From St' Thomas and Pattanam Excavations to Communal Family Records

Cherian puts up  family archive of nominated communities

 If Pattanam is Meant to Legitimise St' Thomas Tradition into History Using Archaeology, The Family Archival Records  Are   Appendices  to St' Thomas Historiography

As early as 2004 K.George Vargheese had pointed out  in Economic and Political Weekly (February 28-2004) that the Kchr archive is getting filled with family histories especially of Syrian Christian community notable for their imaginary and topological peculiarities.. Rather than  identity construction attempted  among  Syrian Christian community , such descriptions are filled with communal interpretations on religious conversions,  denigration,  and atrocities committed by majority community. Sankaramangalam, Pakalomattom, Mundupalathinkal, Alunkal,Ambat, and  Mundackal are  few among such family histories preserved in archives of Kchr  The Sankararamangalam  and Ambat family documents vehemently describes Christian proselytizations, conversion of temples into churches as well as religious atrocities committed by Hindus on Christian communities from historical period.  They have been  awarded  by the Kchr (See Malayala Manorama Thiruvananthapuram Edition-August 10-2003) for  well interpreted  family history   works.    P.J.Cherian has used Government historical archives as a record house for inflammating communal tension and providing a link to Pattanam excavations.