history of kerala
KERALA HISTORY
Pre-Historic Kerala
The meglithic monuments include the dolmens, cists, rock-cut caves, thopikallu, pulachikallu, kudakkallu etc. All of them are associated with burial system.
‘Nannangadi’ was the burial jar.
The important palaeolithic sites are valuvasseri
(Nilambur) and Tenkara (Palaghat)
The mesolithic sites are Walayar (Palaghat), Mankara,
Tenmalai (Kollam)
Kerala is believed to have originated by the withdrawal of sea, when Parasurama threw his axe from
Gokarnam to Kanyakumary.
The oldest book which mentions about kerala is
‘Ithareyaranyakam’.
The author of Keralappazhama is Dr.Gundert.
Kalidasa’s Reghuvamsam mentions about Kerala.
Parasurama divided Kerala into 64 villages and donated them to Brahmins.
Famous Rock-cut caves in the Ambukuthi hills in the Wayanad district is known as Edakkal Caves.
It is the greatest example of megalithic culture in
Kerala. It was Fred Foset who first studied about
Muziris
Kodungalloor is the present name of ancient port,
Muziris. It was also the trade centre with Romans.
It was known by different names such as
‘Murichipathanam’ in Ramayana, ‘Muchiri’ in Tamil works, ‘Muyiricode’ in Jewish Plate etc. The ancient historian plini mentions that Muziris was an important port in ancient India. It is also believed that the birth place of Aryabhatta (the ancient astronomer), Ashmakam is in Kodungalloor. Muziris lost its importance due to the flood in Periyar in the year 1341. This lead to the coming up of Cochi port.
Sources of Kerala History
Keralolpathi, Kerala Mahatmyam,
Raghuvamsam, Mooshaka vamsam, Unnuneeli
Sandesham, Unniyadi charitham,
Chandrolsavam, Unnichiruthevi charitham,
Malabar Manual, Hortus Malabaricus.
the pictures on these caves in 1901. Later this research was continued by Dr.M.R.Raghava Warrior and Dr.Rajan Gurukkal. Archeological excavations conducted in 2009 September on this site discovered the figure
Pre-Historic Kerala
The meglithic monuments include the dolmens, cists, rock-cut caves, thopikallu, pulachikallu, kudakkallu etc. All of them are associated with burial system.
‘Nannangadi’ was the burial jar.
The important palaeolithic sites are valuvasseri
(Nilambur) and Tenkara (Palaghat)
The mesolithic sites are Walayar (Palaghat), Mankara,
Tenmalai (Kollam)
Kerala is believed to have originated by the withdrawal of sea, when Parasurama threw his axe from
Gokarnam to Kanyakumary.
The oldest book which mentions about kerala is
‘Ithareyaranyakam’.
The author of Keralappazhama is Dr.Gundert.
Kalidasa’s Reghuvamsam mentions about Kerala.
Parasurama divided Kerala into 64 villages and donated them to Brahmins.
Famous Rock-cut caves in the Ambukuthi hills in the Wayanad district is known as Edakkal Caves.
It is the greatest example of megalithic culture in
Kerala. It was Fred Foset who first studied about
Muziris
Kodungalloor is the present name of ancient port,
Muziris. It was also the trade centre with Romans.
It was known by different names such as
‘Murichipathanam’ in Ramayana, ‘Muchiri’ in Tamil works, ‘Muyiricode’ in Jewish Plate etc. The ancient historian plini mentions that Muziris was an important port in ancient India. It is also believed that the birth place of Aryabhatta (the ancient astronomer), Ashmakam is in Kodungalloor. Muziris lost its importance due to the flood in Periyar in the year 1341. This lead to the coming up of Cochi port.
Sources of Kerala History
Keralolpathi, Kerala Mahatmyam,
Raghuvamsam, Mooshaka vamsam, Unnuneeli
Sandesham, Unniyadi charitham,
Chandrolsavam, Unnichiruthevi charitham,
Malabar Manual, Hortus Malabaricus.
the pictures on these caves in 1901. Later this research was continued by Dr.M.R.Raghava Warrior and Dr.Rajan Gurukkal. Archeological excavations conducted in 2009 September on this site discovered the figure