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Grandparents of Cherian Tinu Abraham .........
My Grand Parents.....

 
              My father's parents are K I Cherian and Thankamma and  my mother's parents are Mr. M P Philipose and Omana . They are my grandparents. By Almighty God's Grace , all of them are well and strong till now. I am their eldest grandson . I love my grandparents very much .
 
         Mr. K.I.Cherian (Kunjunju ) ( Ayrookuzhiyil Kulathunkal ) and Mrs.Thankamma Cherian (Thumpamun Kaithavana Kanampara ,Thalachira ) are staying at Ebenezer Villa , TC 8/60 , LIC LANE, Thirumala, Trivandrum , Kerala .phone: 0471-2351548
          K I Cherian retired as Section Head from L I C of India , Pattom , Trivandrum .

        Mr. M.P.Philipose ( Pappachayan ) (Manapurathu , Kallada ) and Mrs. Omana Philipose ( Susamma ) (Kurudamannil Kanthapallil Ammanethu ) are at C-5 , Lekshmi Enclave ,Raja Rao Street , Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu . phone:044 - 22378756

omana ammachy ( I call her madurai ammachy) is a good praying lady. She is capable of gaining anything from god through prayers. It is her prayers that keeps her family of husband, 4 children and 5 grand children well and strong.... 
 
SCROLL DOWN to read my family history through  the 4 roots of my four grandparents........

K I Cherian - Pakalomattom Ayrookuzhiyil Kulathunkal ...
Thankamma Cherian - Shankarapuri Kaithavana(Thumpamun) Kannampara ....
M P Philipose - Kallada Manapurathu....
Omana Philipose -Kurudamannil Kanthapallil Ammanethu .........
 

 
K I Cherian is the eldest son of K C Idicula and Achamma (D/o Ommachen ,Manakuppiyil ,Edanadu)  
K.I Cherian < S/o K C Idicula < S/o Cherian Kulathunkal (1 st son ) < S/o Idicula Kulathunkal (1 st son ) < S/o Cherian Kadavana (1 st son) < S/o Idicula Tharakanveedu ( 6th son) < S/o Idicula Tharakan Jr. (1 st son ) < S/o Idicula Tharakan Sr.< Pakalomattom family, Kuravilangad ...

We belong to Kulathunkal branch of Pakalomattom Ayrookuzhiyil family.
 
"Go Ye into the world and preach the gospel to every creature " -Mark 16 :15

            Inspired by this command of the Lord ,St.Thomas ,one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ ,came to Kerala in AD 52.One of the four priestly Brahmin families who accepted the new faith was Pakalomattom . These families and their children down the line were subjected to much hardship by the Brahmin community ,and consequently they had towards South by the end of the 2nd century. 
                    Thus they came via Angamali , to Kuravilangad , near Ettumanoor in Kottayam district.Here they prospered and in course of time , spread to all parts of Southern Kerala. The High priest Eravi Kartan , was the first person who accepted the new faith in Pakalomattom family. Alapatt house in Kuravilangad is very prominent among the Pakalomattom descendants .....

                 A handsome youth & silk cloth merchant from Pakalomattom Alapatt house , named Idicula reached the Royal Palace of Venad in 1680 A.D. Queen Maharani Umayamma honoured him with the title" Tharakan " , meaning noble merchant .As per the ancient customs ,an honoured person was a preferred guest of the Royal family .So Idiculla Tharakan lived in the palace during Umayamma 's rule till 1684 A.D. He then moved to a house in Malakkara called Ayrookuzhiyil . Afterwards he moved to Arattupuzha .The property in which he lived there is still known as Tharakan veedu .Later he shifted to Puthencavu and settled on the pampa river bank .Here he used the Malakkara house name ' Ayrookuzhiyil '.Thus he became the Doyen of the great Ayrookuzhiyil Family which has now spread all over the world. I belong to the ninth generation of this family .

               Idicula Tharakan (Senior) Ayrookuzhiyil Puthencavu had six sons .Idicula Tharakan ( junior ), Arattupuzha was the eldest of them. He moved to nearby village in the East , Arattupuzha and settled there. He had six sons. Idiculla Tharakanveetil was the youngest of them and he lived in the family house of Tharakan veedu at Arattupuzha .
He had 3 sons - Cherian Kadavana , Arattupuzha ;Idicula Abraham, Tharakan veedu, Kucheria Arapurakal.

            The eldest son Cherian Kadavana had 2 sons and one daughter - Idiculla Kulathumkal, Mathen Kadavana ,and Kandamma.From Idicula Kulathumkal begins the Kulathumkal or Kulathunkal or Kulathingal family. 

             Idicula Kulathumkal had two sons- Cherian Kulathumkal and Kuncheria Kulathumkal .Cherian Kulathumkal was a evangelist in Marthoma Sabha .He married Achiamma (Manakuppiyil ,Edanadu ) and had 3 sons. K.C .Idiculla ,Vadakkettu , Malakkara K.C.Mathen ,Kulathunkal , Arattupuzha and K.C.Abraham ,Kulathunkal , Arattupuzha. Cherian Kulathumkal died in 1949.

