Answer:
(i) This concerned the
marriage practices of upper caste Hindus in Kerala, especially the Nambuthiri
Brahmins and the Nayars.
(ii) Nambuthiris
were also major landlords in Kerala at that time, and a large section of the
Nayars were their tenants.
(iii)
In late 19th century Kerala, a younger generation of English educated Nayar men
who had acquired property and wealth on their own, began arguing strongly
against Nambuthiri alliances with Nayar women.
They
wanted new laws regarding marriage and property.
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