Studies

Studies

Articles on the history, institutions, and material culture of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church — a deeper layer alongside the directory, the map, and the timeline.

Literature & Press

A Press in the Bishop's House

The Malankara Orthodox Community and the Making of Modern Malayalam

How a Church-founded newspaper, Malayala Manorama, helped build modern Malayalam prose, journalism and the novel.

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Memorials, Abstention and the State Congress

The Malankara Orthodox Community in the Politics of Travancore

From the Malayalee Memorial to the Abstention Movement — the community's long entry into Travancore politics.

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Rubber, Chitty and Joint Stock

The Economic Rise of the Malankara Orthodox Community

Plantations, chitty funds and joint-stock companies: how the community built its economic footing under British rule.

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Training the Clergy

The Seminaries of the Malankara Orthodox Church

A century and a half of false starts, revival, and reform behind the seminaries that train the Church's priests today.

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