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Kochi Kshtriya Samajam
The Cochin Kshatriya Samajam was formed for the Malayalam-speaking Kshatriyas across India. Old records suggest that this Samajam existed even before it was registered under the Companies Act during the period 1932–33.
In Kerala, Kshatriyas are generally categorized into four groups: Thirumulpad, Thamban, Thampuran, and Raja. Among these, the first three groups predominantly reside in the Cochin region. Of them, the Thampuran group held royal authority. A historical text written in 1855 by the Western historian Thurston mentions the Thirumulpad and Thamban groups, along with references to monasteries such as Anjeri, Koyikkal, and Kannarath in Tripunithura. The Thambans were mostly concentrated in Vaikom.
Over time, they appear to have migrated to Tripunithura. The Thampurans traditionally did not marry within their own community. Instead, they usually married women from the Nair community, and in rare cases, from the Nambishtari (a subgroup of Brahmins). It is known that one of the successors (descendants) of Shaktan Thampuran, who ruled Cochin from 1789, married a woman from the Kannarath Matham (monastery). Over time, such inter-community relationships increased. In 1932, the Thirumulpads and Thampurans together revived the Cochin Kshatriya Samajam, and on January 22, 1933 (Makaram 8, 1108 in the Malayalam calendar), it was officially registered under the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies.
In Kerala, Kshatriyas are generally categorized into four groups: Thirumulpad, Thamban, Thampuran, and Raja. Among these, the first three groups predominantly reside in the Cochin region. Of them, the Thampuran group held royal authority. A historical text written in 1855 by the Western historian Thurston mentions the Thirumulpad and Thamban groups, along with references to monasteries such as Anjeri, Koyikkal, and Kannarath in Tripunithura. The Thambans were mostly concentrated in Vaikom.
Over time, they appear to have migrated to Tripunithura. The Thampurans traditionally did not marry within their own community. Instead, they usually married women from the Nair community, and in rare cases, from the Nambishtari (a subgroup of Brahmins). It is known that one of the successors (descendants) of Shaktan Thampuran, who ruled Cochin from 1789, married a woman from the Kannarath Matham (monastery). Over time, such inter-community relationships increased. In 1932, the Thirumulpads and Thampurans together revived the Cochin Kshatriya Samajam, and on January 22, 1933 (Makaram 8, 1108 in the Malayalam calendar), it was officially registered under the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies.
