Korapuzha
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Korapuzha also known as Ellattur River is a short river of 40 km flowing through the Kozhikode district of Kerala state in India. The Agalapuzha and Punnoorpuzha are its tributaries and they originate in the mountains of Wayanad district. The Korapuzha empties into the Arabian Sea at Elattur. It is navigational by small boats in the last 25 km of its course.
The Korapuzha is generally considered as the boundary between the North Malabar and South Malabar in the erstwhile district of Malabar. Until the 20th centuary the Nair women of North Malabar crossing the Korapuzha and going south or marrying a person from South Malabar was considered a taboo and those who violated faced Bhrasht (Ostracism) and forfeiture of caste.
See also
References
- Malabar Manual in two volumes by William Logan, first published in 1887, reprinted by Asian Educational Services in 1951.
- Nayars Of Malabar Vol III By F. Fawcett, first published in 1901.
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