Vaduthala Nair, the Kshatriya

Kshatriya

*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...

/Warrior of Parayi petta panthirukulam

Parayi petta panthirukulam

Parayi Petta Panthirukulam, is a Malayalam language phase which translates as "twelve kulams born of a Pariah Woman". This phrase is a well recognized as the title of an important legend of ancient Kerala, a southern state in India. The 'Kulams' refer to vocation based hierarchical ethnic groups...

(The 12 castes that the women of caste named 'Paraya' delivered) belongs to the present Kundooly Nair

Nair

Nair , also known as Nayar , refers to "not a unitary group but a named category of castes", which historically embody several castes and many subdivisions, not all of whom bore the Nair title. These people historically live in the present-day Indian state of Kerala...

 family of Mezhathur

Mezhathur

Mezhathur is an Indian village in the state of Kerala situated at the border of Thrissur, Malappuram and Palakkad districts. It is a historical and cultural village in Kerala . Known for traditional Ayurveda Physicians like Chatharu Nair and Vaidyamadom Valiya Narayanan Namboodiri. Also the native...

, near Thrithala

Thrithala

Thrithala is a village in Ottappalam taluk in Palakkad District of Kerala state, South India. The village is located along the banks of Bharathapuzha and is famed for its Shiva temple.-Legends:...

. It was this family who took and raised the infant left behind by the Vararuchi couple while on the pilgrimage along the Nila River banks.
Vaduthala Nair was an expert in martial arts. He was a Nair soldier
The place in Ernakulam

Ernakulam

Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...

 called Vaduthala

Vaduthala

Vaduthala is a suburb of the city of Kochi, India. Before merger with the corporation of Kochi, Vaduthala was a municipality under the Government of Kerala. A zonal office of the Corporation of Cochin operates here. Several educational institutions like Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Don Bosco School,...

 is believed to be the place of Vaduthala Nair

Vaduthala Nair

Vaduthala Nair, the Kshatriya/Warrior of Parayi petta panthirukulam belongs to the present Kundooly Nair family of Mezhathur, near Thrithala. It was this family who took and raised the infant left behind by the Vararuchi couple while on the pilgrimage along the Nila River banks.Vaduthala Nair was...

.The Aithihyamala

Aithihyamala

Aithiyamaala is a book of mythology or folklore of Kerala written in Malayalam by Kottarathil Sankunni. It depicts popular tales like those of the children of Vararuchi and Parayi , Kayamkulam Kochunni, Kadamattathu Kathanar among many others. The story of 12 children is commonly called Parayi...

 by Kottarathil Sankunni describes the Parayi petta panthirukulam

Parayi petta panthirukulam

Parayi Petta Panthirukulam, is a Malayalam language phase which translates as "twelve kulams born of a Pariah Woman". This phrase is a well recognized as the title of an important legend of ancient Kerala, a southern state in India. The 'Kulams' refer to vocation based hierarchical ethnic groups...