FILTRATION OF CHANGE: READING KUTTANAD By Anish Mathew

Abstract The social structures undergo significant changes and reform, as a result of which the patterns of social establishments, social groups, agency capabilities, conceptions, prioritizations etc. are meaningfully changed. When the concept of social change is applied to more specific instances, say nation that may not be identical in its pattern and structure of transformation. For example developing countries like India. India, like other developing countries, is unique in its social relations with features of multiple beliefs, customs religions, castes, languages etc. India’s social condition consists of traits of tradition…

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DECADAL CHANGE: RESHAPED RICE BOWL By Anish Mathew[1]

Abstract The socio-economic changes occurred from the pre independent period to the present time in the Kuttanad region specially Kuttanad Taluk. Socio-economic changes in the Kuttanad region especially Kuttanad Taluk depended on the all physical factors of the region namely land features like soil, water bodies, climate, reclamation, labor, labor land relations, social and political movements, policies taken by the Government and the attitudes of the present features etc. In all these elements Kuttanad show special and unique features among other areas of Kerala. Keywords: Kuttanad, Land, Labour, Reclamation, Social…

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