Kerala’s Unusual Mother-Side Family Tradition
In Kerala, your father’s property could belong to your aunt’s children!
Just like in the new series AKKA, for centuries, many Nair families followed a unique matrilineal system called Marumakkathayam, where family identity and inheritance passed through the mother’s side.
Even a king’s son could not inherit the throne. It went to his sister’s son!
But here’s the twist: women passed down the family name, while men, especially the eldest maternal uncle, held the power.
The system was abolished in 1975, but matrilineal traditions continue in parts of India.
Did you know this side of Kerala’s history?
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