The fourteen branches
പതിനാല് തവഴികൾ
A tavazhi is a branch family. In our tradition a branch is counted through the mother — a woman, her children, and her daughters' children belong to the same tavazhi. Each of the fourteen began with one such mother.
Recorded so far
Vadakkedathuവടക്കേടത്ത്
68 peopleVaipur
Thekkedathuതെക്കേടത്ത്54 peopleVaipur
Kizhakkedathuകിഴക്കേടത്ത്47 peopleMallappally
Padinjaredathuപടിഞ്ഞാറേടത്ത്39 peopleVaipur
Puthuveeduപുതുവീട്36 peopleKottayam
Cheruveeduചെറുവീട്31 peopleThiruvalla
Kunnathuകുന്നത്ത്29 peopleMallappally
Still being traced
Branch 8
Branch 9
Branch 10
Branch 11
Branch 12
Branch 13
Branch 14
Seven branches are still being traced. If your family is one of them — or if you know which house it separated from, and roughly when — please tell us.
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