What is Panappayttu?
Panapayattu is a network of money exchange which can be seen in some parts of Calicut and Kannur district of North Malabar.
“Panappayattu is a unique network system of
exchange of money in which the financial needs of a person is met by a group of
people on the basis of a request made the needy. The money is paid and received
in a function. This function is known as panappayattu” (Dr Mohamed Kutty Kakkakunnan)
Also Known As
There are various mentions as some other genre of Panapayattu which is called as ‘Sadiru’, ‘Theyila Salkkaram’, ‘Suhrdu Salkkaram’ etc. In Calicut and around these places, it is known as ‘Kuri Kalyanam’, in places like Thalasserry and Vadakara, it is known as ‘Sadiru’ and especially some places in Koylandi Taluk and Vadakar Taluk, it is named as ‘Panampayattu’.
Venue of Panappayattu
‘The venue of the panapayattu is usually a chayapeedika or sometimes even the household of the person who is conducting the payattu. But if
the payattu is conducted in association with a marriage ceremony, it is usually
performed at the house of the person who conducts payattu. There are certain
conveniences in arranging payattu in a shop or in a payattu hall. The most
important thing is its accessibility. Sometimes
a person has to attend more than one payattu in a day, and it is very easy for
him to go to payattu hall or a shop, where payattu is being conducted, give the
money and go back.
the payattu is conducted in association with a marriage ceremony, it is usually
performed at the house of the person who conducts payattu. There are certain
conveniences in arranging payattu in a shop or in a payattu hall. The most
important thing is its accessibility. Sometimes
a person has to attend more than one payattu in a day, and it is very easy for
him to go to payattu hall or a shop, where payattu is being conducted, give the
money and go back.
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References:
Shahi Kumar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, CSSS, Graduate Student, Panapayattu as Money
Gift: Understanding a Complex Gift Practice in South Asia
Dr. Mohamed Kutty Kakkakunnan, Indigenous Financial
Systems: A Case Study Of Panappayattu In Northern Parts of Kerala
