-
between 1669 and 1676,
wrote about Chekavar in
Hortus Malabaricus: "[Chekavas] are
bound to war and arms. The
Chekavars usually serve to
teach nayros (nair)...
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Chandu Chekavar (Chathiyan Chanthu, also
known as
Chandu Panicker), was a sixteenth-century
chekavar of the
Chekavar family from
Kerala folklore, mentioned...
-
Aromal Chekavar was a
warrior believed to have
lived during the 16th
century in the
North Malabar region of present-day Kerala, India. He was from the...
- "valour and sacrifice." The
songs present stories of
heroes such as
Aromal Chekavar and
Thacholi Othenan, and
heroines like Unniyarcha. The
stories centre...
-
officers to kill the
loser by bludgeoning,
Chekavar interferes and
saves him, but a
fight breaks out.
Chekavar manages to
escape without getting shot. The...
- and
recovering the
Salagramam back to
Tharananellur Nambudiri,
Velayudha Chekavar was
given the
title “Panicker” by the king of Travancore. In 1874, a few...
-
folklore of
North Malabar,
which are
ballads extolling the
brave and
valiant chekavars, it
stars Vani Viswanath,
Kunchacko Boban, Devan,
Siddique and Captain...
-
about Chekavar (Malabar Thiyyar)
training in
Kalaripayattu in
Hortus Malabaricus:
Chekavas (
Chekavar) are
bound to war and arms. The
Chekavars usually...
- The plot
unfolds at Put****am, the
house of the
great Kannappan Chekavar. The
chekavar clan
provide martial services to
their lords by
training and providing...
-
themselves to be
warriors and
became known as the
Chekavars. The
Vadakkan Pattukal ballads describe Chekavars as
forming the
militia of
local chieftains and...
