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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In Travancore, it can be generally said that the London Missionary Society and similar missionary groups organised the lower classes and established a Christian sect. However, this needs to be stated with greater precision. From the Ezhavas, who were among th...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In 1970, I moved from Malabar to Alleppey. Before that, I was studying at an English boarding school in Malabar. While at this school, I sensed a serious decline in quality. New priests, replacing the previous ones, spoke a different and less refined English....

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif When attempting to write with great precision, readers may perceive that I have an excessive passion for some matters and strong opposition to others. However, the reality of this has been indicated earlier. QUOTE from PART 2 - 104: My loyalty, gratitude, aff...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Among a disorganised people lacking a clear, unified leadership, a smaller but organised group with clear leadership can establish their private and selfish agendas within that society. While this is a general truth, the inherent quality—or lack thereof—of th...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif https://victoria.org.in/img/books/g/27.jpg The map provided above is of the states of South India before the formation of new states across India in 1956. Malabar had no connection whatsoever with Travancore. There wasn’t even a railway line connecting Travan...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Al-Biruni (AD 973–1050), an ancient Persian polymath, writer, and traveller, is mentioned in an article with the following statement: Al-Biruni was critical of South Asian scribes who he believed carelessly corrupted South Asian documents while making copies ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It is almost certain that Christian missionaries from England recognised that uplifting the lower classes in Travancore would necessitate a new region for their settlement. This issue was likely discussed with great seriousness at the highest levels of their ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Books like Native Life in Travancore by The Rev. Samuel Mateer and Travancore State Manual Vol 1 by V Nagam Aiya contain little mention of Malabar. In contrast, Malabar Manual by William Logan references Malabar extensively. However, for a long time, this boo...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif A place to relocate the socially advancing lower classes Official Indian history, filled with pure fabrications, grandly refers to a supposed great Indian empire before 1947. However, this notion of a grand empire is entirely a fictional tale. I am about to d...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Although this writing has primarily focused on the London Missionary Society, during their time in Travancore, several other Christian movements operated with missionary objectives. The most notable among them is the Church Missionary Society (CMS). Another s...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It appears that the London Missionary Society primarily operated in the southern parts of Travancore, while the Church Missionary Society (CMS), another organisation seemingly based in England, worked in the northern regions. I have limited knowledge about th...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The governance systems in the states of this subcontinent were, in general, starkly different from the practices introduced by English rule. Small kingdoms, each headed by an elite royal family, were legitimised socially and spiritually by the Brahmin class. ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In Travancore, some among the higher classes began acquiring English education. For this new generation, the map of British India started to take shape in their minds. However, it seems they did not fully grasp that British India was a separate entity with it...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In Travancore, the royal family and the people, in many ways, appreciated the presence of the English. However, this was often confused with the activities of the London Missionary Society. The presence of these English movements brought peculiar experiences ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The kingdom of Travancore, shaped by the rigid codes of hierarchy embedded in the local language, was not part of British India. However, the Travancore royal family demonstrated great loyalty, obligation, and obedience to the English East India Company, whic...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Chewing betel leaves with lime and tobacco and spitting them out might have been a sign of affluence. However, one wonders if lower castes didn’t also chew and spit in this way. Moreover, it seems various communities used these in spiritual rituals. Thus, bet...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Auspicious and inauspicious omens may not necessarily be mere superstitions. I am fully convinced that a transcendental software phenomenon sustains and operates both life and physical reality. If so, various factors could positively or negatively influence t...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In Travancore, Brahmin traditions included several other customs and practices, such as tantra, yantra, astrology, new moon and full moon, fasting, panchangam, omens, kani kanan, betel leaves with lime and tobacco, ancestral offerings, shraddha, and pinda. It...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It can be assumed that many Hindu or Brahmin customs existed in Travancore. Most of these are linked to Sanskrit. A sudden thought came to mind: the verse from the Manusmriti mentioned earlier, “ The father protects in childhood, the husband in youth, the son...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In the previous writing, I listed the vibrant aspects of the new system of worship introduced by the Christian missionaries of the London Missionary Society in Travancore. Consequently, it has become necessary to list the traditional practices that existed in...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In the book The Native Races of South Africa by George W. Stow, F.G.S., F.R.G.S., it is mentioned that the missionaries of the London Missionary Society used various elements to make conversion and worship practices attractive in those regions: crosses, embro...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif People in those times often joined Christianity and Islam not due to spiritual thoughts or new realisations about God. Rather, most of the time, they did so to make their harsh living conditions in their local communities a bit more bearable. It seems that th...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif While it is true that the London Missionary Society paved the way for various social reforms in Travancore, it appears they believed this was due to the virtues of Christianity. However, this is not entirely accurate. Many of the reforms they sought to implem...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Christian missionary activities in Travancore operated within a deeply caste-ridden environment. No one was willing to forgo any opportunity to claim descent from high-caste ancestors or Brahmin connections. Even suggesting that one’s biological father was me...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif A quote from Native Life in Travancore reads: “One of the most needed missionary agents in India,” says the Indian Evangelical Review, “is a travelling missionary musician, one who can sing well, and is thoroughly acquainted with the science of music.” Christ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Centuries ago in England, various social injustices were clearly and formally documented. Historical records detail efforts by many to address these wrongs. Pirates and other rogues also appear in these records. Today, students in rogue nations worldwide stud...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The English perspective from British-India viewed the provision of dining halls and other privileges to Brahmins in Travancore as fostering laziness among them. However, the reality is not confined to this simplistic view. Today in Britain, South Asians domin...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In present-day India, a significant portion of the population lives in abject subservience and social bondage. A large section of people in Kerala today remain unaware of this reality. Many who observe these conditions in India either do not reflect on them o...