Eradi is a subcaste of the Samantan Nair community from the Indian state of Kerala. [1] The Samoothiri ( Zamorin), the erstwhile monarchs and hereditary rulers of the kingdom of Kozhikode, belong to this subcaste. [2] [3] They derive their name from the province of Eranad, where they were the ruling chiefs. [4] [5]
See also
- Justice V. Balakrishna Eradi
- Nair
References
- ^ Balakrishna, N. Nair (1975). "Culture and Society: A Festschrift to Dr. A. Aiyappan". Thomson Press (India), Publication Division. p. 220.
- ^ Fuller, Christopher John (30 December 1976). The Nayars Today. CUP Archive. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-521-29091-3.
- ^ Krishna Iyer, K. V. (1938). The Zamorins Of Calicut. Norman Printing Bureau, Calicut.
- ^ Balakrishna, N. Nair (1975). "Culture and Society: A Festschrift to Dr. A. Aiyappan". Thomson Press (India), Publication Division. p. 220.
- ^ Narayanan, M.G.S (1996). "Perumals of Kerala: Political and Social Conditions of Kerala Under the Cēra Perumals of Makotai (c. 800 A.D.-1124 A.D.)". Xavier Press.
Eradi is a subcaste of the Samantan Nair community from the Indian state of Kerala. [1] The Samoothiri ( Zamorin), the erstwhile monarchs and hereditary rulers of the kingdom of Kozhikode, belong to this subcaste. [2] [3] They derive their name from the province of Eranad, where they were the ruling chiefs. [4] [5]
See also
- Justice V. Balakrishna Eradi
- Nair
References
- ^ Balakrishna, N. Nair (1975). "Culture and Society: A Festschrift to Dr. A. Aiyappan". Thomson Press (India), Publication Division. p. 220.
- ^ Fuller, Christopher John (30 December 1976). The Nayars Today. CUP Archive. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-521-29091-3.
- ^ Krishna Iyer, K. V. (1938). The Zamorins Of Calicut. Norman Printing Bureau, Calicut.
- ^ Balakrishna, N. Nair (1975). "Culture and Society: A Festschrift to Dr. A. Aiyappan". Thomson Press (India), Publication Division. p. 220.
- ^ Narayanan, M.G.S (1996). "Perumals of Kerala: Political and Social Conditions of Kerala Under the Cēra Perumals of Makotai (c. 800 A.D.-1124 A.D.)". Xavier Press.