tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post1135722488535864576..comments2024-03-26T05:22:38.867-04:00Comments on Historic Alleys: Ettuveetil PillamarMaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-83665824115767161642023-10-28T06:44:47.711-04:002023-10-28T06:44:47.711-04:00I belong to etuveetil pilaimar lineage.
I have he...I belong to etuveetil pilaimar lineage. <br />I have heard from the elders that my great great grandparents moved to Nagercoil due to a dispute (not sure what the dispute was about) <br /><br />My great grandfather converted into Christian and the family name got changed from "Pillai" to "Alexander",<br /><br />I have seen a family picture of my great grandfather and his Felix Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167842493508183169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-35770898512046631142023-03-03T07:22:02.881-05:002023-03-03T07:22:02.881-05:00According to my grandfather and grandmother and th...According to my grandfather and grandmother and then my father and mother, my ancestors were 'Ettuveetil Pillai' families. My birth place is in Idukki district and my relatives are also here.Johny Josehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12836904119364264001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-47212101233779102342021-12-07T18:35:15.282-05:002021-12-07T18:35:15.282-05:00Lulumall trivandrum bought that huge land from des...Lulumall trivandrum bought that huge land from descendants of ettuveetil pillamar. They settled at pune long back ago.<br />Rahuf muhammedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637051560352768944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-17908539656055885572020-10-22T13:42:24.408-04:002020-10-22T13:42:24.408-04:00My husband belongs kulathoorpillai family one of t...My husband belongs kulathoorpillai family one of the karanavar in this family escaped and settled in kollam their house name is kulathoorAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236908017340821561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-69944825390620485422020-02-02T11:50:39.388-05:002020-02-02T11:50:39.388-05:00I'm the 4th generation of Ettuveetil Pillamar ...I'm the 4th generation of Ettuveetil Pillamar my name is josepent p my mother's name is pangarashi.Josepent phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274625310905722921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-91127752335106181592020-02-02T11:47:49.651-05:002020-02-02T11:47:49.651-05:00I'm 4th generation of Ettuveetil Pillamar. my ...I'm 4th generation of Ettuveetil Pillamar. my name is josepent p and my mother's name is pangarashi.Josepent phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274625310905722921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-42103009320696252982019-05-25T11:02:46.877-04:002019-05-25T11:02:46.877-04:00Guys... you should able to differentiate venad Kin...Guys... you should able to differentiate venad Kings and Travancore samasthan. Venad kings are 100 percent tamilian and they have marriage relationship with chola and Pandya's. Venad kings ruled kollam and part of south tamilnadu from 13-17 century. Ravivarman are descendant of paluvettaraiyar of Tanjore..early chera who has title Villi or villavar.<br /><br />I guess 1745 nayakkars formed senthilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09211278289792116790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-58334329414787252112019-05-13T15:12:05.375-04:002019-05-13T15:12:05.375-04:00I'm from ettuveetil pillamar and christian Muk...I'm from ettuveetil pillamar and christian Mukkuvar lineage. I had some children of nobles were given to Muslims too. Is there any one like me?Muthupillaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313965569755769213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-62618567477958592842019-05-12T14:02:40.197-04:002019-05-12T14:02:40.197-04:00I'm one among them.I'm one among them. Muthupillaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313965569755769213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-23632612659245472432018-06-02T10:55:47.509-04:002018-06-02T10:55:47.509-04:00Well, this is something that I didn't expect.....Well, this is something that I didn't expect..<br />My dad's ancestor belong to the ettyveetil pillarmar. Our family name is Alexander. I am intrested to gain better deep knowledge about my ancestors ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04130109174528239265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-89821327480738917342017-04-13T05:22:44.297-04:002017-04-13T05:22:44.297-04:00My husband ancestors belong to the ettuveetil pill...My husband ancestors belong to the ettuveetil pillarmars however i am told that their ancestors were converted to christianity by the portuguese and most of them have adopted the surnames of Pereira, etc. and have done away with house names. Do you have any knowledge about this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08965474237888164939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-88279312615231709762017-02-10T07:28:22.942-05:002017-02-10T07:28:22.942-05:00I am Florent C. Pereira. I am the General Manager ...I am Florent C. Pereira. I am the General Manager of Kalaignar TV, a satellite TV channel owned by the former Chief Minister Dr. Karunanidhi who is fondly called KALAIGNAR (POET). My parents are from Puthenthope but we got settled in Kumbakonam, Tanjore district in Tamilnadu where my father worked as a doctor in SACRED HEART LEPROSY HOSPITAL.<br /><br />I now work as GENERAL MANAGER of KALAIGNAR Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706203492815815985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-22602521934095404472016-12-21T12:07:18.746-05:002016-12-21T12:07:18.746-05:00Dear Maddy
Brilliant work!!
