Ezhuthachan (caste)
Ezhuthachan(, , ), also known as Kadupattan(, , ) is a caste native to the Indian state of Kerala. It is classified as an Other Backward Class by the Government of India under its system of positive discrimination. They mainly belong to the districts of Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram and Kozhikode of Kerala, has also presence outside and other parts of India. There are more people in the teaching sector in the community. Ezhuthachan is a caste who have teaching as a traditional profession. There is an organization representing the community as Ezhuthachan Samajam. Genesis There are two main beliefs about the origin of the Kadupattan people.1. Pattar(Bhattar) Brahmins who were boycotted from Kadu village of medieval Chola, Pandya region, Due to the introduction of Buddhism. From the Zamorin's Kovilakam (Ambadi Kovilakam) the elder Thamburatti(Senior princess) asserted the title Ezhuthachan and assigned as village school master.2. A Jain guild, who was prominent in teaching, came to Kerala and became Village school teachers. With the influence of the Bhakthi movement, they came under Hinduism. History The Kaduru (In present Karnataka) of the Western Ganga dynasty was a Jainite settlement; From 8th to 10th centuries Jainism was the prominent religion in the Western