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif There is much to say about the social, administrative, and other aspects of Travancore, but I do not intend to delve into them now. However, I feel it is worth mentioning a few social conditions. From around 1800 onwards, it seems the rulers of Travancore gen...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif For their operation, the Travancore government allocates one-tenth of the education budget as a grant. It does not seem that the higher sections of population were particularly pleased with the lower sections advancing in knowledge and formal education. One t...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Rev. Samuel Mateer constantly mentions in Native Life in Travancore that things are done this way and that way in British-India, advocating that such practices should be implemented in Travancore. However, it seems he lacked clear understanding of many matter...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The Madras Presidency government persistently pressured the Travancore royal family to implement significant social reforms. However, looking back, it must be understood that the English administration in British-India lacked knowledge of the complex social e...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The English viewed the affairs of Travancore as steeped in superstition in every respect. However, they had no knowledge of how powerfully the linguistic codes of feudal languages influenced these social matters. Most official buildings in the kingdom were lo...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The following statement is found in Native Life in Travancore: It will now be seen that the free access of the lower classes of the population to Courts of Justice, Government officials, and fairs and markets, however essential to the public peace, security, ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Syrian Christians and Muslims faced no restrictions in walking on most public roads. However, the emergence of a new Christian sect in Travancore grew into a significant social issue. Around the 1850s, the Diwan made a decision regarding this matter. Accordin...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Quote from Native Life in Travancore: Englishmen can scarcely realise the horror which superstitious natives feel when there is any chance of being approached by a Pariah, and the disgust with which these unfortunate people are viewed. Translation: Englishmen...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In Native Life in Travancore, while discussing the caste-related issues in the Travancore kingdom, a sentence like this is found: All dread the raising of the lower classes and their admission to the common rights of humanity. Translation: Everyone views the ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The enslaved people were used for human sacrifices in various rituals. An incident of this nature is recorded in Native Life in Travancore. A landlord near Kottayam repeatedly built a dam to store water. However, each time, the rising water would destroy it. ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Only the royal family and the nobles close to them were permitted to build large or tall structures. By collecting huge licensing fees, various social powers and privileges were granted to many wealthy individuals. Certain lamps that proclaimed specific privi...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif I must speak about the social and political atmosphere of Travancore. Though these matters pertain to the kingdom of Travancore, they likely apply to the hundreds of small and large kingdoms across South Asia, with slight regional variations. The income, weal...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The living spaces of lower communities like Pulayas, Pariahs, and Vedars, where they resided together with their own people in certain areas, were utterly repulsive. The carcasses of animals they brought for food, along with other disgusting items, would be s...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It is recorded that in the northern regions of Travancore, there were no Christian schools for the lower castes run by the London Missionary Society or others to uplift the enslaved people. These mentioned northern regions might include areas like Quilon, All...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Many members of Travancore’s royal families had begun acquiring proficient English language skills. Moreover, as the kingdom came under the protection of the English East India Company and later British India, the need for physical prowess, as seen in the tim...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif William Tobias Ringeltaube, born in what is now Germany, joined the London Missionary Society in 1796 and worked as a missionary in Travancore. He is recorded as the first London Missionary Society missionary in this region. Though he converted many lower-cas...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The sudden shift of those who lived as slaves, choosing one day to work for whomever they pleased, became a massive psychological issue for landowners and others. The English could only connect this issue to mere labour freedom. However, there is a horrific m...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The Travancore royal family appears to have cooperated with the social reform directives pressed by the English administration in the Madras Presidency. At that time, the English ruled nearly half the subcontinent as a single entity. In the three Presidency r...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The Travancore kingdom was ruled by a royal family. Their loyal subjects were the Namboodiris, Ambalavasis, and, below them, the Nairs. These three groups dominated the kingdom’s administrative systems. Although Travancore adopted many mechanisms from the Eng...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif When history books discuss slavery, self-proclaimed scholars with grand academic degrees shamelessly claim it was solely the work of the English. They cite isolated incidents from somewhere in the world to justify this. Yet, they lack any understanding of soc...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif From the Church Mission Record of 1850: “The condition of these unhappy beings is, I think, without a parallel in the whole range of history. They are so wretchedly provided with the necessaries of life that the most loathsome things are a treat to them. They...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif For ages, the English administration governing the Madras Presidency exerted daily pressure on the Travancore dynasty to remove the social leash from groups treated as cattle. However, the problem for the Travancore administration was that the English lacked ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In feudal language societies, suppressing the lowest groups is both a social and personal necessity. This is because they speak a barbaric language. Their language alone is sufficient to deliver bites, blows, stabs, kicks, crushing, and expulsion. However, if...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif https://victoria.org.in/img/books/g/38.jpg The image provided reflects the reality of the lowest social strata, as witnessed by the London Missionary Society missionaries in Travancore and by the English administration across the subcontinent. Today, such ima...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In Travancore, according to Native Life in Travancore by The Rev. Samuel Mateer, F.L.S., the Pulayars were the most enslaved group. Their condition was worse than that of the Paraiyars in the Pandya regions beyond the mountains. In the Pandya regions, Paraiya...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In Travancore, the enslaved people were generally viewed by the common populace in a manner akin to how cattle are regarded today. The fact is, there was little wonder or astonishment in the notion that a human being is born, lives, works, and dies in such co...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In Travancore, certain communities falling under the Shudra or Nair category were classified as follows: Kammalans (artisans): Carpenters, stonemasons, potters, goldsmiths, blacksmiths, and builders. Among them, goldsmiths and potters could approach Shudras w...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif What I’m about to write concerns slavery in South Asia. I’m unsure if such slavery is explicitly mentioned in historical texts. However, the sale of Negro slaves to the U.S.A., where they were made to work, is taught worldwide. The images provided above show ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It seems many believe Christianity is a highly enlightened, noble, pure, and civilised religion. However, in reality, in some countries of continental Europe, this religion appears to have been quite terrifying. At the same time, English Christianity feels no...