tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post2034877156399759991..comments2024-03-17T23:32:10.476-04:00Comments on Historic Alleys: The Iyers of PalghatMaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-42954111271391329152024-02-12T10:18:49.326-05:002024-02-12T10:18:49.326-05:00Thanks RP,
I am not sure about the genetic similar...Thanks RP,<br />I am not sure about the genetic similarities, so suggest you take a look at what I wrote about Rowthers, to trace the Rowther travails.<br />https://historicalleys.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-rowther-community.htmlMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-3498318735297264302024-02-02T20:10:50.389-05:002024-02-02T20:10:50.389-05:00Thanks for the detailed article Maddy! I am wonder...Thanks for the detailed article Maddy! I am wondering if there are any historical sources describing the status of the Palakkad Iyers during Tipu's invasion of the Malabar. Were they also subject to conversions and other religious violence like the Nairs/Nambudiris? <br /><br />I ask because there seem to be some striking similarities between the Palakkad Iyers and the Palakkad Rowthers. Rāvŭttarāyaṉ Pālakāṭṭilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239995623975455334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-79795591625190825692022-04-25T07:59:29.952-04:002022-04-25T07:59:29.952-04:00You may be interested to know that British gave so...You may be interested to know that British gave some concessions for Tamil iyers crossing to Malabar <br /><br />https://rajathathablog.blogspot.com/2018/12/kerala-iyers-from-logans-malabar.htmlRaja Thathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09656365715443764793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-6881604345798910062022-04-18T16:07:07.891-04:002022-04-18T16:07:07.891-04:00Ramesh, that last line in your comment was unwarra...Ramesh, that last line in your comment was unwarranted. I don't want to get into the polemics of the Aryan Dravidian divide, so also what the genetic studies reveal.Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-8017683110903951802022-04-17T01:45:26.682-04:002022-04-17T01:45:26.682-04:00I am a proud Palakkad Brahmin & my name is N R...I am a proud Palakkad Brahmin & my name is N Ramesh Gopalakrishnan (N being my father's name Neelakandan alias Mahadevan). Though I was born & brought up in Coonoor (near Ooty) & had the best of education in Anglo Indian schools with both British and American English playing on my lips, I was able to visit my Kuladeivam Parakkattu Baghavathi Amman Temple (near Kavaseri) only in myAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160254174276469273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-69094666414961809492022-03-25T13:30:27.963-04:002022-03-25T13:30:27.963-04:00The late Mr.TN Seshan used to tell the audience th...The late Mr.TN Seshan used to tell the audience that was proud to be from Palaght a town which produced the best cooks as well as crooks! 😉Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07292980734464656410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-67217446554710911722022-02-13T06:18:11.853-05:002022-02-13T06:18:11.853-05:00Dear Sir, Very enlightening blog. Had a query. The...Dear Sir, Very enlightening blog. Had a query. There are 2 Nellai's 1 supposedly in TN called Nellai and another in Kerala called Nellayi. Would you have any background on the settlers in the Nellayi region of Kerala... Where they came from, what was their place of originAnanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203401579191297606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-58479325142829182962021-06-15T05:45:42.713-04:002021-06-15T05:45:42.713-04:00Contribution of Tamil Iyers&Iyengars of Sanskr...Contribution of Tamil Iyers&Iyengars of Sanskrit speaking ancestry in the fields of administration, judiciary, politics, film industry, fine arts, literature, music, dance, media, science and technology are unparalleled. As Brahmins we must follow Vedas,so I have no interest in spreading caste pride. But as a blog writer it is my duty to research about ancestry, history etc. My father's PALAKKADWALKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03223903892899549267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-70671919325898074822021-05-06T13:45:08.724-04:002021-05-06T13:45:08.724-04:00Shyam
6/17/2016
Thank you Maddy for the wonderful ...Shyam<br />6/17/2016<br />Thank you Maddy for the wonderful article on Palghat Iyers. Please password protect the whole website and allow access only to authentic Palghat brahmins.My self a palghat brahmin from Tali , Calicut. My ancesters are very much from palghat and had / even now having property in Palghat district. Most Iyer people I know of in Tali are also having Palghat ancestry. Most Ms.Arunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09382225168382955915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-76350550767414942692021-05-06T12:59:27.551-04:002021-05-06T12:59:27.551-04:00Thanks Vinod..
