

@@ashrafmanghala1205 👌👌

@abhija456

3 жыл бұрын

@@ashrafmanghala1205 get a life

@sunwukong2959

3 жыл бұрын

The shudra "Nair" s will do anything to please namboothries and upper caste to gain higher social status. What ever they does ..the shudra status will not change.

@Indrauta

3 жыл бұрын

@@ashrafmanghala1205 converted bullas giving gyan

@user-se3hd1pk9l

3 жыл бұрын

@@Indrauta You know Malayalam and Kerala history?

Informative and very cute and neat explanation.

@StorytrailsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@browsingrandomly4336

3 жыл бұрын

True

In Kanyakumari district that is Nanjil Nadu the Marumakkal Vazhi Vellalars followed this system. Kavimany Desiga Vinayagam Pillai belonged to this Community. He criticised and wrote மறுமக்கள் லழி மானியம் against this system. The Aram vallartga Nayagi Amman ie அறம் வளர்த்த நாயகி அதாவது பள்ளி அறை நாச்சியார் அவர்கள் இந்த இலத்தை சேர்ந்தவர்கள். அவர் ஶ்ரீவில்லிபுத்தூரில் ஆண்டாள் போல சுசீந்திரம் தாணுமாலயன் பெருமாளை நேசித்து அவருடன் இரண்டர கலத்தவர். அவர் பூர்வீகம் சுசீந்திரம் கோயிலில் இருந்து மூன்று கிமீ தூரத்தில் தேரூர் என்ற ஊறில் உள்ளது

Interesting & informative

Very informative.Am a Fernandez from Malaysia.

I am surprised, no body ever told me this

Nice.. it is not independent sociological entity. It should be narrated with Cast System where Appan Namboothiri had to have Nair Sambandham which had arena of loose relationships for money, land. Does all uncle love sisters children.? The uncles looted the sisters wealth and gave to his own children?. Explain also keeping "Vettila Chellam".. Explain what will Nair do on Namboothiri visit?. Whose is Nambeesan?. Nair women's child cannot call " Appa" Father if his is born from a Namboothiri... Many can refer their aristocrat father but never identify.... It was basically patriarchal confinement of a Nair women with wealth so that Namboothiri brahmins had the free entry for sex under the custody of Nair Brother...Indian constitution permit gender equality.. Let child be looked after by mother and biological. Father first hand.... Custom was abolished because it was full of vices....

@ashkabrawn

3 жыл бұрын

Caste system came in a bit later..

@vishaldalvi1313

3 жыл бұрын

I was waiting some idiot to disturb the peace of mind 😂

@mrinalm7104

3 жыл бұрын

Well said ! I was waiting for something real !!!

@JayJay-sn1wf

3 жыл бұрын

Institutionalized prostitution being glossed over lol

@sunwukong2959

3 жыл бұрын

Those two guys in the video were telugus, how do you expect a telugu knows much about Kerala History.

Because the Nair women had physical relationships with the Namboodiri Brahmins. Hence as it was a polyandrous society, the matrilineal society was more convenient. The Bhavni or the Devadasi system of Goa and South Maharashtra is very similar.

@MrUseless909

6 ай бұрын

Namboothiries enter into a formal conjugal contract called pudava koda to form a relationship with a Nair women. Same is practised with kshthriya woman of Malayala at that time. It is far from being called prostitution or devadasi system. Nair ladies never took any money nor property in forming this alliance.

@user-pw9ol5nq6h

28 күн бұрын

People barks without knowing the history. No point in responding to them. We know who did prostitution behind toddy shop and sharing the wife among all other brothers. There are some backward caste whose job is to criticise upper caste peoples. They lived in such a nasty situation those days now want to take a revenge in this way. Now i understood why upper caste people kept these people a side with all untouchability and on. Their attitude is this.

Interesting to know the system and it's abolition.