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In the previous writing, I mentioned the social reforms the English East India Company attempted to implement in British Malabar. However, this was not something that could be quickly achieved, as seen from England. The reason is that there isn’t simply a hig...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif I intend to discuss the people from the newly formed Christian sect who migrated from the kingdom of Travancore to Malabar, as well as the extensive plans of the Ezhava community organisations, which, while based in Travancore, sought to build social influenc...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif https://victoria.org.in/img/books/g/gandhi.jpg The provided image depicts a public speech in the northern regions of the subcontinent, part of an effort to bind the oppressed masses more tightly in local social chains. Two writings prior, I shared an image of...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif https://youtu.be/45ByNSAU6cU District Magistrate's behaviour: Barbaric, Uncivilized, Unconstitutional Behavior The video mentioned above pertains to an incident from a few months ago. It is said that an IAS officer beat someone for writing a lewd comment on h...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif https://victoria.org.in/img/books/g/36.jpg The image provided is of CPS’s elder brother, taken about 24 years ago (1995). He was neither a prominent figure in society nor a wealthy magnate. He had an extremely fair complexion, a tall stature, and a personalit...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif CPS does not recall any freedom struggle that truly upended society. People are focused on becoming leaders through cunning strategies, rallying children and youths. The ruling system has corralled these groups into formal education. All leaders need to do is...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In the previous writing, I noted that Nayars would slash Pulayas with swords if they did not hastily move aside. This might evoke negative thoughts about Nayars and sympathy for Pulayas. Society was permeated with a venomous atmosphere, akin to the piercing g...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Around 1000 AD, in Kodungallur at the southern tip of South Malabar, Jews arrived to settle and secured a contract from the local Kuttiraja, granting them significant social authority (Jewish copper plate). Later, Syriac Christians arrived and similarly obtai...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It was not Shudra blood that flowed in Nayars but, for the most part, Brahmin blood. Can a definitive answer be given to whether there is anything inherently superior in the genes or DNA of Brahmins? In feudal language codes, the body and mind of a person gra...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The matter to be written here today concerns the relative superiority—mental, personal, socially moral, honest, and knowledge-based—of Nayars, and above them, temple-dwellers and Hindus (Brahmins). Today, matrilineal and patrilineal Thiyyas in Malabar, numero...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif While it may be generally assumed that Brahmins traditionally possess vast knowledge from Sanskrit language traditions, the reality may not always align. During the time when the English East India Company ruled parts of this subcontinent, they received indic...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif English education influenced all individuals who received it, with English classical literature leaving a profound impact. This literature instilled England’s interpersonal and communication codes, which were entirely distinct from Malabar’s traditional behav...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif English rule in Malabar nurtured a small but significant group of people proficient in the English language. There was an expectation on the part of the English administration that this language proficiency would spread and transfer to others. This is clearly...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In this writing, the discussion of Tellicherry and Malabar is presented as a reflection of the events that occurred across this subcontinent during English rule. The social changes that took place in these small regions, both minor and major, likely occurred ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The feudal language words Adheham (highest he), Ayaal (middle he/she), Oan (lowest he) carry immense power. This must be understood and handled with deliberate care. One must interact in society with great discernment, measuring others, bringing some closer, ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It may be a common sight today: people passionately demanding new laws to address and correct social issues. They demand laws that don’t harm their own interests. However, the central hub where social issues and evils are codified lies in feudal language code...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In the fabricated tale of the freedom struggle, history books generally do not mention a group that stood as the joker in the pack throughout. That group was the French. They were the ones who, in reality, fought the English for "Indian independence"...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Govindan, the father of CPS, joined the Congress. As mentioned earlier, the Congress back then was a gathering of the society's elite. Not only in Malabar but across this subcontinent, they expressed a policy of public service unprecedented in history, both i...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Returning to Tellicherry. It seems that in this direction, the writing is closely intertwined with the historical events of Malabar, the Madras Presidency, Travancore, and this peninsula. It will be necessary to write about various communities without any con...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Govindan lives at a high economic standard. He has built a decent house. He married a woman named Devaki, who was 12 years old. Her name is not one traditionally associated with the matrilineal Thiyya community. In Tellicherry, the matrilineal Thiyya are stea...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In this writing, I have used conceptual constructs like numerical position and digit value to explain the codes in the supernatural or otherworldly software, their operational mechanisms, how feudal language codes interact with them, and to minimally validate...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In the previous writing, it was claimed that feudal language codes create numerical positions and digit values for individuals, events, movements, and more within the supernatural or otherworldly software operating behind reality. Some additional thoughts rel...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif For ease of understanding, I will once again take the example of the Indian bureaucratic sphere. Consider an IAS officer. This highest-level he can connect, converse, and request tasks from another IAS officer with great ease and without significant social ba...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Consider this number: 111111111. It is a number exceeding eleven crore. In this number, the digit 1 occupies positions such as units, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, and so on. Each 1 in these positions has the scope and capacity to shift between 0 ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Now, I shall briefly touch upon a small segment of the threads of personal relationships and communication in small villages. However, before that, I must mention this: while writing about matters in Tellicherry, it is unclear why this seemingly unrelated top...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif When observing different individuals who speak feudal languages within the design view of the supernatural or otherworldly software operating behind reality, it might be possible to visualise them as bars in a bar graph—some taller, some shorter, and some ext...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The enthusiasm to compare the personal relationships among individuals in villages with the distinct lifestyles of certain specific cities is steadily rising from the depths of my mind. This very writing is happening due to some surging impulse. Although it i...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif I am about to return to Tellicherry immediately. Before that, I aim to bring some matters mentioned in the previous writing to completion. The word kuppattotti was used in the previous writing. There is a backstory to this usage. In Travancore, lower communit...

