Keralathile Sthana Namangal

The study of Honorific name of Kerala is an important work that can help support research on regional history. The social and political role-played by some groups and families and individuals can be understood from this study. Swami reveals many interesting stories and false claims behind many honorific names assigned to families and individuals. Some such aspects are discussed in his other books Pracheena Malayalam, Desanamangal etc also. There was no later attempt in Kerala to explore this aspect further.

Extract from: Chattampi Swami: An Intellectual Biography. By R. Raman Nair and L. Sulochana Devi. Trivandrum, Centre for South Indian Studies, 2010.