Amazing video 😍

@StorytrailsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Father was not a big deal in matrilineal system but uncle matters lot. Daughter's birth was a jubilation while sons birth just a birth of a baby. Nothing more

My father was Railway employee, a Station Master fm 1944 to 1984. We are four children, 3 girls & 1 boy.But my father was interested in providing for his niece, cousin sisters & their children.We were not given good food, good clothes or good education. My maternal grandparents told their sons to care only for their children, not sister's kids. This way we suffered a lot bcuz of my father's behaviour. He belonged to Kallazhi House, Padoor, Palakkad.

We have this for our literature studies,I being a malayali never knew this 🤦 thank you sooo much for clearing it ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@StorytrailsChannel

2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure 😊

@abinayaashoken7142

Жыл бұрын

@@salvam3442 madras

Good and simple explanation.👌 The clear picture can be seen in the movie - OZHIMURI- directed by Madhupal- The movie is about the power of Nair women and later social contradictions.

no we nairs still culturallly and religiously follow matriarchy all our customs are still through mother family ...only innheritence is equally divided among brother and sister unde this act and wont go to sister kids thats they wont be at par with their uncles earlier property was divided between brother sister and sister kids.

It is a legal prostition called sampantham

The concept of husbandb did not exist in sambandhan. The woman had multiple partners.

The above story is a whitewashed version. The lady who is speaking is twisting the truth very nicely. FYI: The Kerala Brahmin had complete control over our dear Nair women. The Nair men married Nair women but had to leave the house immediately after marriage to be part of Brahmin's Army. The Kerala brahmin would have affair with the married Nair women. This was done because in the brahmin family only the eldest brother could marry a brahmin girl. The rest had to have a life with married nair women. This was for protecting lands owned by the brahmin community who owned 95 % of land in Kerala. Younger Brahmin men had to have affairs with Nair women. Hence Nair women got privilagees from brahmin men like house, money, and protection. The kids born out of this affair were not privileged to be brahmin. The Nair boys would eventually join Brahmin Army, who were brave warriors.

@jojyjohn7496

3 жыл бұрын

So funny these nair queen being banged by multiple Brahmins...nd they are proud of it😎😎

@nv9991

3 жыл бұрын

Ladies had no choice? All ladies were forced into this even if she resisted? Or it was at her free will and choice? I know a American highly paid lawyer lady who has 3 children from 3 different men. All by her own choice. This looks something similar. Or there ladies were forced against their will? Key question is did women have freedom to say no to a man she did not want to be with? If they did not have that freedom then it was prostitution. But if lady had total freedom and she asserted that freedom from time to time, it is advance civilisation, like western civilization is right now on his aspect.

@narashimareddy3263

10 ай бұрын

​@@nv9991women don't have freedom.if namboothiri wants she must accept that sambatham.. Brahmin and namboothiri sex with nayar girls at night only. Morning,that Brahmin treat that girls as untouchable things

An a Nair Hindu Proud to be a warrior💂💂

Fascinating... I wonder how many would go back to this system given a chance

This is followed in tulunadu of coastal karnataka

But I hear there were many contractor for same woman😂

U didn’t talk about the real facts, who and why this was created and mainly how the wifes were shared so on …

I was born in a well-known Nair family from Alappuzha of Southern Kerala side. This type of system is just a piece of shit and still carries on and on.

@fairwind3058

3 жыл бұрын

Sambhandankarran is a person who is not the woman's husband, just a temporary fixture. The woman had multiple male liaisons.

@asdfgjklqweryiop1505

3 жыл бұрын

@@fairwind3058 what do you know what is sambandam?

@asdfgjklqweryiop1505

3 жыл бұрын

May be sambadakaran was a temp thing in your family. Don't bring your male chauvinistic attitude any demean a system that was made to protect women.

@jayabalanjosephq7328

3 жыл бұрын

@@fairwind3058 Sambandakaran ie., Living Partner in the (western countries)

@vkavka3160

3 жыл бұрын

This is the exploitation of nair females

Last but not the least I can say our marriage with Travancore Royal family started the Matrilineal system in Kerala.

