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	'''''Varthamanappusthakam''''' is a [[Malayalam]] travelogue written by [[Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar]], a [[Saint Thomas Christians\|~~Syriac Christian~~]] ~~priest~~ of the modern-day [[Syro-Malabar Church]]. It is ~~regarded as~~ the first travelogue in ~~any~~ Indian ~~language~~. It was written in the 18th century (1790)<ref>[http://www.keralahistory.ac.in/literaryadition.htm Literary Tradition]. keralahistory.ac.in. {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801012522/http://www.keralahistory.ac.in/literaryadition.htm \|date=2010-08-01 }}. www.keralahistory.ac.in. Retrieved on 2013-07-28.</ref> but then forgotten, being re-discovered in 1935 and first printed in 1936 by Luka Mathai Plathottam at Athirampuzha St Marys Press in the year 1936.		'''''Varthamanappusthakam''''' is a [[Malayalam]] travelogue written by [[Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar]], a [[Saint Thomas Christians\|Nasrani Mappila]] [[kathanar]] of the modern-day [[Syro-Malabar Church]]. It is the first ever travelogue written in an [[Languages of India\|Indian Language]]. It was written in the 18th century (1790)<ref>[http://www.keralahistory.ac.in/literaryadition.htm Literary Tradition]. keralahistory.ac.in. {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801012522/http://www.keralahistory.ac.in/literaryadition.htm \|date=2010-08-01 }}. www.keralahistory.ac.in. Retrieved on 2013-07-28.</ref> but then forgotten, being re-discovered in 1935 and first printed in 1936 by Luka Mathai Plathottam at Athirampuzha St Marys Press in the year 1936.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Varthamana Pusthakam \|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/christianity/varthamana-pusthakam/40 \|access-date=2022-04-03 \|website=keralatourism.org \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Menon\|first=A. Sreedhara\|title=The legacy of Kerala\|year=2008\|publisher=D C Books\|location=Kottayam, Kerala\|isbn=9788126421572\|edition=1st DCB}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
	<ref>{{cite book\|last=Menon\|first=A. Sreedhara\|title=The legacy of Kerala\|year=2008\|publisher=D C Books\|location=Kottayam, Kerala\|isbn=9788126421572\|edition=1st DCB}}</ref>