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https://victoria.org.in/img/vol.png [/size] 1. The British party that once again brought the lower communities to the kuppattotti 2. Demonic abilities converging in the eyes 3. Ups and downs within the virtual code design view 4. A condition with limited ease of breaking free from one link to conne...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif A couple more points must be briefly addressed before returning to Tellicherry. First is the widely used term “Adivasi.” In discussions about Sabarimala’s traditional rights, Malayarayans are defined as Adivasis. Wayanad’s forest-dwellers are also routinely c...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Many movements today claim that beneficial ideas and developments in this subcontinent before 1947 were either their own or enacted through them. However, the reality is that much, deliberately obscured, lies behind these claims. For instance, in Travancore, ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif England, not Britain, truly led the British Empire, or English Empire. However, as the Irish, Scottish, and Welsh aligned with England, they too claim this remarkable governance system as theirs. Had Britain merged into Europe, within a few decades, the Frenc...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Before advancing the writing, a few points must be briefly stated. Though each could warrant lengthy exposition, I won’t delve into that now. Instead, I’ll mention them cursorily and move forward. These can be elaborated upon more extensively in their appropr...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Defining local feudal lords as “Native Chieftains,” warriors favoured by local kings as “Knights,” domestic servants as “House Maids,” and nursemaids as “Governesses” with English terms paints an entirely different picture in England. It’s like the film Gandh...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif English rule brought to Malabar numerous efficiencies never seen in the traditions of its various kingdoms. One such efficiency was the practice of documenting daily events and transactions in accordance with legal regulations. For instance, property transact...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Govindan is eager to establish leaders from petty northern kingdoms of the peninsula as public figures in British Malabar. In reality, it seems the people of Malabar have no significant historical, genetic, cultural, bloodline, or linguistic ties with Porband...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Though there’s great inspiration to delve into history’s path, pursuing it now would make this writing struggle to return to its true course. The current detour centres on Govindan, a Gandhi devotee in Tellicherry, and his plans. However, the original point o...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Not only in England and continental Europe but also in the USA, many elites from this subcontinent quickly realised they could seize control of it. The reason is that stepping out of the local feudal linguistic environment unlocks remarkable human capabilitie...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif There was a general assumption in Europe and Britain that those migrating or travelling from the South Asian peninsula to England or continental Europe came from “India.” However, these individuals were either from one of the three presidencies of British Ind...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Mr. Kannan, along with his wife, returned to Tellicherry. They took their son to Calicut and enrolled him in a Maharashtrian textile wholesale business. The proprietors trained Govindan in trade and later transferred him to Maharashtra. This significantly bro...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif I have seen some elderly individuals in Malayalam and Malabari societies addressed by younger people with “inhi” (lowest you), “nee” (lowest you), or their mere names, and their dignity appears visibly shattered. This is, in reality, a profound issue. Many wh...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif CPS recalls that her father, Govindan, and her grandfather, Mr. Kannan, were both tall and well-built, with no stoop at the neck. It seems Mr. Kannan worked mostly in Wynad. He had only one son and no daughters. While working in Wynad, his son Govindan lived ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif During CPS’s childhood, the notion that Marumakkathayam Thiyars were Hindus had grown, fostered by the efforts of English rulers and upper-caste groups. Many European writers understood that all communities in this subcontinent, except Muslims and Christians,...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The name Kannan is considered by some today to be an alias of Lord Krishna, a divine incarnation in Brahmanism. However, there is doubt as to whether Kannan is truly a name rooted in Brahmanism. Regarding matters in Travancore, Rev. Samuel Mateer records the ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif When discussing matters in British Malabar after 1900, a couple of points must be kept in mind. By 1858, Queen Victoria’s administration directly took over India (British India), implementing various administrative changes. These decisions were often made fro...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif CPS, recalls that her grandfather (father’s father), Mr. Kannan, served as a Head Constable at the Vythiri Police Station. On his days off, when he visited home, he would, in the evenings, perform Kathakali and other acts he had crafted himself, as a pastime....

