A stop by the grandparents homes

On the way to Alleppey we stopped in to visit both of Praveen’s Grandparents homes. Both his father’s parents are gone, but his sister now stays in the family home. It is a Nair tradition for the property to go to the oldest daughter. The Nair traditions are matrilineal so the woman is actually the most powerful member of the family.

Praveen spent much of his early years with his Grandfather (Mutachen) so it was nice to see where he had grown up. I noticed an instant change in Mutachen as soon as the wedding was over. I suddenly felt accepted were prior I wasn’t so sure. Praveen says he is just traditional so he has to do everything in the proper order.