	''Varthamanappusthakam'' postulates that the foundation of Indian nationalism rests on the basic principle that India should achieve civic self-rule. Long before the debates on nationalism shaking the intellectual circles of Europe, Asia, and Africa, Thoma Kathanar offers a distinctive positionality as a minority Syriac Christian priest and subsequent administrator of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cranganore\|Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Kodungalloor]] with transnational ties to Portuguese ecclesiology who nevertheless argues in favor of autonomous Indian civic governance.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nasrani.net/2013/01/28/nazrani-history-and-discourse-on-early-nationalism-in-varthamanapusthakam/\|title=Nazrani History and Discourse on Early Nationalism in Varthamanapusthakam\|date=27 January 2013}}</ref> It gives the history of a journey undertaken by the author along with [[Mar Joseph Kariattil]] from [[Malabar Coast]] (modern day [[Kerala]]) to [[Rome]] via [[History of Lisbon#18th century\|Lisbon]] and back.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://nasrani.net/2010/08/23/the-varthamanappusthakam-cathanar-paremmakkal/ \|title=Varthamanappusthakam \|access-date=2013-05-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427073541/http://nasrani.net/2010/08/23/the-varthamanappusthakam-cathanar-paremmakkal/ \|archive-date=2013-04-27 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://enchantingkerala.org/kerala-monuments/arnose-padiri-house.php Kottyam]</ref> The manuscript of the book is kept at the St Thomas Christian Museum in [[Kochi, India\|Kochi]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.smcim.org/liturgical_researcch3.htm \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20071029115805/http://www.smcim.org/liturgical_researcch3.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2007-10-29 \|title=Museum \|publisher=The Syro-Malabar Church \|access-date=2013-09-28}}</ref>		''Varthamanappusthakam'' postulates that the foundation of Indian nationalism rests on the basic principle that India should achieve civic self-rule. Long before the debates on nationalism shaking the intellectual circles of Europe, Asia, and Africa, Thoma Kathanar offers a distinctive positionality as a minority Syriac Christian priest and subsequent administrator of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cranganore\|Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Kodungalloor]] with transnational ties to Portuguese ecclesiology who nevertheless argues in favor of autonomous Indian civic governance.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nasrani.net/2013/01/28/nazrani-history-and-discourse-on-early-nationalism-in-varthamanapusthakam/\|title=Nazrani History and Discourse on Early Nationalism in Varthamanapusthakam\|date=27 January 2013}}</ref> It gives the history of a journey undertaken by the author along with [[Mar Joseph Kariattil]] from [[Malabar Coast]] (modern day [[Kerala]]) to [[Rome]] via [[History of Lisbon#18th century\|Lisbon]] and back.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://nasrani.net/2010/08/23/the-varthamanappusthakam-cathanar-paremmakkal/ \|title=Varthamanappusthakam \|access-date=2013-05-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427073541/http://nasrani.net/2010/08/23/the-varthamanappusthakam-cathanar-paremmakkal/ \|archive-date=2013-04-27 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://enchantingkerala.org/kerala-monuments/arnose-padiri-house.php Kottyam]</ref> The manuscript of the book is kept at the St Thomas Christian Museum in [[Kochi, India\|Kochi]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.smcim.org/liturgical_researcch3.htm \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20071029115805/http://www.smcim.org/liturgical_researcch3.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2007-10-29 \|title=Museum \|publisher=The Syro-Malabar Church \|access-date=2013-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bag \|first=Ahana \|date=2022-02-18 \|title=Varthamanappusthakam: More Than The First Travelogue \|url=https://madrascourier.com/books-and-films/varthamanappusthakam-more-than-the-first-travelogue/ \|access-date=2022-04-03 \|website=madrascourier.com \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=www.dcbooks.com \|date=2021-06-01 \|title=Varthamanappusthakam- The First ever travelogue written in Indian Language \|url=https://www.dcbooks.com/varthamanappusthakam-the-first-ever-travelogue-written-in-indian-language.html \|access-date=2022-04-03 \|language=en-gb}}</ref>

	{{quote\|The history of travelogues in Malayalam is short but exciting and absorbing. The first work in the genre ''Varthamanappusthakam'' was written by P. Thoma Kathanar (1736–99) in the latter part of the eighteenth century but its existence was totally forgotten by later generations. It was discovered in 1935 and was printed next year. Sankaran Namboothiri informs that Kathanar accompanied K. Yausep Malpan in his journey from Parur to Rome. They went by foot up to Madras from where they sailed. They took along route via Cape of Good Hope, South America and Lisbon. The voyage lasted nearly eight years." It is-certainly one of the most valuable travel accounts available in any Indian language.<ref>{{cite book \|title=History of Indian Literature: 1911–1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy \|first=Sisir Kumar \|last=Das \|page=253}}</ref>}}		{{quote\|The history of travelogues in Malayalam is short but exciting and absorbing. The first work in the genre ''Varthamanappusthakam'' was written by P. Thoma Kathanar (1736–99) in the latter part of the eighteenth century but its existence was totally forgotten by later generations. It was discovered in 1935 and was printed next year. Sankaran Namboothiri informs that Kathanar accompanied K. Yausep Malpan in his journey from Parur to Rome. They went by foot up to Madras from where they sailed. They took along route via Cape of Good Hope, South America and Lisbon. The voyage lasted nearly eight years." It is-certainly one of the most valuable travel accounts available in any Indian language.<ref>{{cite book \|title=History of Indian Literature: 1911–1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy \|first=Sisir Kumar \|last=Das \|page=253\|isbn=9788172017989\|author-link=Sisir Kumar Das}}</ref>}}

