Recent research on Hoysala history has brought up interesting facts which contradict the assumption that the second Chera empire extended[…]
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Ala Podcast: മൺപാത്രങ്ങൾ പറയുന്ന പ്രാചീനകഥകൾ: പുരാവസ്തു ഗവേഷണം കേരളത്തിൽ
ഇന്ന് കേരളം എന്ന് അറിയപ്പെടുന്ന പ്രദേശത്തിന്റെ പ്രാചീന ചരിത്രത്തെക്കുറിച്ചു ഐതീഹ്യങ്ങൾക്കപ്പുറം ശാസ്ത്രത്തിനെന്താണ് പറയാനുള്ളത്? പഴയ ധാരണകളെ മാറ്റിമറിക്കുന്ന ചില പുതിയ കണ്ടെത്തലുകളെക്കുറിച്ചു സംസാരിക്കുകയാണ് പുരാവസ്തു ഗവേഷകയായ ജസീറ[…]
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Mr. Family Historian (or kudumba-charitrakaaran): The Syrian Christian Case
Accompanied by original sketches, Nidhin Donald presents a tongue-in-cheek perspective of the trend of producing written ‘family histories’ among Syrian[…]
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A Snapshot of History: Vasco da Gama in Calicut, 1498
Drawing from the translation of an anonymous, first-hand account of Vasco da Gama’s historical visit to present-day Kerala, B. Prabu[…]
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Kerala’s Architectural Heritage: Some Sketches
Radhika K. M.’s sketches of Kerala’s lesser-known architectural marvels combine detail with a sense of liveliness. From ancient places of worship to traditional homes in Thrissur and Alappuzha, the sketches remind us that Kerala’s heritage goes beyond a few tourist destinations.
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Dreaming Dar es Salaam: Forced Migration and the Impossibility of Return
Moving between memory and history, poetry and prose, Kerala and Tanzania, May Joseph reflects on her parents’ experiences as Malayali migrants to Tanzania in the mid-twentieth century.
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Of Genealogy and Land Deeds: Some Thoughts on Family Histories in Kerala
Sarath Pillai writes about private collections of land-deeds and official records of Malayalees, and how they could be valuable sources[…]
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Revisiting the Temple Entry Movement in Kerala
The Temple Entry Proclamation is considered a pivotal moment in Kerala renaissance. Jenny Rowena delves into lesser known facets of the temple entry movement to interrogate the Malayalee consensus about the movement as one which granted rights to oppressed lower castes and ushered in a renaissance period in Kerala.
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Archaeology in Kerala: A Critical Appraisal
The scope of archaeology in Kerala has remained limited, owing to persisting antiquarian attitude to archaeological remains, the conflation of archaeology with history, and the perception that Kerala lacks archaeological potential. Rachel Varghese revisits these assumptions, making a case for the possibilities that archaeology could offer for Kerala
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Interview with Robin Jeffrey – Part I
Saidalavi P. C. interviews the scholar, Robin Jeffrey, on his well-known body of work on Kerala, and his early experiences as a Canadian graduate student in Kerala in the 1960s.
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