Kerala +2 History case studies
Kerala +2 History · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Kerala Higher Secondary (+2) History course is the two-year history stream offered at the higher secondary level under the Kerala board, typically taken in Classes XI and XII and assessed through the board's public examination at the end of Class XII. It suits students who want a humanities-oriented subject that develops source reading, argument and essay writing, and it is also taken by candidates reappearing or improving scores for higher education admission. The Kerala +2 History case studies are 5 cases and about 3,449 words.
1The Paravur Coin Hoard and the Muziris Label
A school heritage club in Paravur, Ernakulam district, is preparing a display on Indo-Roman trade. A local farmer has loaned the club a small hoard found while digging a foundation: 38 coins, of which 11 are Roman - two silver denarii, one of Augustus (r.
761 words, about 4 min2Editing Lakshmi Amma's 1930 Diary
A postgraduate student in Kozhikode is editing a diary for a local history journal. The diary, 63 ruled pages in Malayalam, was kept by a Congress volunteer, K.
692 words, about 3 min3Was the War Decisive? Debating February 1917
A Higher Secondary class is debating the motion 'The February Revolution of 1917 was caused primarily by the First World War.' Each side has the same simplified data sheet prepared by the teacher: Petrograd's bread ration fell from 1,200 grams per person per day in 1915 to 400 grams in February 1917; recorded strikes in Russia rose from 68 in 1914 to 1,200 in 1916 and 1,300 in January–February 1917; the Duma's Progressive Bloc demanded a 'government of public confidence' in 1916; and a police report of 26 February 1917 notes that women textile workers had joined the crowds. One student argues that the bread figures 'prove' the war was decisive.
687 words, about 3 min4Restoring the Thrissur Temple: Mural, Inscription, Brochure
A temple committee near Thrissur plans to 'restore' a small 14th-century temple before a festival. The temple has a granite inscription in Vattezhuthu, a 16th-century mural cycle on the sanctum walls, and a 1970s cement porch.
629 words, about 3 min5The Viral Palm Leaf and the 1225 ME Date
A student in Kottayam finds a viral social-media post: '300-year-old palm-leaf document discovered! Proves St Thomas founded our church in 52 CE.' The photograph shows a palm leaf with Malayalam script, mounted on cardboard with a printed border; a watermark on the cardboard reads 'Bharat Paper Mills 1962'.
680 words, about 3 min