Kerala Latest News Breaking news Kerala Dutch Connection Website LaunchedSunday 08 May 2011: A website covering the political, social and cultural history of Kerala with special focus on the Dutch connection in the region has been launched.
Funded by the Netherlands Embassy in India, the Malayalm site www.dutchinkerala.com has contents on the rise and fall of the Dutch power in Kerala during the early phases of western colonisation and their contributions in various fields.
The English version of the site will be opened soon, its editor said. It also connects the incidents in Kerala to the national and international events happened during the same period.
Various episodes in history like the wars in Europe, struggle for democracy in England, the American and French revolutions, fall of Mughal empire, arrival of East India Company, Battle of Plassey and the reign of Marthanda Varma in Travancore are presented in a lucid and narrative style on the site.
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