Tag Results: Kerala
History Daily
J J Murphy: Kerala’s Rubber Man
Rubber is one of Kerala’s more high-profile cash crops and its plantations are a way of life for hundreds of thousands of people. Catch the story of J J Murphy, an adventurous Irish planter and entrepreneur who kicked off the rubber revolution in Kerala
Stories That Make India
Thrissur’s Palace & the Story it Tells
A small palace in Thrissur in Kerala tells the story of how this city transformed into an important hub of business and culture in the 18th century...all thanks to one man who was behind it. Catch his story in this episode of History Daily...
'History of India' Series
Kerala - At the Crossroads of the World (13th BCE - 2nd CE)
How is the great Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II connected to present day Kerala? A small stretch of land, in a sleepy town in Kerala hides secrets to a past when this was an international trading hub. We travel through the deep South of India to find some buried treasures.
LHI HerStory
Anna Chandy: India’s First Woman Judge
She was one of the earliest feminists of Kerala and the first Indian woman to become a judge, across the entire British Commonwealth. She also fought fiercely for women’s rights and against patriarchy