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Kudallur
Kudallur is in the Palakkad district of Kerala. It is in Pattambi taluk, bordering Malappuram district, also on the banks of Bharathapuzha. The Bharathappuzha river separates Kudallur from Kuttippuram town in Malappuram district. Kudallur is a part of Thrithala (State Assembly constituency) and Ponnani (Lok Sabha constituency). Kudallur is the meeting point of three Taluks - Pattambi Taluk, Ponnani taluk (neighbouring Thavanur village in Malappuram district), and Tirur Taluk (neighbouring Kuttippuram town). History The famous Malayalam writer M. T. Vasudevan Nair Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Narayanan Nair (15 July 1933 – 25 December 2024) was an Indian author, lecturer, Screenwriter, screenplay writer and film director. He was a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature, and was o ... was born there. The other well-known personality from here is artist Achutan Kudallur. Among the eminent personalities of the past, P.K. Moideen Kutty Sahib dominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuttippuram
Kuttippuram is a town and a block headquarters, which is situated in the Tirur Taluk, Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. The town is located 32 kilometres south of Malappuram And 8 kilometers from Valanchery. The Bharathappuzha river flows through Kuttippuram. According to the last Census of India conducted in 2011, History Kuttippuram, on the northern bank of the river Bharathappuzha, was ruled by the Zamorin of Calicut during the middle ages. Kuttippuram railway station is one of the oldest railway stations in Kerala. The second railway line in Kerala was laid from Tirur to Kuttippuram in 1861, as an extension of the first line laid from Tirur to Beypore in the same year. In the 1940s, several national leaders including C. Rajagopalachari, M. Bhaktavatsalam, and Yakkob Hassan has visited Kuttippuram. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, a former president of India, has also visited here. The ashes of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Lal Bahadur Shastri, were deposited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nila River
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 River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malappuram
Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a municipality and town in Kerala and the headquarters of the Malappuram district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Kerala, 4th largest urban agglomeration in Kerala and the List of urban agglomerations in India, 25th largest in India, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarters of Malappuram district. Divided into 40 electoral wards, the town has a population density of . According to the 2011 census, the Malappuram metropolitan area is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Kerala, fourth largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi, Calicut, and Thrissur urban areas and the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, 20th largest in India with a total population of 3 million. It is the List of Kerala cities by urban area growth, fastest growing c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponnani (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. Assembly segments Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Members of Parliament Election results Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election. General Election 2024 Legislative Assembly Constituency wise Results 2024 The Niyamasabha constituency wise result of 2024 election is as follows: General Election 2019 There were 13,56,408 registered voters in Ponnani Constituency for the 2019 Lok Sabha Election. Party wise Results Legislative Assembly Constituency wise Results 2019 The Niyamasabha constituency wise result of 2019 election is as follows: General election 2014 Legislative Assembly Constituency wise Results 2014 The Niyamasabha constituency wise result of 2014 election is as follows: Genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes. The causes of World War II included unresolved tensions in the aftermath of World War I and the rise of fascism in Europe and militarism in Japan. Key events preceding the war included Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
