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Palakkad
Palakkad (), Renaming of cities in India, also known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery, is a city and a municipality in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District. Palakkad is the List of cities and towns in Kerala, most densely populated municipality and the List of cities and towns in Kerala, fourth-most densely populated city in the state. It was established before Indian independence under British Raj, British rule and known by the name Palghat. Palakkad is famous for the ancient Palakkad Fort, which is in the heart of the city and was captured and rebuilt by Hyder Ali in 1766 which later fell into the hands of Zamorin in 1784. The city is about northeast of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. The 18th-century Palakkad Fort has sturdy battlements, a moat, and a Hanuman temple on its grounds. North on the Kalpathy River, the 15th-century Viswanatha Swamy Temple, Palakkad, Vis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Malabar
South Malabar refers to a geographical area of the southwestern coast of India covering some parts of the present-day Kerala state. South Malabar covers the regions included in present-day Kozhikode and Thamarassery Tehsil, taluk of Kozhikode district, Wayanad district excluding Mananthavady taluk, the whole area of Malappuram district, Chavakkad taluk of Thrissur district, and Palakkad district, excluding parts of Chittur, Palakkad, Chittur taluk. The Fort Kochi region of Kochi city also historically belongs to South Malabar. The term South Malabar refers to the region of the erstwhile Malabar District south to the river Korapuzha, and north to the Thrissur Chavakkad region Under British rule, South Malabar's chief importance lay in producing coconut, Malabar pepper, pepper, and tiles. Old administrative records of the erstwhile Madras Presidency recorded that the most remarkable plantation owned by the government in the Madras Presidency was the teak plantation at Nilambur, plant ... [...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] |
Palakkad Fort
Palakkad Fort is an old fort situated in the heart of Palakkad city of Kerala state, southern India. It was recaptured and rebuilt grandly by Sultan Hyder Ali in 1766 A.D and remains one of the best-preserved forts in Kerala. History The Palakkad Fort is said to have existed from very ancient times but believed to be constructed in the present form in 1766 A.D, but little is known of its early history. The local ruler, Palakkad Achchan, was originally a tributary of the Zamorin but had become independent before the beginning of the eighteenth century. In 1757 he sent a deputation to Hyder Ali seeking help against an invasion threatened by the Zamorin. Hyder Ali seized upon the opportunity to gain possession of a strategically important location such as Palghat and from that time until 1790 the fort was continually in the hands of the Mysore Sultans or the British. It was first taken by the latter in 1768 when Colonel Wood captured it during his raid on Hyder Ali's fortresses, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IIT Palakkad
The Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad (IIT Palakkad or IIT PKD) is a public autonomous engineering and research institute located in Palakkad, Kerala. It is one of India's 23 IITs. Proposed in the 2014 Union budget of India, IIT Palakkad was established in 2015 as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. History The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) were established by the Government of India as Institute of National Importance through a Central Statute, the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. The success of the IITs led to the demand for establishing more such institutions across our country. Kerala, one of India's most educationally advanced states, had a long pending demand for an IIT. In 2012, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the Centre was seriously considering a proposal to set up an IIT in Kerala under the Twelfth Plan. In July 2014, an IIT in the state of Kerala was proposed in the 2014 Union budget of India, the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Kingdom of Cochin, Cochin, Malabar District, Malabar, South Canara, and Travancore. Spread over , Kerala is the 14th List of states and union territories of India by area, smallest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Laccadive Sea, Lakshadweep Sea to the west. With 33 million inhabitants as per the 2011 Census of India, 2011 census, Kerala is the List of states of India by population, 13th-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 List of districts of Kerala, districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state. The Chera dynasty was the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities And Towns In Kerala
This is a list of cities and towns in the state of Kerala, India with their population. History The urban councils of Kerala date back to the 17th century, when the Dutch Malabar established the municipality of Fort Kochi. In 1664, the municipality of Fort Kochi was established by Dutch Malabar, making it the first municipality in the Indian subcontinent, which was dissolved when the Dutch authority got weaker in the 18th century. However, the first modern kind of municipalities were formed in the state in 1866 in Malabar District. In 1866, Fort Kochi municipality was reestablished. Kannur, Thalassery, Kozhikode, Palakkad, and Fort Kochi, which were parts of Malabar District until 1956, were made the first modern municipalities of Kerala on 1 November 1866, according to the Madras Act 10 of 1865 (Amendment of the Improvements in Towns act 1850) of the British Indian Empire. The Thiruvananthapuram Municipality came into existence in 1920. After two decades, during the reign of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahul Mamkootathil
