tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.comments2024-03-17T23:32:10.476-04:00Historic AlleysMaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comBlogger2488125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-36121055093154409902024-03-17T23:05:39.611-04:002024-03-17T23:05:39.611-04:00It was Vellai Marudu a feudatory chief of Sivagang...It was Vellai Marudu a feudatory chief of Sivaganga, who purchased it.Vijayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08657220926239305324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-38389020256359656202024-03-11T11:56:15.121-04:002024-03-11T11:56:15.121-04:00oops sorry, I made an error with my email, please ...oops sorry, I made an error with my email, please reply to umanmadhan@gmail.com<br /><br />In case somebody tried sending to the wrong address, kindly resend!Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-73202634062351003322024-02-26T03:05:58.491-05:002024-02-26T03:05:58.491-05:00I love the blog. Great post. It is very true, peop...I love the blog. Great post. It is very true, people must learn how to learn before they can learn. lol i know it sounds funny but its very true. . .<br />jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529472400675209881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-90946692888305860782024-02-14T03:00:19.331-05:002024-02-14T03:00:19.331-05:00Thanks for the write up and the valuable informati...Thanks for the write up and the valuable information. Qais Kakkanad KochiQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693355872224134312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-42954111271391329152024-02-12T10:18:49.326-05:002024-02-12T10:18:49.326-05:00Thanks RP,
I am not sure about the genetic similar...Thanks RP,<br />I am not sure about the genetic similarities, so suggest you take a look at what I wrote about Rowthers, to trace the Rowther travails.<br />https://historicalleys.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-rowther-community.htmlMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-56392058817122801922024-02-12T10:13:10.081-05:002024-02-12T10:13:10.081-05:00Thanks Dr Baiju..
Glad you chanced byThanks Dr Baiju..<br />Glad you chanced byMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-60769835143154797712024-02-12T10:11:32.354-05:002024-02-12T10:11:32.354-05:00Thanks, Jose,
Check this out, page B55. The link l...Thanks, Jose,<br />Check this out, page B55. The link look slike gibberish, it is because of tamil Language characters in the link, the book is in english<br />There are many other sources as well...<br />https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/admin/assets/book/TVA_BOK_0011960_%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81_%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-22948955195698710892024-02-10T10:09:44.305-05:002024-02-10T10:09:44.305-05:00Interesting post! I live quite near the present Pa...Interesting post! I live quite near the present Padinjare Kovilakam at Mankavu, and visit Thrissala Bhagavathy temple fairly frequently. However I must admit I am unaware of the historical associations of the place, except that the birthplace of Krishnanattom is right next to the temple. Thanks Maddy!Dr. Bijuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713888863179590786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-65883241712277696742024-02-07T19:27:39.908-05:002024-02-07T19:27:39.908-05:00Hello Mr Maddy
I would like to ask questions about...Hello Mr Maddy<br />I would like to ask questions about Portuguese conquest/occupation of Rameswaram temple. What is the source of the informations of Thayumanavar attack with 30 000 maravas, the adament beahviour of the Portuguese Captain or the dutch fleet. The only thing I've been finding about the topic is that the Portuguese were in occupation of the Rameswaram temple in 1662, and that José MIguelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16548454024791264034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-6306915561187211282024-02-07T09:31:03.878-05:002024-02-07T09:31:03.878-05:00I came to know there were four communities (Rawtha...I came to know there were four communities (Rawthar/Maraikar/Kaylar/Dakhni) are descents from modern day saudi arabia. The four communities traded with horses to cholo kings and maraikayuar were ship builders and kaylar were spice traders and dakhni were cooking specialist came to south india during egyptian rule at that time there were no saudi arabia the entire area was under egypt occupied Ilahihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319817818388193372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-3498318735297264302024-02-02T20:10:50.389-05:002024-02-02T20:10:50.389-05:00Thanks for the detailed article Maddy! I am wonder...Thanks for the detailed article Maddy! I am wondering if there are any historical sources describing the status of the Palakkad Iyers during Tipu's invasion of the Malabar. Were they also subject to conversions and other religious violence like the Nairs/Nambudiris? <br /><br />I ask because there seem to be some striking similarities between the Palakkad Iyers and the Palakkad Rowthers. Rāvŭttarāyaṉ Pālakāṭṭilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239995623975455334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-79773841494302057902024-01-25T10:54:50.776-05:002024-01-25T10:54:50.776-05:00Thanks, Celeste,
That was an area very much in the...Thanks, Celeste,<br />That was an area very much in the news and continues to be, for various reasons, though pearls are not on the list anymore. The Ram Sethu bridge is a tricky topic, so I am still doing some studies before putting it down on paper. I hope you checked out the related articles listed and hyperlinked at the end of this, such as the boat mail, Da Cruz etc.Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-35438634146899069872024-01-25T10:41:53.008-05:002024-01-25T10:41:53.008-05:00Thanks, Celeste,
Glad you stopped by to read this....Thanks, Celeste,<br />Glad you stopped by to read this. There were surely many such interesting stories. Stanes & Co and the STanes school in Coimbatore is another project, I have not yet started on it.<br />rgdsMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-75521008908715662082024-01-24T20:29:27.839-05:002024-01-24T20:29:27.839-05:00Hello, I wrote a comment on another post yesterday...Hello, I wrote a comment on another post yesterday about my ancestor who worked in Calicut with Peirce Leslie coffee curers...and now i find myself further exploring your blog with this post about the Pamban Channel at Rameswaram. <br />I am an Australian of Anglo-Indian origin. My father's mother was born 1885 at the village of Mandapam on the Palk Strait, very close to Rameswaram. Her Celeste Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13242079631621442086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-57561083712209485692024-01-24T03:00:29.314-05:002024-01-24T03:00:29.314-05:00Very interesting.
