History has it that it was in the same year that the first factory was set up in Kollam to start the commercial processing of cashew nuts. What began as a small scale industry grew in leaps …

Kollam district covers an area of 2491 km2 in the Southern most part of Kerala. It is situated on the South West coast of India between North latitudes 90 10’ and 80 45’ and East longitudes …

Inscriptional Sources on Kollam ture provide insight into Kollam's early history. There are certain inscri tional documents that mention Kollam's antiquity. Tarisapalli Copper Plates (Figure 2)

Evolution of the District The history of Kollam is intimately bound up with that of the neighbouring district of Thiruvananthapuram. Megalithic monuments belonging to the Neolithic period have …

Kollam (Quilon), which was once known as a global maritime hub, now serves as a gateway to backwaters, the cashew capital, and a district rich in culture and heritage in Kerala.

Kollam (formerly Quilon) has been a major maritime and economic center in Kerala for a long time. The Malabar Coast had a strategically placed location that enabled global trade networks …

Baratha kali and mudiyuttu are the major folk art forms in Kollam district which have to be protected. This paper throws light to the lifestyle of the subalterns the practice of worship and …