Keralaspora

October 21, 2024

Column | What 'The Travancore State Manual' had to say about Kerala’s various names

The three-volume book is one of the best records of Kerala ever published. Supported by the maharaja of the state, Sri Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma VI, 'The Travancore State Manual' was written by V Nagam Aiya.

October 07, 2024
Column | A small piece of Sri Lanka in Kozhikode

The Buddha Vihara on Customs Road in Colombo, Sri Lanka, which was opened in 1935, offers a fascinating piece of our heritage.
September 23, 2024
Column | Looking back at the Calicut of Zheng He and Ma Huan

Maritime links between modern-day Kerala and China were believed to have been established around the first century before the Christian era.
September 09, 2024
Column | When Cochin met Bombay’s 19th century demand for ships

The shipbuilding facilities in Cochin were used by the British East India Company forces, who evicted the Dutch in 1795.
August 26, 2024
Column | When a travelling Anglican Bishop saw Italy in Palakkad

Spencer, who was appointed the Bishop of Madras in 1837, took notes of his journey to Kerala and published them in London in a book titled Journal of a Visitation to the Provinces of Travancore and Tinnevelly, in the Diocese of Madras, 1840-41.
August 12, 2024
Column | Thoughts on the Wayanad tragedy

We need to come to a proper understanding across India, if we are to reduce the impact of nature’s fury on human life.
July 29, 2024
Column | Why an Armenian priest from Thrissur wanted to visit Mount Kailash

The Armenian priest’s desire to visit the region and meet this mysterious Christian sage remained unfulfilled.

Keralaspora

Column | What 'The Travancore State Manual' had to say about Kerala’s various names

Column | A small piece of Sri Lanka in Kozhikode

Column | Looking back at the Calicut of Zheng He and Ma Huan

Column | When Cochin met Bombay’s 19th century demand for ships

Column | When a travelling Anglican Bishop saw Italy in Palakkad

Column | Thoughts on the Wayanad tragedy

Column | Why an Armenian priest from Thrissur wanted to visit Mount Kailash

Column | How an Australian social worker helped advance women’s education in Travancore

Column | Seeing Kerala in Sri Lanka

Column | Why Kerala needs its own Schiphol