Guest guest Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 I have seen lot many discussions about karthas. Karthas are high caste Nairs who occupied a high position in the Caste hierarchy of pre-independant India. I firmly believe that Chaturvarnya is not at all a characteristic of the kerala society as there is no vaishya varna seen in kerala. Brahminical texts started referring Nairs are Sudras but the condition of nairs in kerala cannot be equated with other states. they occupied a very high and respectable position in kerala. the rituals and customs in kerala are different from the rest of india-like sambandhams, matriliny etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 are u from a kartha fmaily? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 I have seen most of Hindus from Kerala eat beaf. Is it a common practice amongst Keralite hindus. XXX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 the ones who have been so influenced by non-hindu sources Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Well, it is true that there is a substantial portion of Hindus in Kerala who eat beef, even many of the nairs who were not beef eaters in the near past do that now. While the influenze of the Muslim -Christian communities can not be ignored there are deeper questions involved. The tantric cult, goddess worshipping, which was prevalent in Kerala like Bengal was not at all vegetarian. Perhaps it was the Budhist -Jain phases that brough the rigourous vegetarianism. Neither was sexuality tabooed then. To this day there are goddess temples where animals are sacrificed. This widely prevalent especially among the warrior nairs was banned during the British regime, not because the British were vegetarians or animal lovers though. We also have the Vedas celebrating beef eating as numerous hymns tell. Thus 'Indra the beef lover' is often referred to, though not many quote it now. Even taking the ancient Tamil Sangam age, to which south India owes its early days, we have references to beef eating. Thus 'Kotavai' the goddess is a lover of what is now called 'Beef Biriyani' a mixture of rice and beef. Jay nair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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