Question
How did foreigners settle in Kerala?

Answer

  1. Arab traders came to India and settled down at Kerala.
  2. The Portuguese also discovered the sea route to India from Europe when Vasco da Gama landed on his ship here.
  3. Ibn Battuta, who visited India a little less than 700 years ago, in his travelogue, describes the lives of Muslims.
  4. He states that they were a highly respected community out there.

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