MalayalamLe malayalam (ml, ) est une langue dravidienne d’Inde, parlée dans le sud du pays et notamment dans l'État du Kerala et dans le territoire de Lakshadweep, ainsi que dans le territoire de Pondichéry, où elle est langue officielle. Le malayalam appartient à la famille des langues dravidiennes. Il s’est séparé du tamoul vers le . Le terme malayalam est composé des mots mala, signifiant « montagne », et alam, signifiant « région » ou bien « de nature », « de type ». Ce terme désigne donc une « région de montagne ».
Mushika dynastyMushika dynasty, also spelled Mushaka, was a minor dynastic power that held sway over the region in and around Mount Ezhi (Ezhimala) in present-day North Malabar, Kerala, India. The country of the Mushikas, ruled by an ancient lineage of the Hehaya clan of the same name, appears in early historic (pre-Pallava) south India and it is believed that Mushika dynasty has their descents from Heheya Kingdom. Early Tamil poems contain several references to the exploits of Nannan of Ezhimalai.
Côte de KanaraKanara or Canara, also known as Karavali is the historically significant stretch of land situated by the southwestern coast of India, alongside the Arabian Sea in the present-day Indian state of Karnataka. The subregion comprises three civil districts, namely: Uttara Kannada, Udupi, and Dakshina Kannada. Kassergode was included prior to the States Reorganisation Act. According to historian Severino da Silva, the ancient name for this region is Parashurama Srushti (creation of Parashurama).
Malayalam literatureMalayalam, the lingua franca of the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puduchery, is one of the six classical languages of India. Malayalam literature comprises those literary texts written in Malayalam, a South-Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala. The first travelogue in any Indian language is the Malayalam Varthamanappusthakam, written by Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar in 1785. Malayalam literature has been presented with 6 Jnanapith awards, the second-most for any Dravidian language and the third-highest for any Indian language.
NayarsLes Nayars ou les Naïr (നായ൪) sont une caste située au sud-ouest de l'Inde, sur la côte de Malabar dans l'État du Kerala. Les Nayars sont une société matrilinéaire. Francis Zimmerman a étudié la forme particulière prise par le mariage nayar, que Françoise Héritier résume ainsi : Famille matrilinéaire Liste de sociétés matrilinéaires ou matrilocales Matriarcat Nambiar Zamorin David Murray Schneider et Kathleen E. Gough, Matrilineal Kinship, Cambridge University Press, 1962, 761 p. .
Royaume de MysoreLe Royaume de Mysore (ಮೈಸೂರು ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ en kannada) est un ancien État princier des Indes. Il aurait été fondé en 1399 dans les environs de la ville moderne de Mysore. L'État, dirigé par la dynastie des Wodeyar, était d'abord un vassal du royaume de Vijayanagara. Avec le déclin de ce dernier (vers 1565), Mysore devient indépendant. En 1947, l'État est uni à l'Inde, mais les souverains de la dynastie Wodeyar ne cesseront de régner définitivement qu'en 1949.
Thiruvananthapuramthumb|Localisation de Thiruvananthapuram, district et cité. Thiruvananthapuram (en തിരുവനന്തപുരം, Tiruvanantapuraṁ, ), anciennement connue sous le nom de Trivandrum, est la capitale de l'État du Kerala en Inde ainsi que la capitale du district de Thiruvananthapuram. Elle se situe sur la côte ouest de l'Inde, près de la pointe sud du sous-continent. Qualifiée par Gandhi de « verte cité de l'Inde », elle se caractérise par son relief vallonné de petites collines côtières et ses ruelles commerçantes pleines de vie.
Arakkal kingdomArakkal Kingdom was a Muslim kingdom in Kannur town in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, South India. The king was called Ali Raja and the ruling queen was called Arakkal Beevi. Arakkal kingdom included little more than the Cannanore town and the southern Laccadive Islands (Agatti, Kavaratti, Androth and Kalpeni, as well as Minicoy), originally leased from the Kolattiri. The royal family is said to be originally a branch of the Kolattiri, descended from a princess of that family who converted to Islam.
Roman commerceRoman commerce was a major sector of the Roman economy during the later generations of the Republic and throughout most of the imperial period. Fashions and trends in historiography and in popular culture have tended to neglect the economic basis of the empire in favor of the lingua franca of Latin and the exploits of the Roman legions. The language and the legions were supported by trade and were part of its backbone. The Romans were businessmen, and the longevity of their empire was caused by their commercial trade.
ShimogaShimoga, officially known as Shivamogga, is a city and the district headquarters of Shimoga district in the central part of the state of Karnataka, India. The city lies on the banks of the Tunga River. Being the gateway for the hilly region of the Western Ghats, the city is popularly nicknamed the "Gateway of Malnad". The population of Shimoga city is 322,650 as per 2011 census. The city has been selected for the Smart Cities project, standing in the fourth position in the state and 25th in the country as of November 2020.
