Raman pillai and got popular in such a way that all, even historians use the same word. Marthanda varma was far sighted since his childhood. This article is about the historical novel in malayalam. The other two are dharmaraja 19 and ramaraja bahadur in two parts 19181920. Marthanda varma on the surface, is a historical romance, but its subtext is a political one of contemporary significance. I came across some pages of the book when i had to study it in my 10th standard. The ettuveetil pillamar were known according to the villages in which. The ettuveetil pillamar and ettara yogam had played a significant role in the history of travancore and were responsible, as per legend, for the murder of raja aditya varma in the previous century, the murder of five sons of rani umayamma and other similar crimes, all committed in a bid to extirpate the travancore royal house. These lands were divided into eight adhikarems or districts and over each of these districts as a governor was placed a noble family, all with the title of pillai.
The novel utilizes rich allusions to the indian subcontinent and western, historical. They have a long and continuous history beginning from a period earlier than the commencement of the christian era. The book is inspired from real story of the king, marthandavarma. Marthandavarma goodreads meet your next favorite book. Raman pillai and got popular in such a way that everyone, even historians began using the same word. They successfully executed assassination of the king and even plotted and executed assassination of others from the royal family who could become the next king. A brilliant story that shows the conspiracy and the brilliant plans that lead to the victory of the king against ettuveettil pillamar. An inquiry deep into the circumstances prevailed at that point of time in history would help you reveal the truth. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The sri padmanabhaswamy temple possessed vast landed areas over which the ruler of travancore had no control whatsoever. The crookedness of pillamar continued until marthanda varma came into power. While the moolasthanam of the temple is the ananthapuram temple inkasargod. India kerala trivandrum anantha padmanabha swamy tem. Kazhakootam was considered a faraway place by the city crowd and home only to the sainikams the sainik school cadets.
Nairs are basically a tulunepalese tribe related to bunts of karnataka and not ethnically related to rest of the keralites. The contract outlined the renovation and modernization of the hydroelectric power stations at pallivasal and. Pillai, meaning prince, is a title of nobility which can either refer to a ruling chief, members of the nobility, or junior princes of the royal family historically ranked immediately below the king. History is just an insight into the past and is not recommended to be believed, based on one article or whatsapp forwards. The ettuveetil pillamar were nobles from eight houses in erstwhile venad in presentday. Padmanabhaswamy temple is located in thiruvananthapuram, kerala, india. Padmanabhaswamy temple wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Reclining chair saaivu naarkaali they were once princes in ad 1730, and loyal to the erstwhile thiruvithangore samasthanam kerala marthanda varma king. The early history of kerala is very complicated and there are. The padmanabhaswamy temple and its property were controlled by the ettara yogam kings council of eight with the assistance of ettuveetil pillamar lords of the eight houses. After the death of rama varma in 1729, marthanda varma succeeded to the throne. History gets distorteddiluted or twisted in their favour by the rulers. This one will hover above the succession struggle and cover the role of the madampies and the baronial pillas and the usage ettuveetil pillamar. A pertinent event in the long history of the temple was the construction of a grantapura recordroom within the temple compound itself around 1425 a.
Soon after assuming the throne, marthanda crushed the power of the ettuveetil pillamar. At a distance of km from trivandrum, 63 km from kochi, 67 km from nagarcoil, 212 km from kochi, 159 km from alleppey and 83 km from kanyakumari, kovalam, on the shores of arabian sea, is one of the most famous beaches destinations in kerala. Marthandavarma defeated the ettuveetil pillamar with the help of the dutch and became the supreme ruler of venad. Ettuveetil pillamar were the leaders of the land and. He was one of the first asian kings to badly defeat a robust dutch army in a naval battle at colachel. Saint thomas christians, bunt, syrian malabar nasrani, malayali, ezhava, nair, history of the saint thomas christians book online at best prices in india on. Kerala a dravidian state came under the control of nagas from tulunadu who originally. Hence they came to be known as the ettuveetil pillamar or the lords of the eight houses. Marthandavarma novel academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Ettuveetil pillamar, thus, became the enemies of the king marthanda varma. This incurred the wrath of the eight lords and rebels, they decide to kill prince. The ettuveetil pillamar were nobles from eight houses in erstwhile venad in presentday kerala state, south india.
They were associated with the padmanabhaswamy temple in the ettara yogam, their power and wealth grew until marthanda varma, the last king of venad and the first king of travancore, defeated them in the 1730s. During internal riots in travancore and while escaping from the ettuveetil pillamar lords of the eight houses, the king reached poovar. From the early modern period, the title also came to be bestowed on savarna subjects by the. Nss golden book give details only about the formation and functions of. India kerala trivandrum anantha padmanabha swamy temple padmanabhaswamy temple is located in thiruvananthapuram, kerala, india. They were associated with the padmanabhaswamy temple in thiruvananthapuram and the ettara yogam. Anantha padmanabha temple, trivandrum timings, history. Also read thoppil muhammadu mirans sahitya award winning tamil book on 8 veetil pillai. In a book written by shungoony menon in 1878, he states that the earliest mention of these eight was in 1050 ad 225 malayalam calender with no mention of who created them. Kumaramangalas mana, the nalukettu, has a fascinating link with the ettuvettil pillamar.
