History 

There is no reliable explanation for how the name Yad came about. Kari Menja Nadu is Kariyad. There are some arguments that it is Karanad because it is a land of rivers like Mukkalikkara, Padannakkara, Kunnathkara, etc. and that it has become Kariyad in practice, but there is a lack of facts that can be questioned or validated. The Sultans of Mysore, the French and the British maintained their dominance here at various times. There is a mention of Panur in the Malabar Chala, which is a scientific study of the history and culture of Malabar. Dr. Hermann Gundert's mention in the Malayalam Kingdom published in 1869 is as follows. Panur is a small market four miles east of Thalassery. Earlier, the Munsif's Court there made Panur's special importance clear compared to the nearby areas. When Moyarat Sankaran and his friends were students of Panoor Elementary School, they used to go to the veranda of the Munsifah Court and observe the court proceedings. (Moyarat Sankaran page 13) The main Nair families in Panoor were Kambrath Kunnummal, Panoli, Kizhakkedath, Chandroth, Palathai Puthalath, etc. The Panoor area was an area where caste-based norms and social norms were strictly observed. The Matolla Til Paikkad. There were also Muslim prominent families in Panoor like Muyyarakkandi, Karachikkalamthil, and Marutholi. It is particularly noteworthy that religious harmony prevailed at that time. In addition to the Nair Nambiar, there were also prominent Thiyar and Muslim communities in Panoor. The Koyyothi, Embran, and Puthiyateel were the main Thiyar families. Members of the caste groups Asari, Kavuthiya, Kaniyan, Vannathan, Malaya, Paravan, Kollan, Kusavan and Vani also lived in Panur. There was a practice of non-contact and non-food sharing. The Nair and Nambiar communities were forbidden from eating food from other people's houses. Moyarat Shankaran and P.R. Kurup have observed this. Lower castes were not allowed to enter some temples and kavas. In the monasteries where the lower castes were the villagers, special mepadi were built for the upper castes to sit. The Thiyar and Vaniya communities used to be hostile to the lower castes. The landlords were given kula, ghee and paddy as a gift. The rights to hold land such as charth, mel charth, etc. were also present here.