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Fighting Caste in Early 19th century Kerala: Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker

// May 20th, 2011 // 3 Comments » // Cultural Politics, Culture and Ecology

It is a long sandy strip of land between the Arabian sea and the  backwaters on the southern coast of Kerala near Kayamkulam.  Arattupuzha in Karthikapally Taluk of Alapuzha district lies between Trikunapuzha and Valiazheekal.  Now a new bridge connects it to Kayamkulam in the east as well.  It is separated from the mainland by [...]

Chandragiri Fort: A Landmark on the Kasaragod Coast

// May 18th, 2011 // No Comments » // Cultural Politics, Culture and Ecology

Though there are plenty of places called Chandragiri in south India including the ones in Tirupati in Andhra and Sravanabelgola in Karnataka the Chandragiri in Kasaragod is unique in its history, antiquity  and cultural and ecological geography. Fort Chandragiri stands atop the small hillock at the southern bank of the mouth of  river Chandragiri  near [...]

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