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Cherpulassery
Cherpulassery (also known by its former name Cherpulacherry) is a town and municipality in the Palakkad district, of Kerala, India. Cherpulassery is often called the Sabarimala of Malabar as the famous Ayyappankavu temple is located here . The Puthanalakkal Bhagavathi temple and the Kalavela and Pooram associated with it is one of the largest festivals in the region. The town is located about west of the district headquarters at Palakkad on State Highway 53 located in Cherpulassery. History Cherpulassery (Cher- east side of pulasseri) was the seat of Nedungethirppad, the chief of Nedunganad, one of the principalities mentioned in the Chera inscriptions. The ''Nedunganad'' Swaroopam dynasty, held sway over the present-day Pattambi and Ottapalam Tehsil, Taluks till it was first conquered by Valluvanad in the early parts of 15th century, and immediately afterwards by the Zamorin of Kozhikode, Calicut. The Zamorin appointed his local chieftain at Tharakkal Variyam to rule the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malabar District
Malabar District, also known as British Malabar or simply Malabar was an administrative district on the southwestern Malabar Coast of Bombay Presidency (1792–1800), Madras Presidency (1800–1950) and finally, Madras State (1950–1956) in India. It was the most populous and the third-largest district in the erstwhile Madras State. The historic town of Kozhikode was the administrative headquarters of this district. The district included the present-day districts of Kannur district, Kannur, Kozhikode district, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram district, Malappuram, Palakkad district, Palakkad (excluding Chittur-Thathamangalam, Chittur taluk), Chavakad, Chavakad Taluk and parts of Kodungallur, Kodungallur Taluk of Thrissur district (former part of Ponnani Taluk), and Fort Kochi area of Ernakulam district in the northern and central parts of present Kerala state, the Lakshadweep, Lakshadweep Islands, and a major portion of the Nilgiris district in modern-day Tamil Nadu. The detach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perinthalmanna
Perinthalmanna is a major town and municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It serves as the administrative centre for the Perinthalmanna taluk, as well as a List of revenue divisions of Kerala, revenue division, a community development block, and a police sub-division bearing the same name. It was formerly the headquarters of Valluvanad Taluk, which was one of the two Taluks in the Malappuram Revenue Division of the erstwhile Malabar District during the British Raj. The city is located southwest of the city of Malappuram at the centre of the Kozhikode–Malappuram–Perinthalmanna–Palakkad National Highway 966 (India), National Highway 966. It is one of the major commercial centers in the Malappuram district but is not a part of the Malappuram metropolitan area. The city is home to several medical institutions and one of the three branches of Aligarh Muslim University in India, which is popularly known as AMU Malappuram Campus. History Perinthalmanna(peru-major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalamandalam Kuttan Asan
Kalamandalam Kuttan Asan (also spelled as Kalamandalam Kuttanasan, 1938 – 13 January 2022) was an Indian Kathakali artiste from Kerala. He was known as Dakshan Kuttan as he was popular in the role of Daksha. He received awards including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2008 and Kerala State Kathakali Award 2019. Biography Kuttan Asan was born in 1938 to Kuttappa Panikar and wife Ammukuttyamma at Adakkaputhur in Cherpulassery, Palakkad district. After completing his diploma in Kerala Kalamandalam in 1951 under Kalamandalam Ramankutty Asan and Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair, Kuttanasan made his debut in 1951 at the Vellinezhi Kanthalloor Temple. Joining as Kathakali teacher at the Iringalakuda Unnayivaryar Memorial Kalanilayam in 1964, he became the Vice Principal of Kalanilayam in 1990 and became the Principal in 1995. He was known as Dakshan Kuttan as he was popular in the role of Dakshan. In Kathakali, Kuttan Asan excelled in ''Pacha'' and ''Kathi'' roles, as well as in Kattal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottapalam
Ottapalam (also spelled Ottappalam) is a town, taluk, and municipality in the Palakkad District of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Ottapalam taluk and is located approximately 34 km (21 mi) from the Palakkad (district HQ), along the banks of the Bharathapuzha River, the second-longest river in the state. It is one of the major commercial centres in the district. It is also one of the major filming locations in Kerala. Etymology History The area was formerly known as ''Ayirur Thekkummuri'' Desam. The present-day Ottapalam, Pattambi and Cherpulassery areas were part of the medieval ''Nedunganad'' kingdom. ''Nedunganathiripad'' ( Nedungadi) was the main ruler of ''Nedunganad''. The headquarters was at Makovilakam near Kodikunnu, Chembulangad. ''Nedunaganad'' was ruled by the Nairs of Kavalappara, Thrikkadeeri, Kannambra, Vattakkavil Perumbada under the leadership of ''Nedunganathiripad''. Ottappalam was the administrative area of Thrikkadeeri Nair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appunni Tharakan
Nambiarath Appunni Tharakan (23 August 1928 – 23 January 2025) was an Indian Kathakali artist from Kerala. He worked as ''Uduthukettal'' (Make up, dressing and costume of Kathakali performer) expert at ''aniyara'' (behind the curtains) of Kathakali. Tharakan received several awards including Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award, Kerala Kalamandalam Award for Best Kathakali Aniyara Artist and Kerala Kalamandalam Mukundaraja Award. Early life and career Nambiarath Appunni Tharakan was born on 3 August 1928, at Mangod near Cherpulassery in present-day Palakkad district, to Kunjan Tharakan and Kutty Pennamma. He dropped out of his education halfway and went to the Vazhengada temple to earn a living. He learned the ''Uduthukettal'' from well known Kathakali artist Pambath Sankaran, also known as Kollankode Sankaran, the husband of his sister Kunjimalu Amma. He started his career at the Olappamanna Mana at the age of fourteen. He began working independently at the age of eighteen. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shornur Assembly Constituency
