The Malabar Marriage Act of 1896 recognised Sambandham contracts as legal marriages while the marmakkathayam system
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The Sambandham relationship was not recognised by the British colonial government,
who saw it as akin to concubinage.
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The Malabar Marriage Act of 1896 recognised Sambandham contracts as legal marriages while the marmakkathayam system
was abolished by the Marmakkathayam Law of 1933.
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Institutions like the Sambandham and the matrilineal joint family system which had
ensured the strength of the Nair community earlier, now became productive of many evils in changing socio-political background of Kerala.