Kannavath Sankaran Nambiar

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Who is Kannavath Sankaran Nambiar?

Kannavath Sankaran Nambiar was the prime minister or Sarvadikaryakar of Pazhassi Raja.

The word "Kannavath" means "that which is associated with Kannavam" - Kannavam is the name of a village which is located in Thalasseri taluk of Kannur district. But "Kannavam" is also the name of the dominant feudal Nair clan resident to this village and this Nair clan once possessed this village along with vast estates in neighborhood that was estimated at 400 square miles.

Kannavath Nambiars were vassals of Kottayam Raja and were once the richest landlords in whole of Northern Malabar. Sankaran was born into this feudal clan.

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on July 23, 2013

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