Very interesting, I am ex-Dubai and knew a number of Malayalis there but this is the first time I hear about the matrilineal system. I love Kerala and the whole of south India, the people, the land and culture, cuisine. One Q's, what about family inheritance, wouldn't it bring about squables and litigation down the road..??

@dineshkumarsnair7964

3 жыл бұрын

Equal share..

@dineshkumarsnair7964

3 жыл бұрын

Infact they are given their share during the marriage itself..

@ashkabrawn

3 жыл бұрын

No squabbles... The system was common to all.. And equally divided No dowry either.

@ashkabrawn

3 жыл бұрын

Crime against women were also less.. You can search that..

@jojyjohn7496

3 жыл бұрын

I think u don't know there reality properly 😭😭

Great editing

@StorytrailsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Thank you for your video

@StorytrailsChannel

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

Thank you 👍🎁.From Venad,Travancore 🍬🍬

@StorytrailsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

In the Germanic tribes in the Europe, the nephew was the heir to the King. Similar.

SriLankan Tamils still have the matrilineal system

What ever explained in this video is not completely wrong but there are some most important facts which they are not explaining, may be because they don't know or haven't done much research. Nowadays anybody can narrate history in their own way in social media and there will be people to watch it. Since this video is concentrating on nair community, I have to say few things to portrait the real history. To start with, Travancore had history even beyond 1800s to be specific Travancore history starts from the era or Great Marthanda varma from Attingal kingdom, before his era the region down south from Venad(present day Quilon or Kollam) was ruled by two heirs, the head of Attingal kingdom and head of Kilimanoor kingdom. The heir of Attingal was always been a Queen and they followed Matriarchy and the head of Kilimanoor was always been a Prince but the supreme authority always been the Queen of Attingal for the regions combined. Along with these two higher authorities there were multiple feudals in the extended regions who were following the Queen's orders. If you look at the two regions the Kilimanoor kingdom was situated towards the eastern region of present day Thiruvananthapuram and Attingal was on the western side of the district and had been doing business with foreign traders for thousands of years along with their fellow kingdoms and the traders landing on these two main ports in the region, one in present day Vizhinjam and other the famous Anjengo port, that's the most wealthy area of that time and most of the businesses happen there and hence Queen had greater powers, located just few kilometers to the west of Queen's palace in Attingal. The two kingdoms followed a peculiar way of bonding relations between each other by the princess of Attingal due to take over the authority of Attingal to marry the prince of Kilimanoor and the baby born to them would be considered as future King/Queen of the region. There were times in the past that there were no princesses in Attingal kingdom and hence the then Queen had to adopt a baby princess from Kolathiri kingdom from northern Malabar, who were Brahmins and had close connections with the then Vijayanagara Empire. These adoptions took place two time in history once in 1200 and then in 1600 from what I have learned, the princess adopted in 1600 was the mother of Marthanda Varma, and these adoption had to pay big price in the then political history of Attingal and Kilimanoor kingdoms. Now to be specific all the kingdoms in the southern regions in present day Tamil Nadu and Kerala were descendants of Pandya, Chola or Chera and all these three kingdoms itself were inter related. The kingdoms in Venad, Attingal and Kilimanoor were part of then Ay Kingdom and that was a fact and all these rulers asserted over and over multiple times in their interviews and is properly written in history as well, that means they have no connection with Vaishnava Brahmins or the Kingdoms Vaishnavas tried to set up or unite to oppose the greater oppression from multiple Mugal/Muslim rulers from North. That means the Nairs assigned to protect the Vaishnava Brahmins in North Kerala or Malabar region have nothing to do with the then kingdoms, had it been the truth you would have found them in even in all the neighboring kingdoms in present day Karnataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu or even elsewhere. That means Nairs are not an indigenous group assigned to take up warrior duty or anything of that sort anywhere else. Nairs are only specific to Malabar region and there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever convincing in history to support the argument in this video, in fact the people who are purely marital is Chekavars in Malabar or Chovar or Channars down south, also Kalari is not an art form specific to Kerala. In fact Kalari is practiced in different parts of southern region on different degree and extend under different names. Chekavars(going with this one name further) are considered the Gladiators in southern region and if you examine the history you will know how it worked out and most of them belong to Thiyyas or Ezhavas, Lord Ayyappa believed to had