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Historically and traditionally, Marumakkathayam Thiyars began associating with groups of people with whom they had no connection, coinciding with the formation of the Malabar District. Two distinct groups were introduced on an equal footing with the Marumakka...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif When discussing how the English East India Company’s unification of various small regions in North and South Malabar to form the Malabar District mentally affected the matrilineal Thiyyas of North Malabar, it must be understood that this issue primarily conce...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif When discussing how the formation of the Malabar District affected the matrilineal Thiyyas of North Malabar, one must highlight a specific phenomenon these communities experienced for centuries through linguistic codes. Nampoothiris, royal family members, Amb...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The residences of Brahmin Nampoothiris are called illam. According to William Logan's Malabar Manual, different communities' residences were referred to in the Malabari language as follows (this is likely the case in Malayalam as well): A Pariyan lives in a c...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It might seem that the English East India Company created Malabar District by warring with and subjugating numerous local kings, but that’s not what happened. Indian formal history studies may foster this impression, which could be true. I’ll delve into the a...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The prominent petty kingdom in South Malabar was Calicut, followed by Valluvanad, Palghat, and various feudal domains. The Valluvanad kingdom was ruled by the Vellathiri family, it seems. Records indicate that Nairs and Marumakkathayam Thiyyas in North Malaba...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Returning to CPS, she retired as the Inspector General of the Kerala State Registration Department. There are a few things to say about the Registration Department and the Inspector General post, which I’ll address at an appropriate point. The qualitative per...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Ancient maritime traders navigating the inland seas were aware of Malabar through hearsay and observation—a distant, wild place in the dark eastern regions where pepper could be sourced. More precise details are needed beyond this. It appears outsiders had no...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In discussing CPS, I aim to write about certain aspects of old British Malabar. The intent isn’t to highlight her personal virtues or flaws but to address formal and official matters. However, some personal details must be mentioned as background, as they are...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif When discussing CPS, this must also be mentioned. It seems many didn’t know she belonged to the Thiyya community. I’ve heard people say she was a Brahmin woman, a Nair, or a Nambiar. While in Quilon (Kollam) in 1978, after visiting and speaking at another gov...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif I must discuss my mother’s official persona and life here. This series of writings isn’t intended to attack, accuse, or praise any individuals. However, since this person’s life spanned three distinct historical periods and offers historical insights in vario...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The Syrian Christians who arrived in Travancore were not English but of Asian descent. They likely had a clear understanding of the receive honour- display subservience codes prevalent in feudal language regions. It’s proclaimed in textbooks that Indian cultu...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It seems one could say that history is taught upside-down today in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Generally, those who did good for the people are depicted as villains, while those who invaded with malicious intent are portrayed as saints in this subcontine...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif I’ve already discussed various communities in the Malabar region. Just below the Nairs are the Marumakkathayam Thiyyas of North Malabar, a community or religious group. I’ve heard it said that this group migrated to Malabar from Kazakhstan centuries ago. Alte...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Can seemingly meaningless images possess immense capabilities? The existence of QR codes proves they can. If interested, try scanning the QR code provided below using your smartphone’s scanner. See which channel the invisible codes within that QR code lead yo...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif I think it’s worth slightly diverging from the path of writing. I’ve touched upon sorcery, witchcraft, and tantric practices. I believe it’s appropriate to briefly discuss these before moving forward. A key component of witchcraft is the incantations used in ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Lower castes such as Paniyars, Kurumbars, Pariyars, and Paanars were feared by higher castes in various ways. One reason was the immense, almost demonic power conferred upon them by feudal language codes, as mentioned earlier. Equally, the belief that they pr...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif I don’t recall reading about Odiyans in Travancore. However, it is noted that certain groups, like the Kanikkars, were feared by higher castes, possibly due to the belief that they possessed tantric knowledge or performed occult rituals. In Malabar, Odiyans w...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It is recorded that Tipu Sultan made the following proclamation to the Nayars of Malabar: QUOTE from MALABAR MANUAL: And since it is a practice with you for one woman to associate with ten men, and you leave your mothers and sisters unconstrained in their obs...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It seems that the general boastful tradition in South Asia can be likened to the character of Ettukali Mammuñju in Vaikom Muhammad Basheer’s story Ente Uppuppakku Oru Aanayundarnnu. The tendency is to claim that whatever good exists in the world was present h...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Among Nayars, a joint family system prevailed. It is understood that grand tharavads with four-sided structures and central courtyards existed among the wealthier, higher-caste Nayars. In some of these tharavads, there would be a sacred grove (sarppakavu) for...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Just as with the Thiyyars, it appears that among Nayars in Malabar, there was a dual disposition. It is said that Nayars in North Malabar generally held a sense of aloofness towards those in South Malabar. It is indicated that marriages between Nayar women fr...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif When English rule gained strength in Malabar and government jobs, disregarding caste boundaries, became accessible to all based solely on English proficiency and related efficiency, Nayars in Malabar suddenly had to change their footing. In Native Life in Tra...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In several historical texts, Nayars are defined as Shudras. For instance, V. Nagam Aiya’s Travancore State Manual, Rev. Samuel Mateer’s Native Life in Travancore, Edgar Thurston’s works, and William Logan’s Malabar Manual all clearly state this. However, the ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif When speaking of Nayars, it may be necessary to mention one or more matters that some among them might find distasteful. However, the reality is that no one in this region can claim a superiority beyond the excellence that language codes impart to the softwar...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It is necessary to further clarify the use of expressions such as “Inhi,” “Inakku,” “Inre,” “Oan,” “Olu,” “Oanre,” “Olude,” “Aittingal,” “Aittingade” (Malabari words), and merely a name. The use of these words may feel as though it represents profound equalit...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It should be inferred that, over generations, communities that hold a high position in language codes develop a mental and physical superiority. One could say this is inscribed in the supernatural software codes that shape their physical structure. In terms o...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif I have already mentioned that the sheen observed among a small minority of the matrilineal Thiyyar believers in Tellicherry lacked any traditional foundation. Before this narrative progresses, I shall, for the time being, exclude Muslims and Christians from t...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif When discussing the Malabar administrative system, I must include observations, inquiries, and hearsay gathered in the presence of my mother. She (my mother) was born and educated in Tellicherry, a member of the matrilineal Thiyya community or religion. Engli...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Since I mentioned dogs, I thought I’d add this as well. It seems the word "dog" is often used as an insult in many places. In English, the word "bitch" is frequently used as a derogatory term, though it means a female dog. (I have a feelin...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Many thoughts come to mind about how English people dealt with the languages of this peninsula. However, if I were to note them all here, the narrative would stray into side stories. Still, I feel compelled to share one story, as I’m unsure when another fitti...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It does not seem that today’s army officers would allow their subordinates to speak English with them. I recall personally observing that in Malabar, officers would, as far as possible, provide opportunities for their subordinates to speak English. I am attem...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The issue with the societal perspective on an ordinary person going to meet an officer directly for some purpose is this: unless an individual has a hierarchy of people beneath them, the sense of respect—devotion and reverence—will not take root in the mind o...

