The study intends to take up a full-length analysis of the tradition of writing Keralolpatti chronicles and to understand the historical time it represents or claims to represent. The study will...Show moreThe study intends to take up a full-length analysis of the tradition of writing Keralolpatti chronicles and to understand the historical time it represents or claims to represent. The study will view Keralolpatti as a changing textual form that imbibed the historical changes and needs of Kerala society. The major focal point of study will be in its hypothesis that Keralolpatti was not just a Brahmin traditional chronicle that carried legends and tales for Brahmin legitimacy but also a textual form for legitimising the historical needs of and developments in the regional politics leading to early modern state formation in Kerala. The study will look at how the so-called Brahmin tradition was constructed, implemented and later appropriated in multiple ways, adapted to specific contexts, and imbued with diverse meanings by different social groups.Show less
