PALGHAT  , a

town of British India, in the Malabar district of Madras, on the Madras railway . Pop . (,9o1), 44,177 . As the key to Travancore and Malabar from the East, it was formerly of considerable strategic importance . The fort fell into British hands in 1768, and subsequently formed the basis of many of the operations against Tippoo, which terminated in the storming of Seringapatam . The easy ascent by the Palghat Pass, formerly covered with teak forests, supplies the great route from the west coast to the interior . The municipality manages the Victoria college .