.... Brahmin ideology granted entitlements to caste Hindus by virtue of their birth. Privileges accorded the Nambudiri Brahmins, as they were called in Travancore, included temples for their sole use. Those Hindus who held no caste were not allowed on temple roads, could not drink from the village well...

... class of mediators, who acquired enough power and influence to ‘link the people with the new rulers’, and who grew ‘in strength and prosperity with the progress of a (foreign) rule’ (Ahmad and Reifeld 2011: 8). Others, like many among the Nambudiri Brahmins, for long refrained from entering...

... and presumed privileges of the Nambudiri Brahmins, who summarily dismissed three offers that Gandhi extended. Bayi Sethu Lakshmi Gounder Ayyamuthu Maharaja Mulam Thirunal Maharani of Travancore Maharani Regent Marumakkathayam system matrilineal law matrilineal Nair society Marumakkathayam or matrilineal...