Talk:Origin of ezhava caste

Tribes of Kerala
The Ezhavas,Pulays and Nairs are Dravidan Tribes of Kerala. Caste system was not a part of Dravidan Society. (It was brought into Kerala by the Namboothiris who cane from the North.)

First ,Jainism and Buddhism got acceptance among these native tribes. Hinduism and the Caste system are relatively late entrants.

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