Author: Sivaswamy, G .
Title: Tamil Brahmins in Kerala
Description: Palakkad, Kerala Brahmana Sabha, 2002. orig.wrappers. 22x14cm, 192 pp.. Some rubbing. VG. ¶ Text entirely in English. Contents: Bhargava Kshethram; The Namboodiris; Rule by Cheras & Entry of Tamils; Paradesi Brahmins & the Origins of Shashtha Preeti; Agraharams; A Flourishing People; Rituals Add to the Beauty of Life & Living; Dress & Decorations; Tamil Brahmins: Great Lovers of Music; Culinary Habits & Customs of the Tamil Brahmins in Kerala; Contributions Made by Tamil Brahmins; Moving from Crisis to Crisis; A Classical People on the Verge of Extinction; The Kerala Brahmana Sabha: Unifying & Integrating Force; Sruti Vani; Need for a Vision of the Future; The Vaideeka Prasnam; Why This Apathy Towards Tamil - Our Mother Tongue; Brahmanyam: What Is It? Its Significance & Importance to Brahmins; A Day in a Brahmin's Life; Languishing Traditions; Brahmin Women: Keepers of Great Traditions & Culture; Why People Marry in their Own Caste? Is It Good or Bad? What About Tamil Brahmins in Kerala; Power of Mantras; Why We Look for Jathaka Porutham Before Marriage; The 16 Important Samskaras; Knowledge of Gothra Essential; The Modern Day Kerala Iyer Abroad - His Living & Problem; The Palakkad-Agraharams; Awake & Arise Tamil Brahmins; Appendices: List of Agraharams; List of Samooha Madams; List of Kerala Brahmana Sabha Upa Sabhas.

Keywords: Indian Ethnology, Tamil Tamils, Brahmin Brahmins, Caste Association, Kerala, India South Asia, Kerala Caste, Sociology, Anthropology, History