Voices from the Deep South:
the rise of Pāṭṭu song cultures
of South Asia
Grant agreement ID: 101201303
Dr. Abhilash Malayil is an Assistant Professor of History at Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Regional Campus Tirur. He specializes in the economic history of 18th and 19th century Malabar, South Canara, and the Lakshadweep Islands. Dr. Malayil earned his Ph.D. from IIT Mandi and has held a Postdoctoral Fellowship with the European Research Council at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research focuses on land regimes, rural markets, and credit systems in early modern South India. He is the author of Rayyathuwari: Company Statum Political Econamiyum and recipient of the N.V. Krishna Varier Academic Prize (2023). He serves on Boards of Studies at SSUS and Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University and is a member of the International Advisory Board of the Institute of Indian Studies, University of Groningen.