Knanaya-Law

1. To be a #`knanite', one has to be born to knanite (both) parents.

2. To continue and recognized to be a part / member of the `Knanaya-
Community', the knanite should not be in wedlock with a non-knanite.

Definitions


 `Knanites' are the traditional endogamous (inbred) descendants of KnaiThoma or of any member of his team, who accompanied him to India. In other words, they are those born only to knanite parents.  `Knanaya-Community' is the community of knanites not in wedlock with a non-knanite.

* `Knanaya' is the name of the Community and invariably the traditional endogamous-nature.

 



 

Knanaya Community is a very distinct ethnic and religious group whose ancestry traces back to Abraham. Knanaya Christians, a hybrid people of Indian and Jewish descent, carved a unique niche for themselves in India. They developed a style of life that was borrowed from both their jewish and Indian progenitors but jelled into something that was essentially their own. Knananites continue to be an endogamous community.