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No Name of Journal Author Title of paper Volume and page numbers Year of publishing Perspectives
Analyses educational and occupational mobitlity of Ezhavas to
Globalisation and the Changing Geography of Social Life in Rural understand their spatial mobility;uses this analysis to reflect
1 Journal of South Asian Development Mijo Luke Kerala Volume-17, pages 7-31 2021 upon their social mobility [ethnographic, sociological]
Exploring the historical undercurrents_titles of privileges and the Analyses the historical context and nature of titles of privilege
2 University of Kerala (PhD paper) Nandakumar, B V social mobility of the Ezhavas of Travancore 2017 acquired by Ezhavas as a tool for social mobility [historical]
Reform, Law and Gendered Identity: Marriage among Ezhavas of vol. 33, no. 38, 1998, pp.
3 Economic and Political Weekly Meera Velayudhan Kerala 2480–83. 1998 Social mobility and the position of women [gender studies]
Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Entangled Histories: Gender and the Community Mobilisations of the Study the history of women through the community
4 Studies in Humanities Kavyasree R Ezhavas in Colonial Kerala Vol. 13, No. 4, 2021. 1-12 2021 consolidation efforts of Ezhavas [historical]
R. Ramakumar and Brief account of the Ezhavas Social Reform Movement
5 NCCR North South K. N. Nair State, Politics and Civil Society:A Note on the Experience of Kerala pp. 285-294 ? [historical and narrative]
Bulletin of the Madras Government Study the impact of Brahminism and Europinism on Iravas and
6 Museum (Book) A. Aiyappan Iravas and Culture Change vol 5, no.1 Government press 1943 their cultural change [cultural anthropology]
Filippo Osella and The modern search for upward social mobility by Ezhavas
7 (Book) Caroline Osella Social Mobility in Kerala - Modernity and Identity in Conflict 2000 [sociological]
Analyses how caste solidarity promotes politicisation of a
8 University of Kerala (PhD paper) Jacob Mathew Caste mobilisation and social mobility in Kerala after Independence pp. 189-243 2002 group and the resultant social mobility [political]
Social movements and social transformation: A study of two backward Uses comparative historical method to study the development
9 (Book) M S A Rao classes movement in India Vol I-II 1979 of the SNDP movement [socio-historical]
This study is about the marginalised community of ezhavas in
Madurai Kamaraj University (Research J.Jeba shyni and Dr. kerala and how they moved from being neglected to a slightly
10 project) A.Antony selvaraj Socio-Cultural Study of Ezhavas in Kerala 2021 higher position on various paltforms [sociological]
Examines how colonialism leads to the restructuring of society
and gives rise to formation of ethnic groups with focus on
11 Theory and society Prema Kurien Colonialism and Ethnogenesis: A Study of Kerala, India Vol. 23, No. 3 1994 Kerala [anthropological]
Examines how the revival or re-formulation of the indigenous
medical tradition among the Ezhava under colonialism was
closely interconnected with the process of caste mobilisation,
Subaltern Medicine and Social Mobility: The experience of the Ezhava and the augmentation of their social aspiration [historical,
12 Indian Anthropologist Burton Cleetus in Kerala Vol. 37, No. 1, 2007 anthropological]
13 (Book) Edgar Thurston Castes and tribes of Southern India vol. 2, pp. 392-418 1909 Detailed cultural overview of Izahavans [ethnographic]
Analyse the various causes that led to the formation of the
travancore state congressagainst the political, social and
14 Proceedings of the Indian history congress P.T.Haridas GENESIS OF THE TRAVANCORE STATE CONGRESS vol 38. , pp. 398-404 1977 economic background in Travancore [historical]
Discusses caste reforms, anti-caste ideas, and thoughts on
Conceptions of Community, Nation and Politics: The Ezhavas of nationalism amongst Ezhavas of South Malabar in the Madras
15 A Global journal on social exclusion Anish KK South Malabar, India and their Quest for Equality Vol. 3, pp. 69-88 2022 Presidency [historical, anthropological, ethnographic]
