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Ankachekavar is a word in Malayalam language which means -
the person who is fighting for the ruler. Few centures back in
Kerala, south India, if there was a
quarrel between the local rulers, its finally solved by fixing an
Ankam (war), usually a
dual fighting in which one of
the fighter dies. Each ruler will be represented by an
Ankachekavar. The ruler of the Ankachekavar who
wins the fight is considered as a winner.