Historic Alleys

Hanuman and the Pallimaradi A timely question from my friend Nikhil about the Zamorin’s flag prompted me to revisit this study. Recently, ...

Marakkars, Paravas, Portuguese, and the Zamorin… It was, in retrospect, a decisive battle and one that signaled some amount of success for...

Roman Coin find 1847, Kizhur - Cannanore Calicut faced nervous days in 1847, as a great storm hit the Laccadives and the mainland. Logan m...

  Interview with Jimmy at Dream Malayalam... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2IHzrDqGN4 Please watch, comment and share!  Part 2 Below http...

Rajarshi Rama Varma’s final abode First, let us get an insight into the illustrious raja. HH Maharaja Sri Sir RAMAVARMA XV ruled over Coch...

The Kamal, or the Rapalagai Curiosity, adventure, and profits were always the lure for exploration. While travel across land masses was re...

Ummini Thampi’s (Marthandam Thampi Iravi, Womana Tomby) overtures against the British. I wrote about the Munro years in Travancore in 2017...

And it's Cannanore connection!! Many articles have been written about Higginbotham’s in the past and the consensus is that the founder...

  Taking charge at Kallayi… It has been said that in the distant past, a new Zamorin taking charge of his kingdom would make a ceremonial ...

  A sanctioned ritual, a social evil, or disciplining? I still remember that in our younger days, women going to temples or neighboring ho...

Malabar & Istanbul – Late 19 th Century Two things made me pick up this topic for study. One - the fact that Sayyid Fadl spent his la...

The princess among hill stations and the many stories it hides. I will always remember the hill station and the few times I have visited t...