Shornur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is P. Mammikutty of CPI(M). Local self-governed segments Shornur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments: Members of the Legislative Assembly The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Shornur Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies: Election results Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election. 2021 There were 1,93,992 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election. 2016 There were 1,84,867 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election. 2011 There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoranur Junction Railway Station
Shoranur Junction (station code: SRR) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is the railway station located at Shoranur, Palakkad District, Kerala. It comes under the Palakkad Railway Division of the Southern Railway. It is the largest railway station in the state of Kerala in terms of area. It is an important junction because it is the point at which the line from Chennai via Jolarpettai, Erode and Palakkad meets the coastal line from Mangalore to Kanyakumari. Further, Shoranur junction is the node from which a separate Branch line goes to the town of Nilambur, about 66 km to the north. The Nilambur–Shoranur line, which connects two tiny hill-towns, is one of the most picturesque in India. Introduction The station is situated at the junction of four major railway lines – the Nilambur line from the north, Palakkad line from the east, Kanyakumari line from the south and Mangalore line from the North-wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoranur
Shoranur is a town and municipality located on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River, in the Palakkad district of Kerala. The town is spread over an area of 32.28 km². Geography Shoranur is located at . It has an average elevation of 49 metres (160 feet). History This place was originally a part of the ''Nedunganad'' Swaroopam dynasty, which ruled over the present-day Pattambi and Ottapalam Tehsil, Taluks. By the end of the 15th century CE, Nedunganad came under the Zamorin of Calicut. The Chieftains of Shoranur known as the Kavalappara Moopil Nair maintained his territory as a buffer zone between the Zamorin and the Rajas of Kochi, Rajas of kochi often taking sides keeping in mind his personal interests of the time . With the annexation of Malabar by the British Kavalappara became part of Perinthalmanna taluk, Walluvanad Taluk of Malabar District, with the Taluk headquarters at Perinthalmanna. Politics Shoranur became a municipality in 1978 and is divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth largest urban agglomeration in the country and the second largest one in Kerala. Calicut city is the second largest city proper in the state with a corporation limit population of 609,224 Calicut is classified as a Tier-2 city by the Government of India. It is the largest city on the Malabar Coast and was the capital of the British-era Malabar District, Malabar district. It was the capital of an independent kingdom ruled by the Samoothiris (Zamorins). The port at Kozhikode acted as the gateway to the medieval South Indian coast for the Chinese people, Chinese, the Persians, the Arabs, and finally the Europeans. According to data compiled by economics research firm Indicus Analytics in 2009 on residences, earnings and investments, Kozhikode was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathakali
''Kathakali'' (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: Kathakaḷi ) is a traditional form of Indian Classical Dance, and one of the most complex forms of Theatre of India, Indian theatre. It is a play of verses. These verses are called Kathakali literature or ''Aattakatha (performance), Attakatha''. Mostly played in the courts of kings and temple festivals. Hence it is known as suvarna art forms. This performance uses the ''navarasas'' from the Natya Shastra text, authored by sage Bharata. Makeup and costumes are unique and large. It represents one of Kerala's traditional theater artforms. It is native to the Malayalam-speaking state of Kerala and is almost entirely practiced by Malayali people. Kathakali is closely related to a more ancient theater artform of Kerala called ''Kutiyattam'' which is the only surviving specimen of the ancient Sanskrit theatre, thought to have originated around the beginning of the common era, and is officially recognized by UN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palakkad Lok Sabha Constituency
Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. Assembly segments Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Members of Parliament Election results General Election 2024 General Elections 2019 General Elections 2014 General Elections 2009 General Elections 2004 General Elections 1999 General Elections 1998 General Elections 1996 General Elections 1991 General Elections 1989 General Elections 1984 General Elections 1980 General Elections 1977 General Elections 1971 General Elections 1967 General Elections 1962 General Elections 1957 See also * Palghat * Malappuram district * List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha * Indian general election, 2014 (Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mannarkkad
Mannarkkad, formerly known as Mannarghat, is a major municipal town in Palakkad district of the Indian state of Kerala. The Silent Valley National Park and the Attappadi Reserve Forest are located in Mannarkkad Taluk. Mannarkkad is situated 36 km away from district headquarters Palakkad on National Highway 966. It is the traditional seat of the Mannarghat Moopil Nair. History Mannarkkad and Attappadi were parts of ''Valluvanad'' Swaroopam dynasty in medieval period with their headquarters at Angadipuram near Perinthalmanna in present-day Malappuram district. According to local legends, the last Cheraman Perumal ruler gave a vast extension of land in South Malabar during his journey to Mecca to one of their governors, ''Valluvakonathiri'', and left for pilgrimage. During the last decades of the eighteenth century, the region came under the control of the vast Kingdom of Mysore. Under British Raj, it was a part of Valluvanad Taluk of Malappuram Revenue Division in Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
