Kerala History and its Makers

This volume deals with the history of Kerala with special attention to select historical personages who had played significant roles in shaping the history and culture of Kerala through the ages. Vasco Da Gama, St. Thomas, Sankaracharya, Kula Sekhara Alwar, Sankaranarayana, Ravi Varma Kulasekhara, Kunhali Marakkar, Tunchath Ezhuthachan, Shaik Zainuddin, Marthanda Varma, Kunchan Nambiar, Sakthan Tampuran, Tipu Sultan, Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, Veluthampi Dalawa, Swati Tirunal, Dr. Hermann Gundert, Raja Ravi Varma, Chattampi Swamikal, Sri Narayana Guru, Sri Chitira Tirunal, and the heroes and heroines of Northern Ballads like Aromal Chekavar, Unniarcha, Aromalunni, Tacholi Othenan were some among them whose noteworthy contributions to the culture, economy, religion, language, literature, history, politics, astronomy, and social reforms of Kerala are penned in detail.