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https://victoria.org.in/img/vol.png [/size] 1. The system of directly approaching a government officer: 2. When one Indian is given authority over another Indian 3. If a person uses bestial languages, he or she becomes bestial 4. The Linguistic Expressions of Animals 5. The Distinctive Influence of...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif My mother became an officer in the Madras Civil Service when part of the Madras Presidency became Madras State. When Malabar was merged with Travancore through a grand deception in 1956 to form Kerala State, she transitioned to the Kerala government service. ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Though the historical details mentioned earlier beckon strongly, I’ll set them aside and step back a short distance. In the Malabar district of the Madras Presidency, governed first by the English East India Company and later directly by Britain, the governme...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif This writing isn’t straying from the path. Rather, it’s leaping far ahead along it. As mentioned earlier, touching on something is like peering through an electron microscope—a small prick expands into a football field. Having come this far, I’ll move a bit f...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The map depicts the Calicut Empire (Calicut - Kozhikode - Empire) as ruling over South Malabar and extending to Venad (Travancore). Who drew this map is unknown. In truth, when continental Europeans and the English arrived, Calicut was a small region. Even Pa...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif When writing the grand history of India, certain matters demand attention. When the English East India Company established a trading centre, or “Factory,” in Tellicherry, Malabar comprised two regions with little social connection: North Malabar, north of the...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It’s been about 25 years since I read India’s official history. Yet, it seems that the essence of that official history is being read and studied by students and people today with even greater zeal. I lack the boldness to say that India’s official history is ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif I plan to say a bit more about the consequences of feudal language speakers infiltrating English-speaking nations before returning to the main thread of this writing. In South Asia, society is divided into distinct communities arranged in hierarchical tiers. ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It’s necessary to mention something about the quality of society. When comparing the societies of the South Asian subcontinent and other feudal language nations with the traditional societies of English-speaking nations, the former lag behind in quality. Read...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif South Asia is not like Japan. In Japan, the primary language is Japanese, understood to be a language with intricate hierarchies. It’s understood that people are stratified into distinct tiers in that country. At the end of the Second World War, Japanese comp...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Before moving forward, I feel it necessary to highlight two clear points. Both pertain to the social structure regaining strength in regions where English rule has been abandoned. Consider the police hierarchy mentioned in the previous writing, from the Const...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In feudal languages, it was commonly said that “people are valued like gemstones.” Here, “gemstones” refers to precious jewels. In a land where people are assigned different values and worth, the English East India Company attempted to design an egalitarian a...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Before proceeding, let’s examine a couple of words in Malabari. It seems that two distinct movements in Travancore deliberately erased from history the fact that a different language existed in British Malabar, unlike Travancore. Moreover, they propagated and...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Official decisions must certainly be judicious. This means that if a superior asks for an explanation, the official must be able to provide one. Alternatively, if a citizen related to the matter asks, an explanation must also be given. In the old English admi...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In a feudal linguistic state, when someone needs something from the government—especially if the matter is somewhat complex or if officials have the discretion to grant or withhold it based on their judgement—they will not only approach the official directly ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In British India, the English East India Company aimed to establish an administrative system based on English linguistic and cultural values, staffed by native individuals. However, these individuals harboured many psychological anxieties and agitations that ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The intention here was to discuss something else, but the topic has veered to this point. In an English social environment, a citizen visits a government office to enquire about licences needed for their business and speaks with the relevant office employee. ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In a pristine English social environment, when a citizen visits a government office to conduct business, the interaction proceeds roughly as follows: The visitor enters the office and approaches the front office counter, reception, or enquiry counter, asking,...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif What difference is there between an Englishman becoming a government officer and a feudal language speaker becoming one? This is the question that stands in front, in the path this writing has reached. At first glance, for an ordinary citizen, the two would b...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Let me outline some distinctive features of an administrative system with Englishmen at the top. There are more to discuss, but those can follow later. They speak and think in a language that addresses and describes everyone (even animals) on a single level. ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In feudal language societies, people are not truly free, do not think independently, or engage directly with others as they do in English. Instead, each person lives as if trapped in distinct baskets, like chicks covered in a henhouse. Every individual confin...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The challenges in establishing a government officer movement based on social equality for the first time in British Malabar’s history were numerous and subtle. Firstly, personal relationships here are neither perceived nor experienced as they are in English. ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif If a community deeply connected to English classical literature were cultivated in this subcontinent, it would indeed be possible to build a group that stands apart from local social philosophies, disgusts, and anxieties. However, this would merely be a singl...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif I state that I have some knowledge of English classical literature, old English literary works for young people, English traditions, and similar matters. Likewise, I have a modest understanding of decorum and codes of conduct in Malayalam, Malabari, and relat...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In feudal languages, unwritten rules exist, such as showing respect to the great, honouring them, keeping promises made to them, being punctual with them, and giving them priority. However, the English administration did not intend to entirely reject these pr...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The question of how to build a group of high-quality individuals is a complex issue in this subcontinent. Firstly, the very definition of quality, as perceived in feudal languages, differs from the perspective of pristine English. Living entirely in English, ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In British Malabar, part of British India, the English were the first in known history to design an egalitarian administrative system for the people. It is inscribed in golden letters in India’s present constitution that all citizens are equal before the law....