              K.C. Idicula , Vadakettu ,Malakkara married Achamma (D/o Ommachen ,Manakuppiyil ,Edanadu)
They have 5 sons. K.I. Cherian ( kunjunju ),Trivandrum ;K.I. Oommen (baby),Malakkara ;Late K.I. Mathew ,Trivandrum (Podiyachan) ;K.I. Abraham (George Kutty) ,Malakkara and K.I .Daniel (Thankachen) , Trivandrum

Of which K I Cherian is my grandfather......... 
Thankamma Cherian is the only daughter of Kanampara Idicula ,Thalachira ( S/o Eapen Varghese , Thumpamon Kaithavana Kanampara Thekkakara ) and Mariamma ( D/o Mathaichan , Vilavinal Ayiamkulathu Vadekekara Thunduvilla) Vazhamuttam . They were spice merchants and landlords . 
Thumpamun Kaithavana is one of the descendents of Sankarapuri family , one of the 4 Brahmin families converted and ordained as bishops by St. Thomas himself . 

Thankamma Cherian < D/o Idicula Kanampara , Thalachira & Maryamma < S/o Eapen GeeVarghese , 
Thekkekara Puthenparambil & Saramma (Vadakkekara Kalayil Njarakattel , Thumpamon) < S/o Eapen Idicula , Vilayil Vadakkethil Vettathethu , Thumpamon & Maraimma < .......< S/o Etty Mathen Tharakan , Thumpamun Kaithavana < Shankarapuri family 

 

                   One of the 4 Brahmin families who had accepted Christian faith from St. Thomas Apostle was Sankarapuri . Mahadevarpattanam was a town east of Kodungallore where St. Thomas landed in India . Mahadevarpattanam was divided into 4 regions , of which Manigramam was inhabited by Sankarapuri family. The first person of Sankarapuri family who received baptism from the saint was renamed Thomman . In AD 835 , when the town was attacked , Sankarapuri family with other christian families migrated to Angamally. Opposition of Samoodiri in 13 th Century made them to settle in Kuravilangad . Threat of Muslims compelled their then family patriarch Ettymatthen Tharakan to seek the help of Nilackal King at Chayal. Impressed of his abilities and talents by the King Maharajah , Etty Mathen Tharakan was made Chief of his army .
                   It was Nilackal royal family , who later came to be known as Pandalam Kings. Owing to attack of the robber gangster Vakrapuli and some deadly epidermics , the King and his men migrated to Pandalam . The King built a palace , south of Achankovil river. The King gave the land , from the palace to the east until Thazhoorkadavu , under the control of Etty Mathen Tharakan . Perhaps due to the presence of a small church at Thumpamun , Etty Mathen Tharakan and family moved to Thumpamun , 4 km east of Pandalam . There were only a few nasrani families in Thumpamun at that time. The property of Kaithavana Kudumbum can still be seen at Thumpamun, 1 km inside the public road north of Thumpamun Valiyapally .Once when there was a dispute regarding the construction of church , the King himself came to oversee the construction .
                    Kaithavana family flourished and prospered over the centuries ,in Thumpamun and Kaippattoor near Pathanamthitta , Kerala . Kannampara is one of the branches of this great family of Kaithavana of which my grandmother is a member. 
                         
                       M P Philipose is the son of M P Philip ,who was a Forest Ranger in Tamil Nadu.He belonged to Manapurathu family of East Kallada . M P Philip married Annamma ( Koprapurackel , Kayamkulam ) . M P Philip settled in Madurai long ago and hence whereabouts of relatives at Kallada are unknown. He was one of 3 brothers and a sister. Manapurathu family members were prosperous landlords of those days. It was said that the family possessed a big school and family church in Kallada. M P Philip was sent to Calcutta for education in those days. He himself had received 125 acres of land & paddy field in Kallada as his share in the ancestral property. Luxurious lifestyle , drinking and charity easily slipped the wealth from him. M P Philip, after retirement as a Forest Ranger , worked as a wood consultant for Madura Coats , Madurai. That was how my grandfather M P Philipose got the work in Madura Coats and settled in Madurai , Tamil Nadu . Due to early demise of M P Philip ,remaining property at Kallada was unmanageable and hence given to the relatives or sold .
   (Anyone who are of Manapurathu family of Kallada ,reading this , please contact me ...It would like to know more about my relatives in Kallada . ) 
               
