Talk:Anjuvannam

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Is Anjuvannan a synonym for Anjuvannam? If so, should there be a redirect from Anjuvannam to this article?

Is Anjuvannam just another name for the Cochin Jews? If not, what's the relationship?

The reason I tagged the article for a cleanup is that it's unclear what the article is about. And the section "Copper plate given to Anjuvannam" may be notable but doesn't seem to merit being the central piece; shouldn't that be a description of the history or culture?

-- JDX 06:53, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Anjuvannam

Anju-varnam means fifth caste in malayalam. Anju vannan (strictly speaking) denotes a masculine gender person of Anjuvannam. In effect, however one may consider them to be synonyms.

You have a point here. This is indeed an archaic expression for the Cochin Jews.( Although the Christians and Muslims of Cochin did not form a part of the 4 caste Hindu system, they were referred to specifically as Mappilla or by their religious identity), and hence the term Anjuvannan efffectively meant the Cochin Jews of yore.