Publications
A collection of scholarly articles on Syriac language, culture, and the history of the Nasranies of India, exploring the rich heritage of Saint Thomas Christians.
The East Syriac foundation inscription at Vaikom Kadavan Orshlem Pally (1917) is a rare narrative epigraph from a remote Kerala parish. This article presents its transliteration, translation, and place in the history of Syriac inscriptions in India.
Read articleWork in progress. The East Syrians of Malabar do not always follow Middle Eastern East Syriac pronunciation; in some aspects the tradition is older and more authentic. These notes, based on Fr. Arayathinal's grammar, collect the main Malabar peculiarities.
Read articleEast Syriac uses a sophisticated system of dots for pronunciation, vocalization, and grammar. This article shows how to distinguish vowel markers, consonant modifiers, and grammatical indicators - in manuscripts, print, and digital fonts - and how to type them on the Syriac Phonetic keyboard.
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Classical Karshon was shaped for an older stage of Malayalam. Neo Malayalam Karshon is our proposal for the missing modern letters - especially Sanskrit loan aspirates and ഡ - built from characters Unicode already provides.
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A historic milestone for preserving Kerala's East Syriac heritage with the first Unicode-compliant font developed by and for the Nasrani community of India. East Syriac Malankara brings Kerala's unique Syriac-Karshon tradition into the digital age, enabling the revival of Karshon writing and preservation of ancient manuscripts.
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A comprehensive guide to the Syriac Phonetic keyboard layout, including key mappings, diacritics, and special characters for typing in East Syriac and Karshon scripts. This guide covers both Windows and Mac platforms, with detailed explanations of all available characters and their key combinations.
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A comprehensive guide to setting up and using Karshon (Suriyani Malayalam) typing in LibreOffice Writer on macOS. This step-by-step tutorial covers installation of required components, configuration settings, and troubleshooting tips for typing in Karshon script on Apple computers.
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A comprehensive guide to setting up and using Karshon (Suriyani Malayalam) typing in LibreOffice Writer on Windows. This step-by-step tutorial covers installation of required components, configuration settings, and troubleshooting tips for typing in Karshon script.
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Correspondence between Modern Malayalam and Suriyani Malayalam (Karshon / Malayalam Garshuni).
Read articleA Karshon (Suriyani Malayalam) rendering of the Malayalam hymn "Parishudhathmave nee ezhunnalli" with parallel text. This Pentecost hymn, written by late Fr. Abel Periyappuram CMI is commonly sung in the Syro Malabar liturgy, presented with the original Malayalam text alongside its Syriac script rendering.
Read articleA Karshon (Suriyani Malayalam) rendering of the Malayalam translation of the Turgama of the Evangelion, as used in the Syro Malabar Qurbana. This article presents the parallel text in both Karshon script and Malayalam, preserving this important liturgical hymn.
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An exploration of the Dayra tradition among the Saint Thomas Christians of India. This article examines the unique synthesis of Syriac monastic traditions and Indian cultural expressions in the Nazrani Dayra, highlighting their historical significance and contemporary relevance in preserving the distinctive identity of the Syro Malabar Church.
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