Thiyyar Regiment

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The Thiyyar Regiment was a military class created by British Empire that provided thousands of Thiyyar community members from Malabar for the British Indian Army. The Regiment was based in Thalassery, chosen because it was a strategic center in Malabar. There were many Thiyyar people who held the posts of subedar and jemendhar in the local militia under the East India Company, which were considered the high and responsible posts.[1][2][3][4] There were lesser known Thiyya regiments and Thiyyar Pattalam formed by the French and British governments in Mahe and Thalassery.[5] The British deployed the unit in various military operations.[6]

Listen important and education communities of north malabar and until lately, there was a special regiment in malabar. Which has done useful service. Now that this regiment is being disbanded, it is only proper that Thiyyar should be given sufficient representation in both the rank of malabar battalion, especially in view of the fact that malabar has a enocial territorial force of it. Listen appointed as army sentunies. The letter the of government of the madras october (1932) throws light on the fact about the Thiyyar regiment in malabar early.[7]

Modern history[]

Thiyyar pattalam (Thiyyar Army) ,A letter published on 1799 in Thalassery kathukal (Thalassery Letters) depicting The Thiyyar Army of British India

Eliza Draper, who was born in British India and married to a British soldier, mentions Thiyyas as "a community bearing arms, though it was mainly the Nairs who had the privilege of carrying arms with them, according to Hindu social customs. But there were a number of Thiyya families known for martial skills and many families were known as gurukkals with Kalaripayattu traditions in the northern parts of Malabar. It is also a known fact that these families were well-versed in Ayurveda and Sanskrit texts and were practitioners of the traditional healing systems."[8]

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  1. ^ L.K.A.Iyer, The Mysore Tribes and caste. Vol.III, A Mittal Publish. Page.279, Google Books
  2. ^ Nagendra k.r.singh Global Encyclopedia of the South India Dalit's Ethnography (2006) page.230, Google Books
  3. ^ L.Krishna Anandha Krishna Iyer(Divan Bahadur) The Cochin Tribes and Caste Vol.1. Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1962. Page. 278, Google Books
  4. ^ Iyer, L. K. Anantha Krishna (1909). The Cochin tribes and castes vol.I. Higginbotham, Madras.
  5. ^ P.R, Nisha (2020-06-12). Jumbos and Jumping Devils: A Social History of Indian Circus. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-099207-1.
  6. ^ M.D, N. C. SHYAMALAN. North Africa To North Malabar: AN ANCESTRAL JOURNEY. Notion Press. ISBN 978-93-83416-64-6.
  7. ^ S.M.Mohammed Koya, "print and public in malabar:A study of early newspaper" (1847-1930)
  8. ^ Chekkutty·Features·August 29, N. P.; 2019 (2019-08-29). "The Thiyyas of Malabar: In Search of a New Identity". KochiPost. Retrieved 2021-03-03.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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