	The historic journey to Rome to represent the grievances of Kerala's Syrian Catholics started from the boat jetty in [[Athirampuzha]] at Poothathil Ittikuruvilla Tharakan’s home (a [[Knanaya]] tax-collector who greatly funded the mission) in 1785. From [[Athirampuzha]] they first proceeded to [[Kayamkulam]] by a country-boat. The journey then took them to Chinnapattanam, as [[Chennai]] was then known. From there they went to [[Kandy]] in [[Ceylon]] ([[Sri Lanka]] of today). From [[Ceylon]] they sailed to [[Cape of Good Hope]] at the tip of [[Africa]]. They were to sail to [[Portugal]] from there but adverse winds drifted their ship in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] taking it to the coast of [[Latin America]]. A further journey from the Latin American coast took them to their destination.		The historic journey to Rome to represent the grievances of Kerala's Syrian Catholics started from the boat jetty in [[Athirampuzha]] at Poothathil Ittikuruvilla Tharakan’s home (a [[Knanaya]] tax-collector who greatly funded the mission) in 1785. From [[Athirampuzha]] they first proceeded to [[Kayamkulam]] by a country-boat. The journey then took them to Chinnapattanam, as [[Chennai]] was then known. From there they went to [[Kandy]] in [[Ceylon]] ([[Sri Lanka]] of today). From [[Ceylon]] they sailed to [[Cape of Good Hope]] at the tip of [[Africa]]. They were to sail to [[Portugal]] from there but adverse winds drifted their ship in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] taking it to the coast of [[Latin America]]. A further journey from the Latin American coast took them to their destination.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=When a Keralite priest wrote India's first modern international travelogue \|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/lifestyle/keralaspora/2020/01/11/keralite-priest-wrote-indias-first-modern-travelogue.html \|access-date=2022-04-06 \|website=OnManorama}}</ref>

	The journey to the destination took more than a year. While they were in [[Europe]], [[Mar Joseph Kariattil]] was ordained in [[Portugal]] as the [[Bishop]] of [[Kodungalloor]] [[Archdiocese]] - the first native Indian to get this appointment. The two representatives of the Kerala Catholic Church succeeded in convincing the church authorities in [[Rome]] and [[Lisbon]] about the problems in [[Kerala]] Church. On their way back home they stayed in [[Goa]] where Mar Kariattil died. Upon realizing that his end was near, Mar Kariattil appointed Thoma Kathanar as the ''Governador'' (governor) of [[Kodungallur\|Cranganore]] [[Archdiocese]] after him,<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/bishop.php?id=76 \|publisher=The Syro-Malabar Church \|access-date=2013-09-28 \|title=Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar}}</ref> and handed over the cross, chain and ring, the tokens of his power, which had been presented to him by the Portuguese queen.		The journey to the destination took more than a year. While they were in [[Europe]], [[Mar Joseph Kariattil]] was ordained in [[Portugal]] as the [[Bishop]] of [[Kodungalloor]] [[Archdiocese]] - the first native Indian to get this appointment. The two representatives of the Kerala Catholic Church succeeded in convincing the church authorities in [[Rome]] and [[Lisbon]] about the problems in [[Kerala]] Church. On their way back home they stayed in [[Goa]] where Mar Kariattil died. Upon realizing that his end was near, Mar Kariattil appointed Thoma Kathanar as the ''Governador'' (governor) of [[Kodungallur\|Cranganore]] [[Archdiocese]] after him,<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/bishop.php?id=76 \|publisher=The Syro-Malabar Church \|access-date=2013-09-28 \|title=Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar}}</ref> and handed over the cross, chain and ring, the tokens of his power, which had been presented to him by the Portuguese queen.

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'''''Varthamanappusthakam''''' is a [[Malayalam]] travelogue written by [[Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar]], a [[Saint Thomas Christians|Syriac Christian]] priest of the modern-day [[Syro-Malabar Church]]. It is regarded as the first travelogue in any Indian language. It was written in the 18th century (1790)<ref>[http://www.keralahistory.ac.in/literaryadition.htm Literary Tradition]. keralahistory.ac.in. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801012522/http://www.keralahistory.ac.in/literaryadition.htm |date=2010-08-01 }}. www.keralahistory.ac.in. Retrieved on 2013-07-28.</ref> but then forgotten, being re-discovered in 1935 and first printed in 1936 by Luka Mathai Plathottam at Athirampuzha St Marys Press in the year 1936.
<ref>{{cite book|last=Menon|first=A. Sreedhara|title=The legacy of Kerala|year=2008|publisher=D C Books|location=Kottayam, Kerala|isbn=9788126421572|edition=1st DCB}}</ref>

