tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842185206290989130.post3675540267471454867..comments2024-03-24T12:54:16.636+05:30Comments on Calicut Heritage: Gama Ko Gussa Kyon Aaya? (What Made Gama Angry?)Premchandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12413182610858952040noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842185206290989130.post-9649970757479309262023-03-31T15:42:46.321+05:302023-03-31T15:42:46.321+05:30Very informative, thanks for posting such informat...Very informative, thanks for posting such informative content. Expecting more from you.<br /><a href="https://www.matchfinder.in/christian-matrimony" rel="nofollow">Christian Converted Matrimonial Services</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842185206290989130.post-5039069017419311332010-01-13T20:43:05.404+05:302010-01-13T20:43:05.404+05:30Many thanks, Kochuthresiamma, for putting the reli...Many thanks, Kochuthresiamma, for putting the religious fanaticism in context. The Udayamperur Synod and the Koonenkurishu are powerful symbols of how thoughtless fanaticism can cause split among people following the same religion (shades of the Irish cause?). The target in the case of Kerala was indiscriminate - Muslim, Hindu, Syrian Christians - all to curry favour with the King and the Pope!Calicut Heritage Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760552324718923006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842185206290989130.post-13179551874348320182010-01-13T17:42:02.391+05:302010-01-13T17:42:02.391+05:30'a people who had fooled him into believing th...'a people who had fooled him into believing themselves to be Christians'<br />The reference here is to the eastern form of Christianity which was well entrenched in Malabar then, and still is strong in kerala(Syrian Christians).<br /><br />The Romanisation of the Syrians following Francis Xavier's arrival is the continuation in the colonies of the struggle between Eastern church and kochuthresiamma p .jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842185206290989130.post-14823891821564922682010-01-13T11:20:40.629+05:302010-01-13T11:20:40.629+05:30I agree with you, Maddy. Remember, Gama was a devo...I agree with you, Maddy. Remember, Gama was a devout Catholic who spent the night previous to the launch of the expedition in the Church praying for their success. He also vowed to not shave off his beard till he returned from his expedition. The entire episode smacks of an elaborate deception by all parties!<br />Yes, Premnath. While we hear exaggerated stories of Tipu and his cruelties, the Calicut Heritage Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760552324718923006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842185206290989130.post-55634476820646480522010-01-13T05:58:52.884+05:302010-01-13T05:58:52.884+05:30It is still difficult to believe that an educated ...It is still difficult to believe that an educated Gama could not understand the requisites of his own religion and how it should be practiced. They had a good amount of intelligence of Malabar shores before Gama set out. To think that he did not know the difference is just trying to find a reason for his failure...I think it was a spin by the Jesuits of that era..Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842185206290989130.post-76828210715236189592010-01-10T19:54:53.042+05:302010-01-10T19:54:53.042+05:30In the height of his success there, he beheaded mo...In the height of his success there, he beheaded mothers after forcing them to cast their babies between millstones... He caused soldiers to take up children on the point of spears... He caused many men to be cast off the bridge at Malwane for the troops to see the crocodiles devour them, and these creatures grew so used to the food, that at a whistle they would lift their heads above the water!<Premnath.T.Murkothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899555419501714340noreply@blogger.com