learned Kalari from a Ezhava Kalari Guru in Alappy(Alappuzha) district. Lately there have been hurry in tying and glorious things to some specific groups which is not right. So that means the nairs in 1800 were no warlords nor they had anything to do with any of the wars the Travancore fought but I agree they were warriors and share the space with rest of the warriors from other communities, after all every clan should their own set of warriors to begin with if you can understand the basics of how humans lived as clans. Being the last war fought by Travancore was the second war with Tipu Sultan in late 1700s, the Great Balarama varma(Dharma Raja) fought and he won that with the help of British. Eventually the fighting force of the then Travancore was totally depleted and had to accept British authority. From the early 1700 to mid 1800 there had been an influx of refugees from Malabar to Travancore and they were mostly Nairs, assigned to protect the Brahmin Feudal families in Malabar and hence the name Nair, because of British/French oppression, internal conflicts between small kingdoms and religious problems in that regions and there was a large number of refugees from Malabar based Royal/Feudal families to Travancore due to Tippu's attack. The first and second and last war with Tippu and Travancore was mainly because Dharma Raja denied Tippu's demand to hand over the refugees from Royal/Feudal families, I believe this is because of Dharma raja's soft corner towards the people from Kolathunadu from where the adoptions occurred, so that he could extort their wealth. Later some of those regular refugees from Malabar moved and settled in the regions under Madras Presidency and many with the background of farming settled in the eastern hills of middle regions in present day Kerala and started farming, also became closely associated with British when they started tea plantations in that area after British got the land from the Travancore rulers to compensate for their second Tippu - Travancore war expenses and the expense in providing protection to the Travancore kingdom from British military. The rest of the Royals/Feudal refugees from Malabar slowly started infiltrating in to Travancore Kingdom and Royal circles with the help of British and this kind of change the history of Travancore from early 1800 onwards, the locals were always against this because the new comers were grabbing their opportunity on multiple grounds because neither the Travancore King nor the British did anything untill early 1900s and the only resort was the Queen of Attingal. In fact the locals always protested against the adoptions from Brahmin Royal families since they feared eventually their own kingdom will be compromised, there were recorded protests even against the adoption of King Marthanda Varma's mother during late 1600s even if we keep history of Attingal revolt left alone. Being all these said the concept of Nair warlords and Nair army started coming up during the time of Velu thampi who was the Dalawa during the next king after Dharma Raja who was probably one of the weakest kings in Travancore. Thampi is the title given to a male child born to Nair woman from an affair from a man related to Royal family, so he had some connection with Royals already and he was very sympathetic of Nairs because of their social status at that time and started recruiting the Nair males alone to the army and letting go the men from the rest of the communities. Now we have to understand that at that time there was no need of a separate army since Travancore was already paying to British for their protection and British never involved in the day to day life of a normal Travancorian other than collecting taxes on time. This was the worst time in Travancore history and there was multiple taxes imposed on regular Travancore people and people started thing differently and all the reformation movement started this time. So the conclusion is that although many Nairs try to glorify themselves as warlords and warriors there were no wars really fought after they formed Nair Army in Travancore and that is the reason later on the Queen of Attingal decommissioned the army and decided to keep a small number just for the protection of Royal and procession. One thing to remember at this time is that one of the greatest wars Travancore fought was the war of Kolachal against the Dutch forces and it was actually the Land and Naval war, the Dutch was defeated in Naval war and when this was done majority of the Naval warriors were from fishermen community. There were many Nair Feudal families at that time and there were many normal Nair families as well trying to find their bread in vain but still they wouldn't miss a chance to glorify themselves by pointing the luxury of a wealthy Nair family in far away place although that doesn't fill their stomach, I see them more ambitious than other social groups but there should be an end to falsifying the history at some point and we have to learn to understand and analyze history as a story happened in the past else it would be childish. Apart from Matriarchy followed in Attingal Kingdom, the matrilineal system followed by many of the communities back then were to protect their wealth, if you closely examine all the families followed were wealthy nevertheless of the community they belong to.

