N.M. Nampoothiri (Kizhakke Neelamana in Chengannur, 17 April 1943 – 30 March 2017) was an Indian historian and a former college professor at Malayalam PG Centre - Sree Punnasseri Neelakanta Sharma Memorial Government Sanskrit College, Pattambi, Palakkad District, Kerala.
[1] He participated in the two-day national seminar on "Rethinking Diamper: Religion, Canon, Polity and Society" held at Kochi on 16 and 17 September 2006.
According to Dr Roberta Tomber, of the British Museum, even if Muziris has been found, one mystery remains - just how it disappeared so completely in the first place.
[7] Muziris remains almost a mythical port, an ancient rendezvous for trade between Rome and southern India - but it appeared to have simply disappeared.
It was from the Edakkal Caves area, Dr. Varier found an ancient Tamil Brahmi inscription in February 2012.