<p dir="ltr">Yes, there was presence of Christianity in Kerala from 1st century onwards. And Syriac was the language used by clergy men.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The influence of Syriac language is even visible in 1811 edition of Malayalam Bible. See the note given along with the scan given here: <a href="https://archive.org/details/1811RambanBibleMalayalam">https://archive.org/details/1811RambanBibleMalayalam</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">To know more about Christianity and missionary works in Kerala, this link would be helpful:</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://shijualex.in/missionary-documents-with-references-to-kerala/">http://shijualex.in/missionary-documents-with-references-to-kerala/</a><br></p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 23, 2015 6:31 PM, "Matěj Cepl" <<a href="mailto:mcepl@cepl.eu">mcepl@cepl.eu</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On 2015-12-23, 11:02 GMT, Baiju M wrote:<br>
> Those who don't know about this language. Here is few interesting facts:<br>
><br>
> - Malayalam is the language spoken in Kerala (A state located in South<br>
> India)<br>
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That’s interesting: I thought Kerala was one of the most ancient<br>
Christian areas (St. Thomas Christians). What kind of Bible<br>
Kerala Christians used? A Syriac one?<br>
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Best,<br>
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Matěj<br>
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to study at the conservatory for six or eight years, then<br>
apprentice with a composer for four or five more years, then<br>
begin writing a few sonatas, pieces for string quartets, piano<br>
concertos, etc. and in another four or five years he would be<br>
ready to try a full symphony. The man said, "But Mozart, didn't<br>
you write a symphony at age eight?" Mozart replied, "Yes, but<br>
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