@rajmohanm8481

3 жыл бұрын

Marthanda varma kku nair pattalathodoppam cheriya oru maravar pada koodi ondayirunnu. Maravar, kallar, thevar thudangiyavar thamil sainika jathikalanu. Marthanda varmayude kalathu cheriya oru MARAVAPPADA yum ondayirunnu ennathozhichal yudham poornamayum thiruvithamkoor nair army anu cheythathu. Athil ezhavarum illa mukkuvarum yudham cheythittilla. Kashmeerile janamgal Indian army ye help cheyyum pole thiruvithamkoor janamgal athu nair ayalum mukkuvar ayalum ezhava ayalum nair pattalathe anukoolichirunnu.

@ashwinkumars1610

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 chovanmaaar oru history undakkaaan ithrem kashtapedano,,thiyyans and ezhavass are unto uchables and outcaste , there profession is toddy tapping,and rarely ayurveda practitioner and kalari teaching.

@vijaynadar9658

3 жыл бұрын

Untouchable ezhavan 😂 wants to become Malayala Kshatriya but unfortunately its nair, so please come as a new newborn baby in nair house😄😄, or cames to ouer house,in nadar house ok

@nagarjuna1809

2 жыл бұрын

@@ashwinkumars1610 Chovvathikal Sayippinde kunnavizhungunna toys mathramayirunnu pandukalangalil. Today their sons born out of sayippinte vaanam are trying to insult other communities like Nairs. Haha

I probably didn't understand this well.. so if someone knows please clarify.. If it's a matrilineal system why the King's daughter get's no royal status? Why does the queen who is married to king has to live away from her husband's house as a rule with her children? Is this not some kind of discrimination against the king's wife and children? And where in the world the Men in royalty did not go to fight wars? 🙄🙄

Great channel

@StorytrailsChannel

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nairs ➖ Nair ( Also known as Nayar or Malayala kshthriya ) is the name of a Hindu forward Caste from the southern Indian state of Kerala. Nairs were the descendants of Nagavanshi Kshthriyas, who migrated to Kerala from further North. They served the Brahmin Kings as Warriors and Local Rulers. Only following Group in Nair community were considered as Kshthriya such as Samanthan Nair, Kiriyathil Nair, Illathu Nair and Sworoopathil Nair, and all other Nairs served to the Kshthriya Nairs. ‼

@sanakiddy2883

Жыл бұрын

Please dont use the words forward caste or backward caste anywhere.

