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Diverse Harappan funeral customs as compiled by JP Joshi. He reports brick tumulus of kurgan burials from Harappa and Daimabad sites of Sarasvati-Sindhu civilization. Such kurgan burials are also found

Father of Dravidianism, the dangerous 18th century christian missionary Robert Caldwell describes about Travancore in one of his satirical poems (mocks as Coconutcore). He says it was a prosperous 'model

Contrary to what's written in this link, Nair Sambandhams in most cases were indeed considered as ideal, and husbands did have close relations with their wife & children even though

This is Mayippadi Kottaram or palace of Kumbla kings of Kasaragod region. Kumbla Rajas were bridge between Malayali & Tulu cultures. They followed matrilineal system & married Keralite Nair women,

Parashurama killing off Kshatriyas, especially Kartavirya Arjuna & his Heheya clan of Mahishmati is a famous legend. But there exists a tradition in which Parashurama enthroned Hehaya prince as king