I have a slight connection with...Very interesting. <br />I have a slight connection with your story. <br />My ancestor James Tavenor Nash was born in England 1832 but went out to Ooty in 1859 to be a schoolteacher with his brother Frederic Nash who had already established a school there. After many years, Frederic returned to London and then in 1870 my ancestor closed the school and joined Peirce, Leslie and Co in Calicut curingCeleste Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13242079631621442086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-91019676071103317462024-01-17T09:18:23.971-05:002024-01-17T09:18:23.971-05:00Can somebody here help me with detailed informatio...Can somebody here help me with detailed information on Choyi Butler? I have Hari Baskaran's book, but was looking for more info, on Cheruvari and Kottieth families in Cannanore, as well as Choyi, a very interesting personality. Please send it to my email umanmadhanm@gmail.comMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-65665583321891460752024-01-11T16:48:52.116-05:002024-01-11T16:48:52.116-05:00Thanks, Jaideep,
Indeed, he was a very interesting...Thanks, Jaideep,<br />Indeed, he was a very interesting character and far-ranging interests.. I could with great difficulty cover only so much, strange that nobody has compiled anything on him thus far...Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-21120966988498833432024-01-11T03:27:19.691-05:002024-01-11T03:27:19.691-05:00This is indeed a fascinating blog on the life and ...This is indeed a fascinating blog on the life and times of Murdoch Brown. There are so many plots and sub plots to manoeuvre through , which makes it even more riveting.<br />Rascally though he may have been , at the end of it all , he comes across as a man who played the system to perfection . A master at bending the rules and moulding them to his advantage. That , I guess was how he survived itJaideephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886019655627884113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-92017605326625088872023-12-08T11:50:33.500-05:002023-12-08T11:50:33.500-05:00Excellent article. Gives a vivid detail of the fan...Excellent article. Gives a vivid detail of the fanam and the associated metrology. Gautamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15064246020719372659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-49496833442954236342023-11-29T19:41:24.745-05:002023-11-29T19:41:24.745-05:00Greetings from Ponkunnam
iwould like to read a blo...Greetings from Ponkunnam<br />iwould like to read a blog by you abiut Vellalas<br />with love<br />drkanam@gmail com<br />9447035416 Dr.Kanam Sankar Pillai MS DGOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341168445525436494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-83665824115767161642023-10-28T06:44:47.711-04:002023-10-28T06:44:47.711-04:00I belong to etuveetil pilaimar lineage.
I have he...I belong to etuveetil pilaimar lineage. <br />I have heard from the elders that my great great grandparents moved to Nagercoil due to a dispute (not sure what the dispute was about) <br /><br />My great grandfather converted into Christian and the family name got changed from "Pillai" to "Alexander",<br /><br />I have seen a family picture of my great grandfather and his Felix Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167842493508183169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-38522771886325513062023-10-26T12:47:21.904-04:002023-10-26T12:47:21.904-04:00Interesting post. I am into writing a book, and ex...Interesting post. I am into writing a book, and examining some history about Azhuvanchery Tamprakkal. I would like to get in touch with you, your posts are extensively researched.Muralikrishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079739768780640955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-10991195687206843532023-09-10T00:35:35.966-04:002023-09-10T00:35:35.966-04:00THE PORLATIRIES OF CALICUT :
When Professor KV K...THE PORLATIRIES OF CALICUT : <br /><br />When Professor KV Krishna Iyer of Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College Calicut, in his book The Zamorins of Calicut published in 1938, addressed Porlatiries as the kings of Kuttichira shore region called Polanad Adikal and the Queen as Nalagath Amma, I am reminded of the fisher king Purakad Adigal of Ambalapuzha, the Moslem fisher dynasty called Adi Raja Jayaprakash Mallayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10393416008756669118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-33525195473326862212023-09-05T09:15:00.288-04:002023-09-05T09:15:00.288-04:00hi beypore babu,
thanks for your comment.
Pls chec...hi beypore babu,<br />thanks for your comment.<br />Pls check this as well.<br />https://historicalleys.blogspot.com/2022/07/wither-goeth-porlathiri.html<br />the 13th century seems to be a likely date.<br />rgdsMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-62745020378782038162023-09-05T00:52:26.950-04:002023-09-05T00:52:26.950-04:00There is a contradiction as to the beginning of P...There is a contradiction as to the beginning of Polanad. Was it around the end of 13th century or between 900 to 1200 of Common Era?<br />beypore babuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01112545253579908309noreply@blogger.com