Rahul B. R., better known as Rahul Mamkootathil is an Indian politician Kerala, who is serving as the current Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Palakkad constituency. He is a member of the Indian National Congress. Early life and education Rahul Mamkootathil was born on 12 November 1989 in Adoor, Pathanamthitta, to S. Rajendra Kurup, a former Indian Army officer, and Beena. He has an elder sister, Rejani.B.R. Thennala Balakrishna Pillai, the famous politician, is his father's uncle. Rahul Mamkootathil did his schooling at Thapovan Public School in Adoor and at St. John's School in Pandalam. He then graduated with a bachelor's degree in History from the Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta, and postgraduate degrees in English from the Indira Gandhi National Open University and History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. Political career Rahul began his political career in 2006 as a membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharathappuzha
The Bharathappuzha ("River of Bhārata"), also known as the Nila River, is a river in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. With a length of 209 km, it is the second longest river that flows through Kerala after the Periyar. It flows through the Palakkad Gap, which is also the largest opening in the Kerala portion of the Western Ghats. The Nila has groomed the culture and life of South Malabar part of Kerala. It is also referred to as the "Peraar" in ancient scripts and documents. River Bharathapuzha is an interstate river and lifeline water source for a population residing in four administrative districts, namely Malappuram and Palakkad districts, and parts of Palakkad-Thrissur district border of Kerala and Coimbatore, and Tiruppur of Tamil Nadu. The fertile Thrissur-Ponnani Kole Wetlands lie on its bank. Etymology The river originates in Tamil Nadu, Thirumoorthy Dam. Once it enters Kerala, it gets significance and has five names - Bharathappuzha, Ponnani Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viswanatha Swamy Temple, Palakkad
Sri Visalakshi Sametha Sri Viswanatha Swamy temple, popularly known as Kasi Viswanathaswamy Temple, or locally as Kundukovil, is a famous Hindu temple located in the Kalpathy village of Palakkad in Kerala, India. It is the main site of the annual Kalpathi Ratholsavam which is one of the most famous temple festivals of Kerala. This ancient temple nestles by the banks of the serene Kalpathy river (''Nila Nadhi''). Dedicate to Shiva, Lord Siva and his consort Visalakshi (another name for Parvati), it dates back to early fifteenth century. The similarity to the Varanasi Kashi Viswanatha temple on the banks of Ganges is responsible for the moniker ''kasiyil paathi kalpathy'' and the name ''Dakshina Kashi'' associated with this temple. The Temple is surrounded by the four Brahmin, Tamil Brahmin ''agraharams'' or traditional villages: New Kalpathy, Old Kalpathy, Chathapuram and Govindarajapuram. Antiquity and history There is an inscription in ''kolezhuthu'' on a stone slab placed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts Of Kerala
The Indian state of Kerala is divided into 14 districts. Districts are the major administrative units of a States and union territories of India, state which are further sub-divided into List of revenue divisions of Kerala, revenue divisions and List of taluks of Kerala, taluks. Idukki district is the largest district in Kerala with a total land area of 4,61,223.14 hectares. When the independent India merged smaller states together, Travancore and Cochin states were integrated to form Travancore-Cochin state on 1 July 1949. However, North Malabar and South Malabar remained under the Madras state. The States Reorganisation Act of 1 November 1956 elevated Kerala to statehood through the unification of Malayalam-speaking territories in the southwestern Malabar Coast of India. The state comprises three parts – the Northern Kerala districts of Kasaragod district, Kasaragod, Kannur district, Kannur, Wayanad district, Wayanad, Kozhikode district, Kozhikode, Malappuram district, Mala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Victoria College, Palakkad
The Government Victoria College in Palakkad is an institution of higher learning in the Malabar region of Kerala. It is affiliated to the Calicut University and provides undergraduate and postgraduate education in science, arts and commerce subjects. The college is ranked 84th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024. The institution was started in the year 1866. Notable alumni * E. M. S. Namboodiripad, communist politician and first Chief Minister of Kerala * V. R. Krishna Iyer, former Supreme Court judge, former minister *M. T. Vasudevan Nair, writer and filmmaker *O. V. Vijayan, author and cartoonist * T. N. Seshan, former Chief Election Commissioner * E. Sreedharan, civil engineer *Unni Menon, playback singer * K. N. Panikkar, historian *Olappamanna, poet * Ravi Shankar (Cartoonist) * C. N. Jayadevan * Anil Radhakrishnan Menon * O. Rajagopal * Mundur Krishnankutty, author * Mankada Ravi Varma, cinematographer, film director * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandranagar, Palakkad
Chandranagar is a commercial and residential area in Palakkad city, Kerala, India. Chandranagar ''housing Society'', founded in 1956, is the first housing colony in the state and one of the largest. References External links * https://lsgkerala.gov.in/en/lbelection/electdmemberdet/2010/888 Cities and towns in Palakkad district Suburbs of Palakkad {{Palakkad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