B. Vijaya Bhanu, K.
Bulletin of the Deccan College Post- C. Malhotra and R. N. Attempts to record fingerprints data of ezhavas which has
16 Graduate and Research Institute Choudhari A quantitative analysis of the finger prints of the ezhavas Vol. 31/32, No. 1/2 1970-71- 1971-72, hitherto not been reported [analytical, anthropological]
The implications of sociological intervention by Nayana Guru
Popular Culture and Socio-Religious Reform: Narayana Guru and in the Ezhavas' reform movement [ideological, religious,
17 Studies in history P.Chandramohan the Ezhavas of Travancore Vol. 3 Issue 1, pp. 57-74 1987 historical]
Study of the movement among the prospering lower
caste for the right to enter schools, government spaces
and ultimately the government controlled temples in a
18 Social Scientist Robin jeffrey Temple-Entry Movement in Travancore, 1860-1940 Vol. 4, No. 8 1976 staunchly theocratic Hindu state [ethnographic]
Studies the various religious and social reform
movements that arose amongst the lower caste
challenging the upper caste feudal exploitation. the idea
SOCIO-RELIGIOUS REFORM IN TWENTIETH CENTURY of renaissance in Kerala is rooted in these movement
Procedings of the Indian history KERALA: VAGBHADANANDA AND THE ATMA VIDYA questioning caste based inequalities [Historical,
19 congress Divya kannan SANGHAM, 1900-40 vol.73,pp1006-1011 2012 ethnographic]
Growth of Literacy in Kerala: State Intervention, Missionary This paper discusses how kerala reached its pre-eminent
20 Economic and political weekley E.T.Mathew Initiatives and Social Movements vol.34,no39 , pp 2811-2820 1999 position in resepct of literacy [historical]
Community' as de-imagining nation:recolating ezhava Talks about the struggles of ezhaves in nationalist
21 development, democracy and the state K. Ravi Raman movement in kerala pg 40 to 53 2010 movement [anthropolical, historical]
Working Papers (from working paper id: 11506, Discusses the demographic and socio-economic profile
22 eSocialSciences K.C Zachariah religious denominations of kerala working paper no. 468 2016 of Ezhavas [sociological]
The study's locates the dynamics of women's political
participation within the context of ezhave movement
23 Social Scientist Meera Velayudhan caste,class and poltical organisation of women in travancore vol. 19 pp 61-79 1991 [political, ethnographic]
Examines how Kerala has reduced marginalized people
egalitarain developmentalism, communist mobilization and in Kerala, particularly the lower-caste Dalits and tribals,
24 Journal of asian studies J.Devika caste vol.69, pg 799-820 2010 to a state of abjection [political, anthropological]
this paper studies the social reform movements in Kerala
Colonial Modernity and Social Reforms: Mobilisation of Lower that tried to achieve upward mobility of Ezhavas
25 Journal of Polity and Society Binoy A.A Caste Communities in Kerala vol. 14 issue 1 2022 [historical]
Amoralities Give Rise To Social Reform Movements Of Kerala
Jayasree Jayan –A Focuses on its attention on the position of ezhava
International Journal of Innovative Kuniyath, KC Study Of Nambuthiri, Nair And Ezhava Women Analogous women of 19th century that strengthened the social
26 Research and Advanced Studies Sankaranarayanan Vows vol.4, no. 3 2017 reform movments of kerala ( historical)
NMML In this research paper it focuses its attention on one of
OCCASIONAL PAPER Dr. Palpu’s Petition Writings the social reformer writings and the discrimination
27 Uday kumar and Kerala’s Pasts* 2014 between Ezhavas [literary, historical]
Kaleidoscopic Ethnicity: International Migration and the Examines ethnicity and how it affects people's activities
28 Book Prema.A Kurien Reconstruction Vol. 32, No.5, pp. 586-587 2003 and decisions, including those of Ezhavas [sociological]
Proceedings of the Indian history T.P Sankarankutty This chapter describes one of the social reformer and
29 congress nair DR. Palpu- The pioneer ezhava social reformer of kerala Vol. 40, pp. 841-848 2002 their contribution to the movment [historical]
This studies aim is to evaluate the impact that this
Changing Patterns of Family and The process of rehumanisation initiated by Sri Narayana Guru rehumanising
Kinship in South Asia. and its impact on kinship and other social relationships in process has had on ezhava and social relationships in
30 G. Gopinathan Kerala Vol 84, pp 87-109 1998 Kerala [sociological]
Social Reform, Law, Gendered Identity Among an Oppressed Discrimination against women among Ezhavas as a
31 Indian Historical Review Meera Velayudhan Caste, the Ezhavas in Travancore vol. 35, pp. 125-135 2008 cause for social reform [gender studies, cultural]
THE SOCIAL REFORM MOVEMENTS IN KERALA: A ROLE OF The present article discussed about the emergence of Ezhava
ZENITH International Journal of NARAYANA GURU IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EZHAVA community and the role of Narayana Guru and S.N.D.P
32 Multidisciplinary Research S. ARCHANA COMMUNITY vol.5 , pp.104-113 2015 [historical]
to critically engage with the discourse on English and higher
education for women in
the Ezhava women’s magazines and also discusses the
Question of English Language and Higher Education: Early Twentieth inextricable link between English language and caste
33 A Journal of Gender and Culture Sreebitha P V Century Ezhava Women’s Magazines in Kerala Vol. 7, No. 1 2022 [sociocultural]