Uru is a kind of country boat built by the traditional shipbuilders of Beypore, Kozhikode. These shipbuilders are locally known as Khalasis. At Beypore area, one can still watch the making of these boats with timber. It is said that even now it has a swelling market.
People from Middle East still cross the Arabian Sea to buy these boats. In the sixteenth century, Urus were the medium of spice route travels. Efforts are on to revive the uru tradition which was a lively chapter of the Indo-Persian relationships. |