''Varthamanappusthakam'' postulates that the foundation of Indian nationalism rests on the basic principle that India should achieve civic self-rule. Long before the debates on nationalism shaking the intellectual circles of Europe, Asia, and Africa, Thoma Kathanar offers a distinctive positionality as a minority Syriac Christian priest and subsequent administrator of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cranganore|Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Kodungalloor]] with transnational ties to Portuguese ecclesiology who nevertheless argues in favor of autonomous Indian civic governance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasrani.net/2013/01/28/nazrani-history-and-discourse-on-early-nationalism-in-varthamanapusthakam/|title=Nazrani History and Discourse on Early Nationalism in Varthamanapusthakam|date=27 January 2013}}</ref> It gives the history of a journey undertaken by the author along with [[Mar Joseph Kariattil]] from [[Malabar Coast]] (modern day [[Kerala]]) to [[Rome]] via [[History of Lisbon#18th century|Lisbon]] and back.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nasrani.net/2010/08/23/the-varthamanappusthakam-cathanar-paremmakkal/ |title=Varthamanappusthakam |access-date=2013-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427073541/http://nasrani.net/2010/08/23/the-varthamanappusthakam-cathanar-paremmakkal/ |archive-date=2013-04-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://enchantingkerala.org/kerala-monuments/arnose-padiri-house.php Kottyam]</ref> The manuscript of the book is kept at the St Thomas Christian Museum in [[Kochi, India|Kochi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smcim.org/liturgical_researcch3.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071029115805/http://www.smcim.org/liturgical_researcch3.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-10-29 |title=Museum |publisher=The Syro-Malabar Church |access-date=2013-09-28}}</ref>

{{quote|The history of travelogues in Malayalam is short but exciting and absorbing. The first work in the genre ''Varthamanappusthakam'' was written by P. Thoma Kathanar (1736–99) in the latter part of the eighteenth century but its existence was totally forgotten by later generations. It was discovered in 1935 and was printed next year. Sankaran Namboothiri informs that Kathanar accompanied K. Yausep Malpan in his journey from Parur to Rome. They went by foot up to Madras from where they sailed. They took along route via Cape of Good Hope, South America and Lisbon. The voyage lasted nearly eight years." It is-certainly one of the most valuable travel accounts available in any Indian language.<ref>{{cite book |title=History of Indian Literature: 1911–1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy |first=Sisir Kumar |last=Das |page=253}}</ref>}}

The historic journey to Rome to represent the grievances of Kerala's Syrian Catholics started from the boat jetty in [[Athirampuzha]] at Poothathil Ittikuruvilla Tharakan’s home (a [[Knanaya]] tax-collector who greatly funded the mission) in 1785. From [[Athirampuzha]] they first proceeded to [[Kayamkulam]] by a country-boat. The journey then took them to Chinnapattanam, as [[Chennai]] was then known. From there they went to [[Kandy]] in [[Ceylon]] ([[Sri Lanka]] of today). From [[Ceylon]] they sailed to [[Cape of Good Hope]] at the tip of [[Africa]]. They were to sail to [[Portugal]] from there but adverse winds drifted their ship in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] taking it to the coast of [[Latin America]]. A further journey from the Latin American coast took them to their destination.

The journey to the destination took more than a year. While they were in [[Europe]], [[Mar Joseph Kariattil]] was ordained in [[Portugal]] as the [[Bishop]] of [[Kodungalloor]] [[Archdiocese]] - the first native Indian to get this appointment. The two representatives of the Kerala Catholic Church succeeded in convincing the church authorities in [[Rome]] and [[Lisbon]] about the problems in [[Kerala]] Church. On their way back home they stayed in [[Goa]] where Mar Kariattil died. Upon realizing that his end was near, Mar Kariattil appointed Thoma Kathanar as the ''Governador'' (governor) of [[Kodungallur|Cranganore]] [[Archdiocese]] after him,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/bishop.php?id=76 |publisher=The Syro-Malabar Church |access-date=2013-09-28 |title=Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar}}</ref> and handed over the cross, chain and ring, the tokens of his power, which had been presented to him by the Portuguese queen.

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