A History of Malayalees in Penang: Part Two: The Second Wave – White-Collar Workers, Nationalists and Legislators (1920s-1957)
By Suresh Narayanan
April 2018 WINDOW INTO HISTORY
Access to this article is open for a limited time only. For unlimited access to our e-archive, subscribe here. While the first wave of Malayalees contributed primarily to the physical and commercial development of Penang, the second wave of Malayalees made their mark in the political and social spheres.The Malayalees had been beneficiaries of the extensive higher education facilities that had developed in the princely states of Travancore and Cochin and they had thus emerged as the most literate linguistic group in...
Suresh Narayanan