മതിലകം രേഖകളില്‍ വ്യക്‌തമായിട്ട്‌ ഇതൊക്കെ പറയുന്നുണ്ട്‌. 400 വർഷങ്ങള്‍ക്കുമുമ്പ്‌ തിരുവിതാംകൂറിലെ തമ്പുരാക്കന്‍മ്മാരുടെ നാമം. പാർവ്വതിയമ്മ,കുഞ്ഞാളിയമ്മ,കല്യാണിയമ്മ,ഭാർഗ്ഗവിയമ്മ ഗൗരിയമ്മ,ഗൗരിക്കുട്ടിയമ്മ,പാർവ്വതിപ്പിള്ള,ഇരവിരവി,രവി,രാമന്‍പിള്ള, ,രാമന്‍, മാർത്താണ്ഡന്‍ എന്നൊക്കെയാണ്‌. അതും മാർത്താണ്ഡവർമ്മക്കുമുന്നേവരെ ഇവർ മൂപ്പന്‍ എന്നാണ്‌ അറിയപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നത്‌ രാജാവ്‌ എന്നോ മഹാരാജാവ്‌എന്നോ അറിയപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നില്ല. സ്‌ത്രീകള്‍ ആറ്റിങ്ങല്‍ മൂപ്പന്‍, ആണുങ്ങള്‍ ത്രിപ്പാപ്പൂർ മൂപ്പന്‍ എന്നും മാത്രമാണ്‌ അറിയപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നത്‌.തുടർന്ന്‌ മാർത്താണ്ഡവർമ്മ ചിട്ടപ്പെടുത്തിയ രീതികളാണ്‌ കുടുംമ്പത്തിലെ മൂത്തതാവഴികളായിവരുന്ന സ്‌ത്രീകള്‍ ഗൗരിപാർവ്വതി.ഗൗരിലക്ഷ്‌മി എന്നുമാത്രമേ ഉപയോഗിക്കുവാന്‍ പാടുള്ളു എന്ന്‌.ഈ കാലഘട്ടം വരെയും പിള്ളമാർ,പോറ്റിമാർ തുടങ്ങിയവരെയാണ്‌ സ്‌ത്രീകളും പുരുഷന്‍മ്മാരും വിവാഹം കഴിച്ചിരുന്നത്‌.തുടർന്ന്‌ മാർത്താണ്ഡവർമ്മ പുരുഷന്‍മ്മാർ പിള്ള എന്ന ഉപജാതിയില്‍ നിന്നും സ്‌ത്രീകള്‍ കോയിത്തമ്പുരാന്‍ എന്ന മലബാറി ഉപജാതിയില്‍ നിന്നും മാത്രമേ വിവാഹം പാടുള്ളു എന്ന്‌ ചിട്ടപ്പെടുത്തി. 13 ാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടോടുകൂടെയാണ്‌ ഇവർ വർമ്മ എന്ന പാണ്ഡ്യരാജചിഹ്‌ന്നം ഉപയോഗിച്ച്‌ തുടങ്ങുന്നത്‌.അതിന്‌ മുന്നേ തിരുവിതാംകൂർമൂപ്പന്‍മ്മാർ ആദിത്ത്യന്‍ത്രിപ്പാപ്പൂർമൂപ്പന്‍ എന്നെല്ലാമാണ്‌ അറിയപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നത്‌.വ്യക്‌തമായ തെളിവുകളുള്ളതാണ്‌. നായർസർവ്വീസ്‌ സൊസൈറ്റി സ്ഥാപിതമായപ്പോള്‍ രാജകുടുംമ്പങ്ങളും അംഗങ്ങള്‍ ആയിരുന്നു.തുടർന്ന 1981 സ്ഥപിതമായ ക്ഷത്രിയക്ഷേമസഭ വന്നതോടുകൂടി നല്ലഒരുവിഭാഗമാളുകളും പിരിഞ്ഞുപോയി എങ്കിലും ബാക്കിയുള്ളവർ ഇന്നും തുടരുന്നു. അല്ല നായരല്ല എങ്കില്‍ പിന്നെ എന്തിനാണ്‌ ക്ഷത്രിയക്ഷേമസഭ 2019ല്‍ ഏറാടി,പണ്ഡാല, തമ്പുരാന്‍, കൈമള്‍,കർത്താവ്‌ തുടങ്ങിയവരെ സ്വാഗതം ചെയ്യുന്നു എന്ന്‌ പറഞ്ഞത്‌.. മറ്റൊന്ന്‌ വിവാഹബന്ധങ്ങളിലൂടെ ഇന്ന്‌ എല്ലാപേരും വർമ്മ എന്ന സ്ഥാനപ്പോർ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു എന്ന്‌മാത്രം.കോഴിക്കോട്‌ സാമൂതിരി,കുറുമ്പനാട്‌ രാജവംശം,നിലമ്പൂർകോവിലകം,പാലക്കാട്ട്‌ രാജവംശം,നീലേശ്വരം രാജകുടുംബം,തിരുവിതാംകൂർ രാജവംശം, പന്തളം രാജവംശം,കുതിരവട്ടത്ത്‌ സ്വരൂപം,കവളപ്പാറസ്വരൂപം തുടങ്ങി അനേകം രാജവംശങ്ങള്‍ നായർക്കുലവംശജ്ജരാണ്‌ അതായത്‌ ശൂദ്രർ,ശൂദ്രരുടെ ധർമ്മം മറ്റുള്ളവരെ പരിപാലിക്കുക സേവിക്കുക എന്നത്‌ തന്നെയാണ്‌. സമയം കിട്ടുമ്പോള്‍ ഗവണ്‍മെന്റ്‌ സൈറ്റില്‍ കയറിനോക്കുക അവിടെ നായർ എന്നത്‌ ക്ഷത്രിയ ജാതിയായിട്ടാണ്‌ കാണിക്കുന്നത്‌.സമരം ചെയ്‌ത്‌ ശുദ്രർ ആക്കുക.