But the Chempazhanthy ...Dear Maddy<br />Brilliant work!!<br />But the Chempazhanthy and kulathur are indeed nair familes. Their decendants are still around and are members of local nair karayogams.<br />http://sharatsunderrajeev.blogspot.in/2009/03/tragic-story-of-rajput-princess.html <br />pls check this blog and the comments there<br />You are misled by vandals from other community who simply can't digest the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537813882326701794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-24214909784976929632016-07-21T10:43:47.196-04:002016-07-21T10:43:47.196-04:00I found the article interesting. Obviously, a lot ...I found the article interesting. Obviously, a lot of work has been done to collect information. But as someone has remarked, "History is ALWAYS written from the point of view of the VICTOR"!!! So it would be interesting to see if there is "another side of the coin".<br /><br />But it it can not be disputed that the Travancore kingdom, as the British knew, was founded by Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928436243590341149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-10607935092263749062016-07-15T06:22:56.971-04:002016-07-15T06:22:56.971-04:00My grandma (Karthikeyani Amma )and grandfather (Th...My grandma (Karthikeyani Amma )and grandfather (Thangappan Pillai) is from Ettilveetuu pillamar family. She is from Parashal, Trivandrum. Before 35 years they moved talong with their 7 children.We are all now settled in chennai and myself abroad. We are all still Hindus, and our family god is Sree Mahadeva temple, Parassala. Lokeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326133899468368987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-48441491321204550052015-12-10T01:27:06.226-05:002015-12-10T01:27:06.226-05:00 My ancestors told us we belong to Ettilveettu pil... My ancestors told us we belong to Ettilveettu pillaimar One of one young boy escaped from the group after the battle ends and entered into Tamilnadu using kottayam, kuuli as his route. Now above hundreds of people are living here.Our Kula Theyvam is Lord Padmanaba.Murugan Thillainayagamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895653719367244747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-13871201568300185102015-05-18T11:59:30.512-04:002015-05-18T11:59:30.512-04:00where are those converted christians stayingwhere are those converted christians stayingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497302552064457197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-82911286115530028972014-10-02T07:52:56.782-04:002014-10-02T07:52:56.782-04:00we still exist i am a descendant of the family.we still exist i am a descendant of the family.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03899606274381572305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-37512959569806628712014-01-05T22:10:22.240-05:002014-01-05T22:10:22.240-05:00I was researching history on kerala and found your...I was researching history on kerala and found your Blog.<br /><br />Bookmarked and favorited :))Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672636910444599514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-15511617872440060712013-12-30T13:38:35.512-05:002013-12-30T13:38:35.512-05:00thanks bernard..
as i jotted,
Some other mentio...thanks bernard..<br /><br />as i jotted, <br /><br />Some other mentions can be found that a few of these pillas fled to neighboring states, that some converted to Christianity and there are even rumors that a few landed up at Pantalayani Kollam near Calicut.<br /><br />On the web you will find many a family link stating that they are now christians and originally belonged to the ettuveetil groupMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-38089833722210878652013-12-30T12:46:27.198-05:002013-12-30T12:46:27.198-05:00Manmadhan sir,
Thank you for this in depth analysi...Manmadhan sir,<br />Thank you for this in depth analysis. I always used to wonder what actually might have happened to Ettuveetar? How is it possible that nobody survived from those families to tell or re-tell those old stories. Often we hear only the official side of the matters. Just curious to hear the other side.<br />Bernard<br />Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05276923783433308329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-25015706767022867412013-12-26T09:30:07.551-05:002013-12-26T09:30:07.551-05:00thanks binny
glad you liked it
rgdsthanks binny<br />glad you liked it<br />rgdsMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-89023342547974381442013-12-25T20:52:49.918-05:002013-12-25T20:52:49.918-05:00Maddy,
I enjoyed the article.Am interested in the...Maddy,<br /><br />I enjoyed the article.Am interested in the history of that period and the details updated my knowledge.<br /><br />Binod.<br />Binnykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08416669333439653696noreply@blogger.com