Variyam Kunnath Kunhammad Haji, described in the British records as the most dangerous rebel leader during the 1921 rebellion, was shot dead by the British forces after a summary trial at the Malabar Special Police camp at Kottakkunnu in Malappuram on a cold morning in January 1922 for his leading role in the series of violent incidents that shook the colonial rule in Malabar for many months, which saw thousands of rebels and scores of British troops losing their lives. … Continue reading The Life and Times of Variyam Kunnath Kunhammad Haji (1866-1922)