Question

Several goods reached the markets in Kerala through land and sea trade. The goods are described in Unnuneeli sandesam, a poem in ..................

• A. Mahabharatham Kilippattu
• B. manipravalam
• C. Krishnagatha
• D. Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilippattu

Answer 1

Answer:

B. manipravalam

Markets

• Ananthapuram, Kollam, Kochi, Kozhikode and Panthalayani were the major markets of the period.

• The major ports were Kollam, Kochi, Kozhikode, and Valapattanam.

• Several goods reached the markets in Kerala through land and sea trade. The goods are described in Unnuneeli sandesam, a poem in manipravalam (a new style of language-mixture of Sanskrit and old Malayalam- evolved during the medieval period known as manipravalam).