Narayanan has donated the reference documents in his possession to the history department of the University of Calicut. The History Library at the university will now have an ‘MGS Collection’ comprising the Kozhikode-based historian’s entire collection. The reference documents were collected by Mr. Narayanan during his historical pursuit stretched over five decades. Pivotal roleHe had played a pivotal role in the setting up of the university’s history department in 1963 at the Zamorin’s Guruvayoorappan College, Kozhikode. Reference sectionA large number of documents on ancient Indian history, archaeology and Kerala history are part of the reference section donated by Mr. Narayanan.

Source: The Hindu April 18, 2018 17:51 UTC