Genealogy
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Genealogy is the study and tracing of family pedigrees. This involves the collection of the names of relatives, both living and deceased, and establishing the relationships among them based on primary, secondary and/or circumstantial evidence or documentation, thus building up a cohesive family tree. Genealogy (often misspelled "geneology") is often also referred to as family history, although these terms may be used distinctly: the former being the basic study of who is related to whom; the latter involving more "fleshing out" of the lives and personal histories of the individuals involved.
Genealogists collect oral histories and preserve family stories to discover ancestors and living relatives. Genealogists also attempt to understand not just where and when people lived but also their lifestyle, biography, and motivations. This often requires — or leads to — knowledge of antique law, old political boundaries, immigration trends, and historical social conditions.
The Ezhavas have traditionally been matrilineal with ancestry and Kutumbams usally being traced from the mother's side. However, since the integration of social groups withing the pan-Indian identity. Several traces of the traditional matrilineal society have since withered away, most notable of which is the marumakkathayam. Marumakkathayam is the inheritance property by the nephew. During the transition to the existing patrilineal mode of property inheritance in Kerala, there were instances bloodshed in some notable tharavads with large property holdings.
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