A FEW CHRISTIAN FAMILIES MOVED INTO PANTHECOST PANTHEON

I recall yet another interesting event narrated to me about Kozhivally (Pandoth) family. In an impulsive moment of fury, Antony Pandoth, Naithy’s father, severely beat up an Inspector of the Raja of Cochin for harassing a tenant. He thought the Raja would be offended and apprehended confiscation of his properties; and therefore he executed a sham sale deed in respect of his properties in favour of St. Mary’s Church, Kumbalam. However, no action was taken against him. This was at a time when the ‘Desavazhi’s became more and more powerful. Later, the Church failed to return his property which made him and his successors very unhappy. He had one son and two daughters. His only son, Jose, married a Jacobite lady (Njaliath family) and left the Island to settle down at Trippunithura. His elder daughter was married to Kinatukara (Valiara) family at Matavana and the younger daughter Naithy was married to Varkey Kozhivally at Panangad, but they settled down at Kumbalam. Naithy’s children, Xavier (Pappachan,) George, Mathew and Dr. Antony manifested their protest by joining the Protestant Church.

 

Excerpts from

 

MEMOIRS

 

An autobiography

by

 

Joseph J. Thayamkeril

Lawyer, Kochi, Kerala, India.

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