Jakhs of Kutch-Were they Jacobites?
By Mr. P.I. Abraham
The Eastern Christian church came in contact with India from the very beginning of the…
The Heathen and the Syrian – Syrian Christian Ritual and Tradition pre 1599…
The Heathen and the Syrian - Syrian Christian Ritual and Tradition pre 1599 A.D.: In A.D. 52, St. Thomas – Doubting…
The Syrian Christian Church – An Architectural Overview
Architecture is that great living creative spirit which from generation to generation, from age to age, proceeds,…
A Syrian Christian Family Portrait – Circa 1620 A.D.
The below folio is from a manuscript at the Casanatense Library in Italy. It is called the 'Portuguese Codice' and…
Names, Middle Names and Last Names among the Syrian Christians
A syrian christian takes his own name which is the name of his paternal grandfather, the name of his father and…
The Tiger and the Syrian Christians: Tipu Sultan’s ‘Padayottam’
The invasion of kerala by Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan of Mysore in the latter half of the 18th century left a…
Raja Thoma Villarvattam – King of the Nasranis
There is an interesting tradition cherished by the Syrian Christians that they possessed their own king at…