Snclavalin kerala hydroelectric scandal wikivisually. In the previous article, we talked about abhirami and her children. Thambi and ettu veetil pillamar who plan to oust him from the throne of travancore. The snclavalin kerala hydroelectric scandal is a financial scandal related to a hydroelectric infrastructure contract between the indian government and canadian company snclavalin in 1995 which resulted in an alleged net loss to the indian exchequer of 3,745,000,000 rupees. The temple was renovated majorly by king marthanda varma, maharaja of travancore in the mid of 17th century. It is also one of the most famous places to visit in kerala as part of kerala tour packages. During his childhood, venad was a small kingdom and the ruler was in name only.
They tried to do away with the royal families who ruled over the country in an autocratic style. The ettuveetil pillamar the lords of eight noble houses and the ettara yogam the managing committee of the padmanabhaswamy temple along with the dutch and british trading companies exerted a. Ettuveetil pillamar academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. While the moolasthanam of the temple is the ananthapuram temple in kasargod. Later marthanda varma suppressed the ettuveetil pillamar and other rebels and took over the control of the temple. The temple is built in an intricate fusion of the indigenous kerala style and the dravidian style of architecture associated with the temples located in the neighboring state of tamil nadu, featuring high walls, and a 16thcentury gopuram. The ettuveetil pillamar translated as lords of the eight houses were a group of nobles from. We read very briefly about the succession struggles between her sons and marthanda varma. At the outset i have a suggestion to make, if you have not read raman pillais book, read it. The ettu veetil pillamar were entrusted with the collection of the. Book 1 of 3 in the cvs historical narratives series. I presume most people had forgotten the ettuveetil pillamar by that time, for one of them had been the lord of kazhakootam.
The ettuveetil pillamar lords of the eight houses were nobles from eight houses in erstwhile venad in presentday kerala state, south india. History tells that anizham thirunal marthanda varma 17061758, when he strengthened the foundation of monarchy, put an end to the powerful pillamar, the nair nobles associated with the. The matampimar barons and ettuveetil pillamar lords of the eight houses exerted the highest influence. Do understand that ettuveetil pillamar were not responsible for managing the affairs of sree padmanabha temple. I never said that ettuveetil pillamar were managing the temple of sri. Chembazhanthi pillai and kulathur pillai were known as ettuveetil pillamar pillai of eight houses. He was born with the art of statecraft ingrained in him. In the first half of the 18th century, in line with matrilineal customs, king anizham thirunal marthanda varma suppressed the 700year stranglehold of the errara yogam and. It was a spring season and the trees on either sides of the neyyar were full of flowers.
Later, marthanda varma defeated the pillamar and his cousins took over power. The origin of the name poovar has a story related to marthanda varma. How marthanda varma defeated dutch in battle and crushed. The beautiful kovalam beach resort is also known as the. Initially, the padmanabhaswamy temple and its property were controlled by thiruvaanandapuram sabha and later by ettara yogam with the assistance of ettuveetil pillamar. And since i get involved with travancore history only rarely, i had. History tells that anizham thirunal marthanda varma 17061758, when he strengthened the foundation of. When marthanda varma maharaja was declared as the successor of the king, ettuveetil pillamar, the other two sons with the help of madampis tried to seize power. History tells that anizham thirunal marthanda varma. The temple is built in an intricate fusion of the indigenous kerala style and the tamil style kovil of architecture associated with the temples located in the neighbouring state of tamil nadu, featuring high walls, and a 16thcentury gopuram. Buy marthandavarma book online at low prices in india. The oldest lineages of pillais include not only kshathriyas but also brahmins who took up the sword. Eight great nagas, namely, ananta, vasuki, padmanabha.
This was all in the 70s, so now try imagining the trivandrum of the 60s. The rest was that marthanda varma had to flee from the capital for the safety. The mysterious last door at padmanabhaswamy temple. The ugly truth about caste in kerala march 29, 2011. Vandome, and john mcbrewster, it was the earliest example of defeat of an european power in asia. Poovar tourism 2020 kerala top places, travel guide. Padmanabha kshetram and its properties were controlled by ettuveetil pillamar under the guidance of ettara yogam. Marthanda varma 1891 is the first of a trilogy of historical novels which c. Raged over the act of ettuveetil pillamar, raja marthandavarma and his followers branded them as traitors and enemies of the country and killed them brutally, confiscated. The earlier chroniclers of travancore history state that their chief intention was to extirpate the royal house and convert the state into a. The principal deity vishnu is idolized in the anantha shayanam posture, the eternal yogic sleep on the serpant anandhanadhisheshan. History of poovar there is an interesting story about how poovar got its name. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
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