Epilogues
By Pallikkonam Rajeev
Among the ports that lined the eastern and western coasts of ancient Tamilakam — of which present-day Kerala was a part — Muziris occupies the most important chapter in the region'…
By Pallikonam Rajeev
From roughly the eighth century CE until the middle of the last century, the various shifting social orders of Kerala were governed by legal codes framed by Brahmins. The Brahmins…
By Pallikonam Rajeev
The Kodungallur Fort — now standing mostly in ruins on the northern bank of the backwater where the Chalakudy river and the Periyar meet, adjoining Kottappuram on the southern side…
By Pallikonam Rajeev
Pliny the Elder and the Pepper Trade from Kerala's Ports Our evidence for the ancient port towns of the western coast of Tamilakam — Nitrias, Tyndis, Muziris, Barake, and Balita —…
By Pallikonam Rajeev
The Dutch East India Company decided to fulfil the ambition of Veera Kerala Varma, the prince of the senior branch of the royal family who had laid claim to the throne of Cochin. B…