Seminar lays stress on relevance of local history in north Malabar

A history seminar focussing on north Malabar’s local history and women’s movements was held on the second day of Kannur Heritage Festival on Friday, presenting new perspectives on the region’s past.

The seminar, organised at St. John’s CSI Church, was inaugurated by Minister for Registration, Museum, Archaeology, and Archives Kadannappally Ramachandran. Director of the Department of Archaeology E. Dineshan presided.

Delivering the keynote address on ‘Heritage as Living History’, Dr. Malavika Binny, Assistant Professor of History at Kannur University, said it was a misconception that local history had only limited relevance. Local history, she noted, was significant as mainstream history, as long as it carried identifiable contexts and meanings.

At the concluding session, historian Dr. Hussain Randathani delivered a lecture on ‘Migration of the Thangal Lineage in Kerala- Bukhari Thangal.’ Narayanan Kavumbayi chaired the session.

The Kannur Heritage Festival, organised by the departments of Archaeology, Archives and Museums, will conclude on January 6.