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In the year 661 of the Kollam era (1486 A.D.), during the reign of King Jayasimha Devan in the Venad kingdom (around present-day Trivandrum), a situation arose where some left-hand caste members from the lower strata found it impossible to live comfortably. H...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif When feudal languages shape society in a particular way, they simultaneously and spontaneously create a mental disposition, attitude, and psychological disturbance. This results in the understanding that, in certain specific ways, those at the lower levels ar...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It seems impossible to move forward without briefly glancing at the realm of the Codes of Reality, which, behind the scenes, shape emotions, emotional expressions, thoughts, and more in physical objects, living beings, and creatures. Languages and their codes...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif A doubt that can be planted in the reader’s mind is this: When someone goes to a railway station to buy a ticket, should they approach an officer? This might seem like a foolish question, as one obviously goes to the ticket counter to buy a ticket. However, w...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Many people undertake formal and informal studies on topics like Administration and Public Administration. It seems that these studies lack any understanding of the core structure of the government official class in British India. Instead, the official codes ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In this subcontinent, I had the opportunity in my lifetime to gain direct knowledge of the protocols of the English administrative system, which existed in just about half of the region. What contributed most significantly to this, and served as a cornerstone...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It would be best for India’s administrative machinery to operate according to the old English administrative system. However, I doubt this can be found by examining the minds of today’s ruling political leaders or senior officials. The English administrative ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif India has a society distinct from that of old England. People in India exist at various linguistic levels, such as “you” (lowest), “you” (middle), and “you” (highest). These same individuals oscillate through different levels depending on the context. This it...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The concept of knowledge itself is a tangled matter. What is claimed to be knowledge needs to be defined. From a very young age, I had serious doubts about what is called knowledge. It doesn’t seem that memorising various pieces of information recorded in boo...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif I don’t believe there is any benefit in the knowledge tested through PSC examinations and formal education for government jobs today. Though this may be my own notion, there might be some truth to it. Government employment primarily involves sitting in govern...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The social atmosphere in government offices leads the general public into a state of profound mental subservience. Several factors currently contribute to the strength of this mental environment. The primary factor is education in feudal languages. Schools an...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The notion that bureaucrats lack knowledge is also incorrect. The reality is that, like everyone else in this land, they possess various kinds of knowledge, skills, intelligence, and cunning. If they behave poorly towards the public, it is likely merely a ref...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif QUOTE: “However, it was also said that the IAS officers working under them are highly knowledgeable.” END OF QUOTE This is the next topic. The question of whether IAS officers and bureaucrats possess vast knowledge is the subject that has inadvertently become...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Words like knowledge, wisdom, expertise, and information seem to carry roughly the same meaning. However, there may be contexts where these words represent distinct concepts. I’ll address that later. A physician has knowledge of medicinal plants. A mason has ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The phrase “those with limited intellectual capacity” was inadvertently used in the previous writing. This is a provocative expression. During my college days, I often heard phrases like, “What does he know? Isn’t he a complete ignoramus?” used about many peo...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif One significant flaw in this kind of Home Education is in the matter of friendships. Studying in school provides many friends. This is also possible in Home Education, provided there are people in the surrounding area whose mental outlook aligns with the inte...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif In a way, the intellectual environment Varuna was exposed to educationally was equivalent to, or perhaps even superior to, what is offered in India’s most expensive schools, where monthly fees can reach around two lakh rupees. An environment exclusively in na...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif While Varuna was learning C+, I, this writer, also learned a bit of Visual Basic from the same institution. This was facilitated by the young owner of the establishment, who taught and trained me during his available time. The benefit for him was the opportun...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif This is a story I heard around the 1980s. At that time, I, this writer, was studying for my degree in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum). The son of a family with whom we had close ties was working in a major industry in England. The family was notably affluent,...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif A story was recounted by someone who heard it from a person who went to America for software work. The employer of that person was an American woman, that is, a white individual. She invited her employees to her home for some ceremony. Among them were a few M...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Among those who migrated to America for jobs related to computers and the internet, a significant portion were Telugus. This was a peculiar phenomenon at the time. Generally, Telugus seen on trains and elsewhere were perceived as being of very low status back...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Although I knew that learning C+, C++, MySQL, Visual Basic, and similar languages wasn’t particularly difficult, the reality was that I, this writer, didn’t know them. Consequently, I couldn’t teach these to Varuna for several years. However, when Varuna was ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Around 2002, I had a desire to teach Varuna programming languages such as C+,, C++, MySQL, and Visual Basic. This was because, at that time, there was a prevailing notion in society that computers were something only great intellectuals could approach. I had ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif When my first daughter, Varuna, was nearing eight years of age, she gained direct exposure to computer languages. Prior to that, her direct interactions were with external matters. Her regular familiarity with tasks such as creating websites, web forum pages,...

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https://victoria.org.in/img/vol.png [/size] 1. Compulsory formal education has eradicated high-quality traditional occupations 2. When a Small Person Gains a Bit of Prosperity, What’s the Next Step? 3. An Opportunity to Teach Computer Languages 4. The Unnatural Charm That Arises When a Wealthy Pers...

