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*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2007-02/1170927607 post] about mixed marriages mentions Calicut | *This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2007-02/1170927607 post] about mixed marriages mentions Calicut | ||
*[http://historicalleys.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/danish-factory-in-calicut-1752-1796.html The Danish Factory in Calicut 1752-1796] by Maddy. historicalleys.blogspot | *[http://historicalleys.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/danish-factory-in-calicut-1752-1796.html The Danish Factory in Calicut 1752-1796] by Maddy. historicalleys.blogspot | ||
| − | *[http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/bmpix/controller/index.htm Search the photographic Archives of the Basel Mission with search word Calicut]digitallibrary.usc.edu | + | *[http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/bmpix/controller/index.htm Search the photographic Archives of the Basel Mission with search word Calicut] digitallibrary.usc.edu |
*[http://www.calicutdiocese.com/history.htm Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut].The link at the bottom of the web page which says “Click here for the Chronicles" mentions some of the schools in the area. | *[http://www.calicutdiocese.com/history.htm Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut].The link at the bottom of the web page which says “Click here for the Chronicles" mentions some of the schools in the area. | ||
*[http://www.thehindu.com/arts/history-and-culture/a-milestone/article4013251.ece A milestone] by P. Anima October 19, 2012 ''The Hindu''. The Railway was opened to Calicut on the 2 January 1888 | *[http://www.thehindu.com/arts/history-and-culture/a-milestone/article4013251.ece A milestone] by P. Anima October 19, 2012 ''The Hindu''. The Railway was opened to Calicut on the 2 January 1888 | ||
| + | *[http://keralastatearchives.org/main1.htm Archives Department Government of Kerala] | ||
| + | **Records of the Malabar District of the Madras Presidency ( 1805-1956) are available in the Regional Archives, Civil Station Kozhikode | ||
| + | ***[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article2513726.ece A guide to Kozhikode archives] October 5, 2011 The Hindu | ||
=== Historical books online=== | === Historical books online=== | ||
Revision as of 12:13, 23 January 2013
| Calicut | |
|---|---|
| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Madras Presidency | |
| Coordinates: | 11.25°N 75.77°E |
| Altitude: | 1 metre (3.3 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Kozhikode |
| State/Province: | Kerala |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Madras Railway | |
Also see Malabar
Contents
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Kozhikode
Variants: Calicut
Military history
Battle of Calicut 1789
Battle of Calicut 1790
Churches
- Churches in Kozhikode from Kozhikode Kerala Tourism
- St Mary’s Church also known as the English Church. The CSI St. Mary’s Church at Nadakkavu, in Kozhikode, is also known as the English Church. This church, with arched entrances, was built by the British in 1860 for the British members of the Collectorate and the military. The church has been renovated several times since then. The cemetery adjacent to the church houses tombs that date as far back as 1717.
- Photograph of the English Church, Kozhikode. skyscrapercity.com
- CSI church built by the Basel missionaries in 1842.
- Mother of God [Roman Catholic] Cathedral
- St Mary’s Church also known as the English Church. The CSI St. Mary’s Church at Nadakkavu, in Kozhikode, is also known as the English Church. This church, with arched entrances, was built by the British in 1860 for the British members of the Collectorate and the military. The church has been renovated several times since then. The cemetery adjacent to the church houses tombs that date as far back as 1717.
External links
- Calicut Heritage
- This India List post about mixed marriages mentions Calicut
- The Danish Factory in Calicut 1752-1796 by Maddy. historicalleys.blogspot
- Search the photographic Archives of the Basel Mission with search word Calicut digitallibrary.usc.edu
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut.The link at the bottom of the web page which says “Click here for the Chronicles" mentions some of the schools in the area.
- A milestone by P. Anima October 19, 2012 The Hindu. The Railway was opened to Calicut on the 2 January 1888
- Archives Department Government of Kerala
- Records of the Malabar District of the Madras Presidency ( 1805-1956) are available in the Regional Archives, Civil Station Kozhikode
- A guide to Kozhikode archives October 5, 2011 The Hindu
- Records of the Malabar District of the Madras Presidency ( 1805-1956) are available in the Regional Archives, Civil Station Kozhikode
Historical books online
- Calicut page 40, The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847. Google Books. The cantonment was classified as one of the "Stations on the sea coast"
- "Kingdom of Calicut" page 154 A description of the coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the beginning of the sixteenth century by Duarte Barbosa, a Portuguese. Translated from an early Spanish manuscript in the Barcelona library with notes and a preface by Henry E. J. Stanley. 1866 Archive.org
