Punnyurkulam is a village in Thrissur district of

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, the southwestern state of

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Location

The village is located 10 km north west to the world-famous temple town

Guruvayur Guruvayur () is a municipal temple town in Thrissur District, of Kerala State in India. It is a suburban town of Thrissur city, located from Thrissur towards the north-west. It houses the Guruvayur Shri Krishna Temple. It is located at ...

along the

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state highway.

History

Punnayurkuam is famous for its cultural heritage, the midi level scripts and literatures describes the region was part of the princely state of Valluvanad, the dynasty who ruled the region from AD 400 to AD 1300 until the

Saamoothiri The Samoothiri (Anglicised as Zamorin; Malayalam: , Arabic: ''Sāmuri'', Portuguese: ''Samorim'', Dutch: ''Samorijn'', Chinese: ''Shamitihsi''Ma Huan's Ying-yai Sheng-lan: 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores' 433 Translated and Edited b ...

dynasty of erstwhile state of

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(anglicised Calicut) conquered Valluvanadu and annexed the state. The village is the birthplace to many award-winning writers

Nalappat Narayana Menon Nalapat Narayana Menon (7 October 1887 – 31 October 1954) was a Malayalam language author from Kerala, Kerala state, South India. His oeuvre consists of poems, plays and translations. His best known works include ''Paavangal'', a translation of ...

, Nalappatt Balamani Amma and

Kamala Das Kamala Surayya (born Kamala; 31 March 1934 – 31 May 2009), popularly known by her one-time pen name Madhavikutty and married name Kamala Das, was an Indian poet in English as well as an author in Malayalam from Kerala, India. Her popularity ...

to name the few.

Poet Kamala Surayya

Kamala Surayya Kamala Surayya (born Kamala; 31 March 1934 – 31 May 2009), popularly known by her one-time pen name Madhavikutty and married name Kamala Das, was an Indian poet in English as well as an author in Malayalam from Kerala, India. Her popularity ...

's major work Balyakala Smaranakal plots the village and its heritage. Temples like kadikkad shiva temple, punnayurkulam Bhagawati Temple, Parur Siva Temple and Govidapuram Krishna Temple are few cultural icons of the village.

Punnayurkulam V Bappu

Punnayurkulam V Bappu was a voracious poet from Punnayurkulam, Kerala. ''Muthumaala'' and ''Shwasikkunna Shavangal'' are some of his notable works. Apart from poetry, other literary works were also published. His work ''Oru Persian Kadha'', the translation of the famous ''Badarul Muneer Husnul Jamal'' of Moinkutti Vaidyar to malayalam received the Kerala Sahithya Academy special award.

References

Villages in Thrissur district Guruvayur {{Thrissur-geo-stub