Channar (surname)
Channar or Channan was a surname used in Kerala until early 20th century by families of the ezhava caste [1][2] Nadar as a caste used to be called as channars in pre independance era. The same surname is being used by Jatt clans[3] Along with Panicker and Thandar families, Channar families were high status ezhava families[4]
Notable people:
- Alummootil kochu kunju Channar
- Enathinatha Nayannar
- C O Karunakaran
- T K Madhavan
- Mangalath Cochoo Mani Channar
References
- ^ Rao, M. S. A. (1987). Social Movements and Social Transformation: A Study of Two Backward Classes Movements in India. Manohar. p. 23.
- ^ Mathew, George (1989). Communal Road to a Secular Kerala. Concept Pub. Co. p. 30. ISBN 978-81-7022-282-8.
- ^ A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province: A.-K. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. 1997. ISBN 978-81-85297-69-9.
- ^ Osella, Filippo; Caroline, Filippo; Osella, Caroline (20 December 2000). Social Mobility In Kerala: Modernity and Identity in Conflict. Pluto Press. ISBN 978-0-7453-1693-2.
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