Society of Kerala

The Malayali people (; also spelt Malayalee and sometimes known by the demonym Keralite) are a Dravidian ethnic group native to the southern Indian state of Kerala, and the union territory of Lakshadweep. They are predominantly native speakers of the Malayalam language, one of the eleven classical languages of India. The state of Kerala was created in 1956 through the States Reorganisation Act. Prior to that, since the 1800s existed the Kingdom of Cochin, the Travancore, Malabar District, and South Canara of the British Raj. The Malabar District was annexed by the British Indians through the T

ethnic group

The '''K'nānāya' (, from Syriac: K'nā'nāya "Canaanite") also known as the Southists or Tekkumbhagar, are an endogamous ethnic group found among the Saint Thomas Christian community of Kerala, India. They are differentiated from another part of the community, known in this context as the Northists (Vaddakkumbhagar''). There are about 300,000 Knanaya in India and elsewhere.

Marriage in Kerala, India

Character in Malayalam folklore

Kaniyar (Ganaka) is a caste from the Indian state of Kerala. There are regional variations in the name used to define them. They are listed under the Other Backward Class (OBC) by the Kerala Government.

Chakyar (also spelled Cakyar, Chakkiar, Chakiar, etc.) is a priestly caste within the Ambalavasi community of Hindus in the Kerala state of India.

hindu Brahmin community of Karnataka, India