Pazhassi Raja - A Short Biography

This blog aims to provide a short but clear picture about freedom fighter Kerala Varma aka Pazhassi Raja along with events, persons, people and places associated with him.

Tuesday, 1 December 2015

Cotiote War - Eye Witness Account by an English Officer

This article was published in 'The Examiner' in 1817 by Lieutenant George Strachan. "In 1790, at the age of 17, I was app...

30th November of 2015 - His 210th Death Anniversary

"The night of 29 November 1805 was surprisingly hot and humid in the jungles beyond Wayanad. A small army of rebels from Malabar ha...

Sunday, 13 September 2015

List of Principal Adherents

What follows is a list of some ninety seven chieftains who are principal adherents of Raja and who held civil and military command under h...

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Bibliography

1. Pazhassi Samarangal by Dr. K.K.N Kurup 2. Malabar Manual by William Logan 3. History of Madras Army by W.J Wilson 4. Supplemen...

Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Analysis of the Man

T. H. Baber wrote in 1805: “Thus terminated the career of a man who has been enabled persevere in hostilities against the Company for n...

ACT 5 - Epic Finale: Successful Resistance to Arthur Wellesley, Downfall and Death

In 1799, British and Pazhassi Raja openly broke into war and by monsoon of 1800, all of British blockhouses in Kottayam was besieged by r...

Act 4 – Old Friend Becomes New Enemy: First Round of Resistance to British Imperialism

British followed the dictum of “only permanent interests and no permanent friends”. Allies are to be used and thrown. They had...

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