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Research Article Volume 1 · Issue 1 · 2026 · pp. 333-343

Computing The Past: The Relevance Of Computational Social Science In Kerala Historiography

Abstract

Kerala is a rich state of archival document in historical and social research. And it is a state with a richly documented and historically profound literature. Its social parameters are among the highest in the country and it has a developing intellectual community. In these historically grounded societies, however, the tactics employed to study and research the social phenomena of a community continue to rely on the more traditional, qualitative methods. The reshaping of documents and social interactions through communication and digital technology, is immediate need for the developing societies of Kerala. The revisiting of the socio-historical development of Kerala through a different computational technique is upgrade to the development of the states.

Keywords

Computational Social Science Kerala Historiography Digital Humanities Historical Data Analysis Digital Archives

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SIVA PRASAD M. S. (2026). Computing The Past: The Relevance Of Computational Social Science In Kerala Historiography. Kerala History and Studies Journal, 1 (1) , 333-343 .
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