Introduction

The history of the Nasrani people of Kerala, i.e., the members of:

1. the Church of the East in Kerala (known as the Chaldean Church in Kerala, and as the Assyrian/Ancient Church of the East elsewhere)
2. the Orthodox Churches of Kerala---the Syriac Orthodox Church, the Malankara Orthodox Church, and the Malabar Independent Syrian Church
3. the Eastern-rite Catholic Churches of Kerala---the Syro-Malabar Church and the recent Syro-Malankara Church

seems to have been poorly treated by historians---if it's been treated at all.

Actually that's the point: historians often have not addressed the history of the Nasranis, leaving their story to be told by various partisan groups (belonging to the above or other denominations). And for each group that decides to tell the story, a different story has often emerged, often to color that group's history more favorably.

Or, sometimes even worse, one finds histories with too little scholarship and too much myth.

I've decided to create this blog to:

1. present various interesting facts I've discovered
2. pose various questions that I've not found suitable/sufficient answers to

and solicit debate from whomever is interested, in the hope that I may learn new information to help me piece together a better history of the Nasranis.

Full disclosure: I must note that I am a member of the Orthodox Church of Kerala. I hope very little bias due to this position seeps through in this blog, as I am interested in a scholarly history as opposed to a partisan history.