William Logan (Malabar Manual)

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William Logan (1841 - 1914)

William Logan was a Scottish officer of the Madras Civil Service under the British Government. Before his appointment as Collector of Malabar, he had served in the area for about twenty years in the capacity of Magistrate and Judge. He was coversant in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. Logan had a special liking for Kerala and its people.

Malabar Manual is the official gazette compiled by the British Government during Logan's tenure as Collector of Malabar. It is an exhaustive volume giving the details of the geography, people, their religion and castes, language and culture.

The book contains the personal touch of Logan. The description about the customs, dress, festival etc provides valuable information about the history of the region.

Malabar Manual is a collection of books which depicts the life and style of the vernacular people of Thalassery, with some really interesting notes on the English Rajs life then.'

To commemorate this Collector's work and life in Thalassery, there is a a road named after him, The very important "Logan's Road", which is the nerve center of Thalassery's roads.