Prepared By
Shameer babu K
PREFACE
You are cordially invited to join me in an extraordinary journey through our family's history over the past 250 years. Our family has its origin in Kerala, Southern India, but within the past few decades its members are propelled over the oceans.
As I write these lines, I revere the memories of my father Muhammed, and grandmother Fathima, who instilled a pride in me about our ancient family from my childhood. I could remember many of these things today because my mother, Nafeesa who had a great ability to remember dates and facts, and she used to repeat these stories again and again when I was a child.
Our family is indebted to Kavannayil Moidu, who about 100 years ago, recorded many things about the Kavannayil family and kept it for the progeny. We are also grateful to Kavannayil Enadi who collected the data on our present family members.
This is my small effort to keep my roots alive. I am searching for more documents to get further information. I will try to add it later. Additions and corrections will be required as members contribute more details. So please write to me, your comments, suggestions, and corrections.
Thelakkad
In the olden days Perinthalmanna was the capital city of Valluvanad, a princely state ruled by Valluvakonathiris, a suspected branch of the Pallava dynasty of the ancient Tamil kingdoms. The members of the royal families are divided among them and living in four Kovilakams, viz.Aripra, Ayiranazi, Kadannamanna and Mankada. The Thelakkad and near places are comes under the rule of Ayiranazi Kovilakam.
“A road to the Eastward strikes off from the former in Vengoor Dasum 4.5 miles from Angadippoorum, it meanders ESE by Kuppel Angady in Vellatoor Dasum, Passes through Alunellor and Kotapudeum Dasums,……….” (A Descriptive Memoir of Malabar Page: 165-166 Chapter Ward and Conner, Published in 1906 by Govt of Kerala) It gives a clear picture of this area in 1824
These places are governed by Nattu Mooppans (Local administrator), Akaayil Mammathan Mooppan (Other opinion Kalliyengal Avaran Mooppan ) governed this places in the later half of the 18th century. Unnipokkar was the Army chief of the Akayil Mammathan Mooppan, later he become the Mooppan of these places. The places also witnessed few fight between Unnipokkar Mooppan and Unnikoru Mooppan from Farook regarding Kappu Juma Masjid debt issue.
In recent days, Vettathur is a gramapanchayath in Perinthalmanna Thaluk it includes vettathur and karyavattam vllages. Including areas are kappu thelakkad mannarmala and Shanthapuram.
Origin of Kavannayil Tharavaad
Because of some Political and geographical reasons, many of Muslim families forced to migrate from costal regions like Thanoor, Vailathoor, Parappangadi, and Chaliyam to inlands by middle of 18th Century. So I believed our family was migrated from any of these costal places to Thelakkad, but there is no valid evidence to prove my argument.
Though there is no authentic evidence available with regard to the origin of the family, there are some references to show, the members of the Grand Old Kavannayil tharavaadu are divided and living in four major tharavads from the neighboring places from the Thelakkad. They are Kavannayil Ahammed Kutti Musliyar tharavaadu from Kulabu, Kavannayil Innitharikkaka tharavaadu (thayathiyil) from Thelakkad and Kavannayil Saidalikaka from Thelakkad and Kavannayil Moidu tharavadu from Thelakkad. All the four tharavaadu individually owned large areas of land properties; some families owned more than 100 Acers of land including paddy fields. These four tharavaadu did agriculture and allied activities and everything went on smoothly until the implementation of the Land Reform Acts in Kerala, when the family lost most of its landed properties. With the passage of time the joint family system came to an end and partition took place in the families. This lead to the creation of a number of thaivazhis. The genesis of the family can be traced back to 250 years or even more.
The members of Kavannayil families are belonged to four Tharavadu , viz.
1. Kavannayil Moidu’s tharavadu in Thelakkad.
2. Kavannayil Saidalikaka’s tharavaadu in Thelakkad
3. Kavannayil Innitharikkaka’s tharavaadu (thayathiyil) in Thelakkad
4. Kavannayil Ahammed Kutti Musliyar’s tharavaadu in Kulabu,
(1) Kavannayil Moidu’s tharavadu in Thelakkad.
Kavannayil Moidu was born in 1842. He married Emmathunni. They lived in kavannayil tharavaadu in Thelakkad. They had two daughters,Beevikutti Umma and Fathima and one son Endi. Kavannayil Moidu died on 23 May 1903 (Arabic Calendar: 25 Safar 1321) at 6 O’clock pm.
(2)Kavannayil Saidalikaka’s tharavaadu in Thelakkad
Family Tree of Kavannayil Saidalikaka
(3)Kavannayil Innitharikkaka’s tharavaadu (thayathiyil) in Thelakkad
Family Tree of Kavannayil Innitharikkaka
(4)Kavannayil Ahammed Kutti Musliyar’s tharavaadu in Kulabu,
Family Tree of Kavannayil Ahammed Kutti Musliyar
My Ancestors
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Muhammed. He married Nafeesa.
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3rd Generation (Grandparents)
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Moidu. He married Fathima, daughter of Kunjali and Fathima.
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4th Generation (Great-grandparents)
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Kunjali. He married Fathima, daughter of Moidu and Emmathunni.
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5th Generation (Great(2)-grandparents)
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Moidu. He married Emmathunni.
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Conclusion
I want to conclude this family history with a few words about my mother Kavannayil Nafeesa(whom we all called Ammayi), which I purposely reserved for the end. She is in large part responsible for whatever success the children of Kavannayil Cheriya Muhammed and Nafeesa have achieved.
A quality of hers that I recognized was her ability to absolutely and truly forgive people without holding any ill will. I have come to realize (although too late in life for me to even attempt to practice it and benefit from it, in any case difficult to do) that this is a prime character feature that a lot of successful people have. I think this is one quality that makes almost everybody to like you, which is a prime ingredient for leadership and success. She practiced this flawlessly, and it came naturally to her.