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ഇങ്ഗ്ളിഷുകാരുടെ managementൽ നടക്കുന്ന ഭരണ സംവിധാനങ്ങൾ ലോകത്തിലെ പല ഇടങ്ങളിലും പടർന്നുപിടിച്ചപ്പോൾ, ആ ഇടങ്ങളിലെല്ലാം അവിടങ്ങളിലെ സാമൂഹിക ബോധത്തിൽ കാര്യമായ മാറ്റം സംഭവിച്ചു തുടങ്ങി. എല്ലായിടത്തും പല ആളുകളിലും ഇങ്ഗ്ളിഷ് ആളുകളെ വസ്ത്രധാരണത്തിലും അറിവിൻ്റെ കാര്യത്തിലും അനുകരിക്കാനുള്ള ഒരു പ്രവണത പടർന്നു...

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1997ൽ ബൃട്ടൺ Hong Kongനെ ചൈനയ്ക്ക് വിട്ടുകൊടുക്കുന്നതു വരെ ചൈനയെന്നത് യൂറോപ്പിനും, ഒരു പരിധിവരെ ദക്ഷിണേഷ്യക്കും മറ്റും ഏതാണ്ടൊക്കെ അജ്ഞാതമായ ഒരു പ്രദേശം തന്നെയായിരുന്നു. പണ്ട് കാലങ്ങളിൽ യൂറോപ്പിലെ ആളുകൾക്ക് സമുദ്രത്തിൻ്റെ അങ്ങേയറ്റത്ത് എന്താണ് ഉള്ളത് എന്നതിനെക്കുറിച്ച് കാര്യമായ ധാരണയില്ലായിരുന്നു എ...

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കഴഞ്ഞ അദ്ധ്യായത്തിൽ പറഞ്ഞതാണ്, ചൈനയിലെ ഒരു പ്രവിശ്യയിൽ കറുപ്പ് ഉപയോഗം വളരെ വർദ്ധിച്ചു വന്നിരിക്കാം എന്ന്. ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥ പ്രസ്ഥാനം ഇങ്ഗ്ളിഷ് കച്ചവട സംഘത്തെ ഒന്ന് തമർത്താൻ ആഗ്രഹിച്ചു നിൽക്കുന്ന അവസരം. ഇങ്ഗ്ളിഷ് ഈസ്റ്റ് ഇന്ത്യാ കമ്പനിക്ക് ചൈനയിൽ യാതോരു വിധ സർക്കാർ ഛായയും ഇല്ല. വെറും കച്ചടക്കാർ. എന്നാൽ, ചൈ...

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വായനക്കാരിൽ ചിലർ എന്താണ് കറുപ്പ് എന്ന് അറിവില്ലാത്തവരായേക്കാം. അവർക്കായി ഈ വിശദീകരണം നൽകുകയാണ്. കറുപ്പ് അഥവാ Opium എന്നത് കഞ്ചാവു പോലുള്ള ഒരു വസ്തുവാണ്. കഞ്ചാവ് അഥവാ Ganja എന്നതിനെ കറുപ്പുമായി താരതമ്യം ചെയ്യുന്നിടത്ത് ഈ വിധം എഴുതിക്കാണുന്നുണ്ട്: Opium has been used for centuries as a pain reliever,...

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ഞാൻ ഇങ്ഗ്ളിഷ് ഭാഷയേയും ഇങ്ഗ്ളിഷ് സാമൂഹിക അന്തരീക്ഷങ്ങളേയും പ്രകീർത്തിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് എഴുതുമ്പോഴും സംസാരിക്കുമ്പോഴും, വെളുത്ത വർഗ്ഗക്കാരേയും യൂറോപ്യൻ വംശജരേയും മറ്റുമാണ് പ്രകീർത്തിക്കുന്നത് എന്ന രീതിയിൽ ഉള്ള പ്രതികരണങ്ങൾ കാണാനിടയായിട്ടുണ്ട്. എൻ്റെ വാദഗതികളെ തനി വിഡ്ഢിത്തമാക്കാനായി ചില വ്യക്തികൾ ഫ്രഞ്ചുകാ...

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ഇങ്ഗ്ളിഷുകാരും, ദക്ഷിണേഷ്യക്കാരും, ചൈനാക്കാരും, ആഫ്രിക്കക്കാരും മറ്റും മറ്റും Zoology അഥവാ ജന്തുശാസ്ത്രത്തിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടുന്നുണ്ട്. എന്നുവച്ചാൽ, ഈ കൂട്ടരെല്ലാം തന്നെ മൃഗങ്ങൾ എന്ന നിർവ്വചനത്തിൽ വരുന്നവരാണ്. എന്നാൽ, ഇങ്ഗ്ളിഷുകാർ മറ്റ് പ്രദേശങ്ങളിൽ പോയി ഈ വിധ കൂട്ടരെയെല്ലാം കാണുമ്പോൾ, അവരും തങ്ങളെപ്പോലുള്ള...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif I truly began using a computer in 1999. By then, technology related to computers had advanced significantly. The internet had spread widely. eCommerce was steadily gaining ground. It was during a period of personal setbacks—a pit of failures in life—that I ga...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif The first time I used a computer was in 1985, at the home of a relative with foreign connections. Compared to today’s computers, it was an extremely primitive machine in terms of technology. There was no mouse. Everything was operated via the keyboard, using ...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif Most teachers in formal education know little beyond their textbooks. Yet, they can think and act in close alignment with many things happening in society—such as exams for government jobs, politics, public activism, street-corner speeches, and Malayalam TV p...

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https://victoria.org.in/eclass/Malv.gif It was in English-speaking nations where the surge of technological advancements and scientific knowledge took place. The clear reason for this is the absence of the various inhibitions, jealousies, and anxieties found in feudal languages when it comes to sha...

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