my mum always told me stories about sambandams with a saree acting as proof of the sambandam wherein returning it meant ending the sambandam but I never fully believed it until now. thank you for the video

@vkavka3160

3 жыл бұрын

Sambhandam is actually the exploitation of the ladies by the brahmins. wonder why didn't people retaliate to this. women married already has to sleep with a brahmin man.

@nagarjuna1809

2 жыл бұрын

@@vkavka3160 Fake news alert. Sambandham was proper matrilinear marriage. Both Nair-Nair and Brahmin-Nair Sambandam existed. Periyar due to his Dravdianism m*dness couldn't properly understand this system and that's why many Tamilians like you are mislead.

While mentioning matriliny system of Kerala, great contribution of Namboothiries also should have been mentioned.

this system might suit well for the men who were warriors, but what about the others whose occupation was into business, farming, etc. It's even hard to think of this system applying for such communities.🤔🤷

I have read somewhere that the women of Tharavad had mutiple sexual partners..so its impossible to know who is the father of the child?

Ivory throne - Manu S Pillai is must read book❤👌

The story of King Arthur versus his nephew, Mordred, by incest with Morgan, is a classic matrilineal system Celtic story where the Contender is always the king's nephew.

@nairrohit83

3 жыл бұрын

Thats a story of misplaced identity and conspiracy.

Interestingly Kerala and meghalaya are top in literacy and gender ratio

Even now in Northern SriLankan Tamil has the matrilineal system

@nis6064

2 жыл бұрын

Yes we jaffna tamis follow this custom

Very Informative video. thank you! My native is Thanjavur. Hence interested to know why it is Thanjavur Amma Veedu? Is the King's wife from Thanjavur?

@StorytrailsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

The Travancore Royals, like the Nair community, practised the matrilineal system of inheritance. So, the king’s wife was not the Queen, but just the Ammachi or king’s wife. Although she was from a royal family, she never stayed in the palace, but in a separate house called “ammaveedu” (or ammachi’s house). King Swathi Thirunal (reign: 1813-46) fell in love with a dancer in his court. Her name was Sundara Lakshmi and she came from Thanjavur (in Tamilnadu). He could not marry her, because she was not royalty. So, he got her adopted by the Vadassery royal family and then married her in 1843, despite objection from the orthodoxy. She was provided a separate house and this was called the “Thanjavur Ammaveedu” - or “the house of the king’s wife who hailed from Thanjavur”

@bhavaniwilmer

3 жыл бұрын

@@StorytrailsChannel thank you very much for your reply

In 1925, matriliny was very much in place in the kingdom of Cochin. When my tharwad was partitioned in 1953, it was done so according to the marumakkathayam system. It took a long time for this system to die in my part of Kerala. I proudly bear the name of my mother's tharwad.

@StorytrailsChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing