List of Ezhavas

The Ezhava are a prominent community in Kerala making up approximately 25% of the state's population. The following is a list of notable members of the Ezhava community.

Dynasty

Mannanar[1]

Legendary characters

Cheerappanchira Panicker - Martial ( Kalary) Guru of Swamy Ayyappan, Father of Malikappurathamma- 13/ 14 century.
Itty Achudan vaidyar - famous physician [2]
Aromal Chekavar[3]
Unniyarcha[3]

Spiritual leaders

Narayana Guru[4] (1855- 1928)

Literature

Kumaran Asan[5] (1873 - 1924) – also known as Mahakavi Kumaran Asan
Muloor S. Padmanabha Panicker[6] (1869-1931) – poet and prominent social reformer
C. V. Kunhiraman[6] (1871-1949) – founder of Kerala Kaumudi, writer and journalist
O. V. Vijayan[7] (1930-2005) - Indian author (Khasakkinte Itihasam) and cartoonist

Politics

Chief Ministers

C. Kesavan - former Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin[8]
R. Sankar[9] - former Chief Minister of Kerala
Pinarayi Vijayan[10] - incumbent Chief Minister of Kerala.

Social reformers

Padmanabhan Palpu[11]
Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker, ne 'Mangalam Vazhunnor Velayudha Perumal' [12]
T. K. Madhavan[13]

References

Pullappilly, Cyriac. Religion and Social Conflict in South Asia. p. 32.
Damodaran, Harish (25 November 2018). INDia's NEW CAPITALISTS: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation. ISBN 9789351952800.
Nadhapuram, Kunjikkannan. Vadakkan Pattukal.
Smith, Bardwell L. (1976). Religion and social conflict in South Asia. International studies in sociology and social anthropology. Vol. 22. BRILL. pp. 35–39. ISBN 978-90-04-04510-1.
Tharamangalam, Joseph (1981). Agrarian Class Conflict: The Political Mobilization of Agricultural Labourers in Kuttanad, South India. Canada: The University of British Columbia. p. 38. ISBN 0-7748-0126-3.
Mathew, George (1989). Communal Road To A Secular Kerala. New Delhi: Ashok Kumar Mittal Concept Publishing Company. pp. 90–110. ISBN 81-7022-282-6.
"The Great Malabar Novel". Rediff.com.
Nair, Perrunna K. N. "Some prominent leaders of the freedom struggle in Kerala". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
Surendran, P. K. (17 July 2002). "Bridging the Nair-Ezhava divide". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
"'Some people remind me of my caste quite often,' says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan".
Lukose, Ritty A. (2010). "Recasting the Secular: Religion and Education in Kerala, India". In Mines, Diane P.; Lamb, Sarah (eds.). Everyday Life in South Asia (2nd ed.). Indiana University Press. pp. 209–210. ISBN 9780253354730.
Krishanan IAS, NR (1967). Izhavar Annum Innum. Trissur: Seena Publications. p. 119.
Smith, Bardwell L. (1976). Pullapilly, Cyriac K. (1976). "The Izhavas of Kerala and their Historic Struggle for Acceptance in the Hindu Society". In Smith, Bardwell L. Religion and Social Conflict in South Asia. International studies in sociology and social anthropology. 22. Netherlands: E. J. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-04510-1. ISBN 9004045104.

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[1] Pullappilly, Cyriac. Religion and Social Conflict in South Asia. p. 32.

[2] Damodaran, Harish (25 November 2018). INDia's NEW CAPITALISTS: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation. ISBN 9789351952800.

[:0-3] Nadhapuram, Kunjikkannan. Vadakkan Pattukal.

[4] Smith, Bardwell L. (1976). Religion and social conflict in South Asia. International studies in sociology and social anthropology. Vol. 22. BRILL. pp. 35–39. ISBN 978-90-04-04510-1.

[Asan-5] Tharamangalam, Joseph (1981). Agrarian Class Conflict: The Political Mobilization of Agricultural Labourers in Kuttanad, South India. Canada: The University of British Columbia. p. 38. ISBN 0-7748-0126-3.

[Muloor-6] Mathew, George (1989). Communal Road To A Secular Kerala. New Delhi: Ashok Kumar Mittal Concept Publishing Company. pp. 90–110. ISBN 81-7022-282-6.

[OVVijayan-7] "The Great Malabar Novel". Rediff.com.

[8] Nair, Perrunna K. N. "Some prominent leaders of the freedom struggle in Kerala". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 3 November 2011.

[9] Surendran, P. K. (17 July 2002). "Bridging the Nair-Ezhava divide". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.

[10] "'Some people remind me of my caste quite often,' says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan".

[11] Lukose, Ritty A. (2010). "Recasting the Secular: Religion and Education in Kerala, India". In Mines, Diane P.; Lamb, Sarah (eds.). Everyday Life in South Asia (2nd ed.). Indiana University Press. pp. 209–210. ISBN 9780253354730.

[12] Krishanan IAS, NR (1967). Izhavar Annum Innum. Trissur: Seena Publications. p. 119.

[13] Smith, Bardwell L. (1976). Pullapilly, Cyriac K. (1976). "The Izhavas of Kerala and their Historic Struggle for Acceptance in the Hindu Society". In Smith, Bardwell L. Religion and Social Conflict in South Asia. International studies in sociology and social anthropology. 22. Netherlands: E. J. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-04510-1. ISBN 9004045104.