Yeah, So much more to the PI commun...Thanks Vinod..<br />Yeah, So much more to the PI community now, than just cooks, musicians and secretaries as it was the general case, many decades ago. Now the offspring are all well settled, highly educated and in so many great positions, but I think many have chosen to forget their origins ( they prefer to state Mumbai, Delhi & Chennai as their place of origin) This was written for those Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-76850925131135930692021-05-04T01:36:23.572-04:002021-05-04T01:36:23.572-04:00Further to my previous comment, I meant Shri Air M...Further to my previous comment, I meant Shri Air Marshal P V iyerVinod IOyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555181098858128336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-72923484255772960372021-05-04T01:35:51.123-04:002021-05-04T01:35:51.123-04:00Further to my earlier comment - I meant shri Air M...Further to my earlier comment - I meant shri Air Marshall P V IyerVinod IOyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555181098858128336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-37085372541240710012021-05-04T01:21:46.555-04:002021-05-04T01:21:46.555-04:00Thank you for such a wonderful read! As a Palghat ...Thank you for such a wonderful read! As a Palghat Iyer from Chittur who has never lived in south india, this was a great source of info. I have a suggestion to make, if you can please include names of our community people who have served or are serving in the armed forces of our nation. Eg wing commander parmeshwar Iyer. Its time we gave our younger gen a prouder legacy and something to aspire toVinod IOyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555181098858128336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-34979971959059985752021-04-14T09:16:39.911-04:002021-04-14T09:16:39.911-04:00Dear Maddy,
Great effort and congratulations for ...Dear Maddy,<br /><br />Great effort and congratulations for putting together many well researched historical facts. I think the word Agraharam is derived from "Agra"=Important/main and "Hara"=Garland, denoting the architecture and layout of the houses. As you may not all Agraharas have Shiva temple at one end.<br /><br />SubbuSubramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359235696628572687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-6911214825908029712021-02-24T15:56:39.938-05:002021-02-24T15:56:39.938-05:00I am from Chathapuram and would like to know where...I am from Chathapuram and would like to know where our roots are from? Thanks. Ms.Arunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09382225168382955915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-11967495730111583352020-07-29T07:22:25.477-04:002020-07-29T07:22:25.477-04:00Hi Maddy,Ever wondered why Iyers in Alappuzha (Al...Hi Maddy,Ever wondered why Iyers in Alappuzha (Alappuzha,Mankombu,Ambalapuzha,Chengannur Taluks) and Palakkad (Palakkad,Chittur,AlathurTaluks) were huge landlords in past but never other Iyers. Because I think most Pattars in these places came from Thanjavur,Trichy and Nagapattinam where Kaveri river makes the land fertile.A study should be made on the contribution of Kerala Iyers in these PALAKKADWALKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03223903892899549267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-57140986675747358572020-07-29T07:21:52.579-04:002020-07-29T07:21:52.579-04:00Hi Maddy,Ever wondered why Iyers in Alappuzha (Al...Hi Maddy,Ever wondered why Iyers in Alappuzha (Alappuzha,Mankombu,Ambalapuzha,Chengannur Taluks) and Palakkad (Palakkad,Chittur,AlathurTaluks) were huge landlords in past but never other Iyers. Because I think most Pattars in these places came from Thanjavur,Trichy and Nagapattinam where Kaveri river makes the land fertile.A study should be made on the contribution of Kerala Iyers in these PALAKKADWALKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03223903892899549267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-68226210705661271662020-05-24T16:10:41.043-04:002020-05-24T16:10:41.043-04:00Very detailed and we'll researched. I have gre...Very detailed and we'll researched. I have great interest in ancestry, belong to Audithyapuram, next to Pallipuram, lots of facts l know checks with Maddy's wonderful blog.<br />Thanks s lot for the effort, Congratulations 🌹<br />--Ramkyramkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617173033548997709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-6086537470082779952020-05-24T16:04:13.200-04:002020-05-24T16:04:13.200-04:00I am also in search of this information. My unders...I am also in search of this information. My understanding is the central Asian migration to Gujarat and down to Tanjore. <br />Would love to know more on this. Thanks.<br />---Ramky<br />ramkya1@gmail.comramkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617173033548997709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-14347471819512797322020-04-26T05:21:22.656-04:002020-04-26T05:21:22.656-04:00It was a pleasant and informative reading and I he...It was a pleasant and informative reading and I heartily thank the contributors for these informations.I feel proud to say that both my paternal and maternal grandparents belong to tharekad village in Palghat. Whenever any new acquaintance ask my Introduction, I don't stop with my name Dr.Narayanan but continue saying "I am a Tamilian Palghat BrahminIyer and am an absolute teetotalers Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335281982879896918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-74060499671248531872019-10-17T01:41:39.494-04:002019-10-17T01:41:39.494-04:00Hi Shyam - just saw your comment (cropped) on Madd...Hi Shyam - just saw your comment (cropped) on Maddy's post and thanks to both of you. I have heard from my grandfather (Late R. Subramania Iyer, Headmaster in various Board High Schools in Malabar around the period 1920 -1950) about his ancestral taravad in Azchavattom, which he had relinquished to his elder brothers, as he was the youngest and most educated among them. He passed away in 1979R Sethu Subramanian - Bangalorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13326644887841950313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-70399435491122553732018-07-07T13:40:48.225-04:002018-07-07T13:40:48.225-04:00Thanks for this wonderful information. You have no...Thanks for this wonderful information. You have not mentioned Chandrashekara Puram with its deity of Chandrasekhara swamy. The temple which is supposed to be 300 years old. I still have my relatives living in Kalpathy. I still carry the Initial 'C' in from of my name. Hope to visit these places some day.<br />Balahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14538689243427196098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-35341335175238171722018-03-23T09:08:12.494-04:002018-03-23T09:08:12.494-04:00How much of information which we are not familiar....How much of information which we are not familiar.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226743332380548519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-65541577024915052312017-09-05T00:27:05.975-04:002017-09-05T00:27:05.975-04:00Dear Maddy, thanks. Do you have any information on...Dear Maddy, thanks. Do you have any information on which village in Tamil Nadu from where people from Govindarajapuram migrated from? Will be good to find this out.<br />Thanks<br />Chathapuram Krishnan Mohan (originally from Govindarajapuram)Chathapuram Krishnan Mohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386266201494574936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-13400348163397977082017-09-03T11:23:26.517-04:002017-09-03T11:23:26.517-04:00Mr KV Narayanamurti has posted a comment on this a...Mr KV Narayanamurti has posted a comment on this article, but in the wrong blog post. <br /><br />So i am re-posting it here<br /><br />Respectfully submit there is much misunderstanding among people. As one from the family of the first group of migrants to Kerala in the 15th century (we are josiers) let me say that Kalpathy (Old first and New next) was the first settlement, followed by Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.com