I will always remember this historian with a bit of
fondness, for not only did he kindle my interest in history, but also had a
hand in some of our family affairs at Palghat. He was a friend of my great
grandfather, who together with JA Thorne got Ayyer started on the history path,
Ayyar was a friend of my uncle and my brother talks about his later days in Kudallur
and Pallavur, often. I never met him formally, unfortunately, but am now compiling
this short article about him after reading all his books and some of his very
interesting contributions to other collections. Ayyer later did yeoman service
as a lecturer and was later professor of history at the Zamorin’s college (Guruvayurappan
College) Calicut. But let us get to the details of his life and works.
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