Persia – Itisaras

Folklores: Reflecting Realities

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 Ritika Soun 0 Comments Aladdin and magic lamp, anthropology, Arabia, archaeology, Culture, epic tales, fables, Folk Tales, folklore, History, jataka tales, literature, lok sahitya, Mahabharata, monuments, mythologies, Myths, oral traditions, panchtantras, Persia, Ramayana, Religion, Rituals, UNESCO, vikram and beetal

culture, UNESCO, lok sahitya, myths, folklore, folk tales, fables, anthropology, religion, monuments, epic tales, mythologies, Ramayana, Mahabharata, panchtantras, vikram and beetal, jataka tales, archaeology, oral traditions, Aladdin and magic lamp, Arabia, Persia, literature, rituals, history

History

Arakkal dynasty: A story of the moors of Malabar

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 Editor 0 Comments Ali Rajah, Ali rajah beebi, Arabia, Arakkal, caliph, Cannanore, Caste, Chirakkal, coastal state, cultures, currency, customs, diversity, Dutch, economic prosperity, ethnicities, Europeans, islands, Jacob Visscher, K.M Panikkar, kannar, keralolpathi, king, Kolathiri of Kolathnadu, Lakshadweep, letters, Malabar, Malabar and the Dutch, Malayalam tex, matrilineal, moors, Ottoman rulers, Persia, political influence, political power, prince, royal family, ruling house, Sir Evan Cotton, St. Angelo fort, trade, Vasco da Gama

India has a sumptuous royal history of its rulers. From Rajputs to Nawabs to Marathas and Mughals, we have had it all. But the moors of Malabar have another story to tell, another royalty, another ruler.