Vol. 2, Issue 7, Part F (2016)

Abstract
Calicut has an important place in Kerala history. This paper intends to make an analytical work on the rise and growth of economical importance of Calicut and mainly focus on the wood industry of the area. Kerala has traditionally been enjoying a high degree of political freedom as it was never ruled by foreigners for a long period before the colonial rule. The rulers of various states were deeply committed to the economic progress of their perspective territories. So Kerala enjoyed traditionally a favorable political climate for industrialization. Timber industry got greater economic importance gradually. The forests of the South Wayanad and Nilambur produced immense quantities of magnificent timber. They reached at Kallai and Beypore and were mainly floated through the Chaliyar River or Beypore River.