History of Venadu and Travancore
History of Venadu and Travancore

Author: Naanchil Natarajan

Publisher:

Published: 2019-02-06

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9781718053014

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This Book describes the History of Travancore earlier to 1800 AD. Its earlier name was Venadu, popularly known as 'Venad'. History of Kerala as well as Travancore, hitherto have been constructed over the mythological story of 'Keralolpathy' which is against facts of history. Contents of this book are fully supported by Archaeological and Historical evidence. The Author presents a different Socio-political history of this part of India. He has perused more than 500 inscriptions - stone and copper plates - published by Travancore and Tamilnadu Governments to present his case.

Marthanda Varma
Marthanda Varma

Author: C. V. Raman Pillai

Publisher: Sahitya Akademi

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 9788126004683

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In The Novel There Is A Historical Romance, But Its Subtext Is A Political One Of Contemporary Significance. In The Novel There Is A Subplot With Subhadra At The Centre. Through What She Does Or What Happens To Her, C.V. Is Projecting A Futuristic Vision Of The New Woman In The Indian Context. The Conventional Image Of The Woman Is Replaced By An Imagined Figure That Was To Emerge On The Indian Scene. Another Unique Feature Of This Novel Is The Introduction, For The First Time, Of Untouchables, The Channans Of South Travancore. Hence Is Fiction Asserting Humanistic Values Over And Above The Taboos And Superstitions Of Yester-Years.

Kerala History and its Makers
Kerala History and its Makers

Author: A. Sreedhara Menon

Publisher: D C Books

Published: 2011-03-04

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9788126437825

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This volume deals with the history of Kerala with special attention to selected historical personages who had played significant roles in shaping the history of Kerala through the ages.

Lords of the Sea: The Ali Rajas of Cannanore and the Political Economy of Malabar (1663-1723)
Lords of the Sea: The Ali Rajas of Cannanore and the Political Economy of Malabar (1663-1723)

Author: Binu John Mailaparambil

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2011-11-11

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 904744471X

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In the second half of the seventeenth century the political and ritual relationships between the various elite houses of the kingdom of Cannanore on the Malabar Coast were affected by the shifting patterns in the Indian Ocean maritime trade. This study shows how the Arackal Ali Rajas, the most prominent maritime merchants in early-modern Malabar, managed to fence off the attempts of the Dutch East India Company to gain control of the regional trade, and how they succeeded in maintaining their commercial network across the Indian Ocean intact.

Travancore Archaeological Series Vol Part I
Travancore Archaeological Series Vol Part I

Author: As Ramanatha Ayyar

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781022236776

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Delve into the rich history of India's Travancore region with this detailed archaeological study by A.S. Ramanatha Ayyar. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.