Before writing more about Nair warriors, I decided to clear some misconceptions that still exist about Nair community. As Hindus are polytheists, some Non-Hindu fanatics and their supporters have a habit of fabricating stories about the Hindu communites to portray the Hindus as sinners. First of all, let me tell you that though Hindus are polytheists they are not uncultured and uncivilised people. Now, I am going to clear the misconceptions that are still spread by some Non-Hindu fanatics, some secular people and some atheists.
Matrilineality
Some communities in the southern parts of India follow matrilineal system. But not all of them are Hindus. Kiriyathil Nair and Illathu Nair communities were matrilineal but not matriarchial. Some people in the southern India are speculating that following matrilineal system was an immoral tradition in some Hindu communities. Not at all! In Manusmrithi (मनुस्मृति) or Mānava Dharmashāstra (मानव धर्मशास्त्र), there is a mention about both patrilineality and matrilineality. Manusmrithi says that "In this world there are two types of lineage system, patrilineal and matrilineal." The word for patrilineal system is Pithrupāramparya (पितृपारम्पर्य) and the word for matrilineal system is Mathrupāramparya (मातृपारम्पर्य). Manusmrithi also says that "a woman should not commit prostitution and adultery even in her mind." Which means, a woman should not even think of having romantic relation with a person who is not her husband. I got this information from a very old magazine called Rasikaranjini (रसिकरंजिनी) and a Manusmrithi, published in the year 1890, which I downloaded from the internet. The positive side of matrilineal system was that the woman allowed to live with mother, aunts and sisters after her marriage. Even if she became a widow she was considered the member of her family. In Kiriyathil and Illathu Nair communities, a woman was expelled from her family when her members found that she has done something which is against the religion.
Sambandham
As I mentioned before, Sambandham (सम्बन्धम्) was a ritual equal to marriage. Brahmin men used to have Sambandhams with Kshathriya, Kiriyathil Nair, Illathu Nair and Ambalavasi women. But it was not at all similar to the Brahmin marriage. That is, none of its steps were similar to the steps of Brahmin marriage. Some Non-Hindus and atheists have speculated that Sambandham was an unwritten ritual of Sanathani (सनातनी) community. That is, there is no mention about Sambandham in the scriptures followed by Sanathanis. That too is untrue. In Keralamāhāthyam (केरळमाहात्म्यम्), it is written that after creating Parashurāmakshethra (Kerala), Lord Parashurāma brought the Brahmins from a kingdom called Ahichchathra (अहिछत्र) and gave them some instructions. One of the instructions was that only eldest son of every Brahmin family should marry from same caste and the younger sons should marry the Shūdra women. Note, Lord Parashurāma instructed that younger sons should marry the Shūdra women. He didn't instruct the younger sons to force Shūdra women into prostitution. This information too was obtained from the magazine Rasikaranjini.
Later when Yogakshema Sabha, the community organisation of Nambuthiri or Malayali Brahmin community, was formed the members of Nambuthuri community discussed about Sambandham and decided to end Sambandham forever. And they made a new rule for their community that the younger sons of Brahmin families can also marry from the same caste.
According to Hinduism, the marriage in which a man marries a woman whose caste is lower than his caste is called Anuloma Vivāha. So, Sambandham was a type of Anuloma Vivāha. Prostitution is a grave and unforgivable sin according to Hindu scriptures. In Hindu communities, women with bad character are immediately outcasted.
Hindu landlords
Kerala is the only state in India where communism exists and it is about to extinct in India because majority of Keralites want their state to be 100% democratic. It was some communist politicians who fabricated a story that in previous centuries the Hindu landlords of Kerala were extremely cruel and they used to harass the financially backward communities and misbehave with poor women. I can prove that this is a cooked up story. In Hindu faiths, there is no confession. Hindu scriptures say that each and every person will get the results of all their deeds and not even a single person can escape from the results of their Karma. Hindu faiths also don't teach that people of other faiths are infidels and ugly creatures. So, if a person shows cruelty towards others, he too will face same type of cruelty in future, that is what Hindu scriptures say.
Kerala is the only state in India where communism exists and it is about to extinct in India because majority of Keralites want their state to be 100% democratic. It was some communist politicians who fabricated a story that in previous centuries the Hindu landlords of Kerala were extremely cruel and they used to harass the financially backward communities and misbehave with poor women. I can prove that this is a cooked up story. In Hindu faiths, there is no confession. Hindu scriptures say that each and every person will get the results of all their deeds and not even a single person can escape from the results of their Karma. Hindu faiths also don't teach that people of other faiths are infidels and ugly creatures. So, if a person shows cruelty towards others, he too will face same type of cruelty in future, that is what Hindu scriptures say.
In 'None But India (Bharat) the Cradle of Aryans, Sanskrit, Vedas, & Swastika' by Shri. Jagat Motwani it is mentioned that,
"According to Vedic traditions 'Dāsa' (दास) never considered as slave. The word 'Dāsa' in Indic languages means servant. The Vedic society never practiced shameful uncivilised slavery. The Vedas and Shāstras have nowhere talked about slavery system, in any form in Vedic/Hindu society. The word Dāsa in Sanskrit means Sevak (सेवक), not slave. Dāsas were not bought. Mostly these Dāsas were volunteers to serve their Gyāni (ज्ञानी) or learned Gurus (गुरु), Rishis (ऋषि), and Munis (मुनि) in return to the Vedic Gyān (the knowledge of Vedas) they were receiving from."
"According to Vedic traditions 'Dāsa' (दास) never considered as slave. The word 'Dāsa' in Indic languages means servant. The Vedic society never practiced shameful uncivilised slavery. The Vedas and Shāstras have nowhere talked about slavery system, in any form in Vedic/Hindu society. The word Dāsa in Sanskrit means Sevak (सेवक), not slave. Dāsas were not bought. Mostly these Dāsas were volunteers to serve their Gyāni (ज्ञानी) or learned Gurus (गुरु), Rishis (ऋषि), and Munis (मुनि) in return to the Vedic Gyān (the knowledge of Vedas) they were receiving from."
There is no doubt that the Hindu landlords of South Asia never bought servants. They only employed them in their houses and fields and the servants were free to leave their job whenever they wanted. Even the Hindu landlords of Kerala used to give cloth and fruits as gifts to their servants on the day of Vishu (विषु) and Onam (ओणम).
Also, Hindu landlords never misbehaved with poor women. In Manusmrithi, there is a verse which is as follows,
यत्र नार्यस्तु पूज्यंते रमंते तत्र देवता ।
यत्रैतास्तु न पूज्यंते सर्वास्तस्ता फला: क्रिया: ।।
Which means,
Where women are worshipped, there Gods delight
Where they are not worshipped, there deeds will not have any result
So, when one checks the teachings of Hindu scriptures one will realise that all the stories in which Hindus are mentioned as uncultured and bad-mannered people are fake.
The do's and don'ts of Hindus are clearly mentioned in their religious scriptures. Only a few rituals like Jauhar and Sati are not mentioned. Jauhar and Sati were committed by Hindu women to save themselves from the Muslim invaders. Because they were afraid that if they were caught, they would be taken to the harems and kept there like slaves. So to save themselves such cruelty they committed Jauhar or Sati by burning themselves alive.