                Mrs. Omana Philipose was the third daughter of Adv. K A Cherian & Sosamma ( Kollamparambil ,Arattupuzha ).Adv. K A Cherian was practicing as Advocate in Thiruvella Munsif Court .He belonged to Kurudamannil Kanthapallil Ammanethu family.
Adv. K A Cherian < S/o Ammanethu Abraham & Mariamma (W) 
< S/o Kanthapallil Chacko & Mariamma (W) ( Valiyathundiyil ,Vanchira )
< S/o Kurudamannil Irpootty & Elayacharamma, ( Mallapally Kaiyalathu)
< S/o Thengumthottathil Soman Tharakan (1748-1830) < Tharayilleth / thayillam Family, Ayroor .....
                 The history of Kurudamannil family is as follows .One nazrani family in Ayroor village (near Kozhencherry , Pathanamthitta Dist. , Kerala ) was known as 'tharayilethu' (thaayillum) family. This ancestral place is situated about one kilometre west of Cherukolpuzha by the side of the main Thiruvella Cherkolpuzha road. Today there is a marble tower erected by the ' thayillam kudumbayogam' as a landmark cherishing the root family of so many well-known branches. There are dark pages in the history of Kerala, however there are documentation dating back to AD 974 ('mambilly sasanm' ) where Ayroor village is decreed to establish a Hindu temple. 

                    Five families are mentioned in the historical records, Tharayilleth is one of the five ancient families in Ayroor. The sixth generation from 'thaayillam' was the 'thengumthottathil' family. The eldest of the two sons of Thengumthottathil Soman Tharakan (1748-1830), called IRIPOOTTY founded the glorious Kurudamannil dynasty. Iripootty married Elayacharamma, from Mallapally Kaiyalathu family and settled in "Kurud-mon"(small farm) around AD1800. The 'kurud mon' skirted by the 'kaduva thod' (tigers brook) and Pamba River, set amidst scenic splendour about one km. east of Cherukolpuzha, later became the famous Kurudamannil.

             Kurdamannil Iripootty begot six sons- 1. Kaipallil Simon, 2. Kaiplackal Potha, 3. Kurumpelil Irupootty, 4. Kanthapallil Chackko, 5. PuthenpurackelVarghese 6. Kurudamannil Ittyavra

                 In the after math of their father's premature death, inspired by their magnanimous mother, these magnificent six, sprung back resiliently, ventured on the most incredible enviable foundation. The wisdom and understanding, that the riches you get by dishonesty will soon disappear made these six dynamic, hardworking brothers so earnest and enthusiastic and amassed all prosperity, with out any sophistication, by mere physical strength and sheer determination, which the present day (eighth) generation enjoys. Their dealings were just and righteous. The hard work of the brotherhood spread out their "small farm" from Ayroor up to Ranny, most of which was forests with dangerous wild life. They were not only wealthy farmers, but also very God fearing and kind men, who stood up against all the social injustices and their fame spread far and near.

                The 'magnificent' six brothers established their families and two dozen sons and two score daughters. ie: third generation. Most of this generation chose to follow their parents' footsteps as they were in an era where there were limited choices; nazranis had no opportunities in government jobs. Expansion and diversification started by these 2 dozen entrepreneurs spared no effort to enhance fame and fortune, embarked on new venture, trading, business etc. They were educated and intelligent as well as illustrious and took advantage of the opportunity in socio- political environment prevailed in the state. The ethos of being kind and caring echoes their efforts in establishing schools churches. The life expectancy was very short in their days, and due to the very nature of their adventurous and hard life style, many demised prematurely in life.

                 They had a very strong religious upbringing. The heated passions involved deep split within the church and found embroiled in the fraught politics of Malankara church in crisis. Ayroor and Maramon, the heartlands of reformation pioneered by Rev. Abraham Malpan and his nephew Palakunnathu Mathews Mar Athanasios, there was great upheaval in the church history. Two sisters from Kurdamannil family were married to Palakunnathu and hence the geopolitical hot spot of reformation painfully were at odds. Unfortunately, there was a great acrimonious incident, ending in violence in Kozhencherry church, (AD1862) the aftermath being criminal court cases, prison sentences for some close relatives, nonetheless a pivotal turning point in the establishment of Mar Thoma Church. Unclouded by doubt, scepticism or blood relationship utterly convinced by their conscious stood by their conviction. All except four families were now active members of Marthoma church and both the Orthodox Church and Marthomma church in Ayroor came up side by side with the help of Kurdamannils. During the formation of St. Thomas Evangelical church , the Kurdamannils was not left behind. One can only be proud of the late H.G. Dr. Mathews Mar Athanasios, a stalwart in the Marthoma church, was one of the fourth generation fathers, who reached the high echelons in the church. The schools and institutions he built all over the state stands to cherish the contributions made by him envious. 

                 The attitude of our forefathers no doubt contributed to the uniform well being and social status of our present day generations. Another contributory factor to the sustained growth and prosperity has been the marriage alliances our forefathers forged with the best elite families of the land, which brought in its wake the qualities of up-rightness, honesty, truthfulness, intelligence and Godliness in their progeny. The greatest in our well being however is the faith of our fathers in God almighty, whose grace has led us hitherto. Despite minor skirmishes they all lived in harmony, a special family gathering (kudunba yogam) was started and the first meeting was in 1896 at the residence of Kaiplakel Peter Mathew and declared the family motto "dwell together in peace".

 

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