During the 13th & 14^th century Malacca Sultanate period, a large South Indian group especially Tamils, came here to trade and settle in Malacca,. The early Indian traders navigated from South India to South-east Asia depending on the North-east and South-west monsoon and stationed themselves in Malacca where traders from China too came to barter trade, goods like spices, porcelain wears, silks etc.   The descendants of this group of people, who have intermarried with the local Malays and the Chinese, that I wish to reach out, make contacts, share stories of our common ancestors and photos etc. I personally have lost contacts with some of my own relatives living in Singapore and also Malaysia. I was inspired by the thought how the Straits born Chinese ( Nonayas and Babas) of Malacca and Singapore were united and keep alive their culture through the contacts in their associations. I only wish that we will be able to renew old contacts and also revive interactions among us. Among us are Christians, Muslims, Hindus or whatever religion one may profess, this should not impede or shackle our good relationship. We are the same people, united through the common ancestry.


       I am posting the writings of my late father Mr. B.Sithambaram Naiker who was a trustee of the Sri Poyatha Venayagar Moorthy Temple also a kind of association uniting the Chetti Community in Malacca.  I hope you will find it interesting and enlightening. Please contact me and give your kind comments.

Thank you.
S.Vengadesan Naiker P.B.M.