Kumbidi is a village in

Pattambi Pattambi is a town, tehsil, and municipality in the Palakkad District of Kerala, India. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Pattambi Taluk. History Pattambi was originally a part of the Nedunganad Swaroopam dynasty, which was ru ...

taluk of Palakkad district in the Indian state of

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 ...

. It is the administrative headquarters and main commercial centre of Anakkara Panchayath. It is situated opposite to

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 ...

town and adjacent to

Thavanur Thavanur (Tavanur, Thavanoor, or Tavanoor) is a village on the southern bank of the Bharathapuzha, the longest river in Kerala, in the Malappuram District of Kerala State, India. It is located at the border of Tirur and Ponnani Taluks. The Bhar ...

and

Tirunavaya Tirunavaya, also spelled as Thirunavaya, is a town in Tirur Malappuram, Kerala. Situated on the northern bank of Bharatappuzha (River Ponnani/Nila or Perar), it is one of the major Hindu pilgrimage centres in Kerala. Tirunavaya, home to Tirunav ...

towns. Kumbidi town area extends from town centre to the surrounding areas such as Ummathur, Thottazhiyam, Perumbalam, Panniyur, Puramathilssery, Maniyam Perumbalam and Melazhiyam. It is located on the southern bank of

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 flo ...

river (Nila, Ponnani River, or Kuttippuram River). Kumbidi is located about 5 km south of

town. It was a part of Ponnani taluk until 16 June 1969. Kumbidi is the site for the proposed Kalagramam by The

Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Kerala Lalithakala Akademi () is an autonomous cultural organization established in Kerala, India, in 1962. Its primary purpose is to promote and propagate fine arts such as painting, sculpture, and visual arts in the state. The Akademi funct ...

, a village for artists and sculptures. It will come up in 5 acres of land on the banks of River Nila, is aimed at accommodating artists and sculptures along with their families and provide them facilities to pursue their creative work. Major offices like Panchayat Office, PHC, Krishi Bhavan, Village Office, SBT, CO-operative Bank etc. are situated at Kumbidi Town. There is one River Gauge Station running under The Central Water Commission(CWC;Govt. Of India) in Kumbidi to examining the quantity and quality of water in the

Bharathapuzha 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 fl ...

River.

Anakkara Vadakkath Family

Vadakkath Tharavadu at Anakkara, a nalukkettu of architectural beauty, is only 3 km from Kumbidi Town. It gave birth to some of the great personalities of the nation like A.V. Kuttymalu Amma, a freedom fighter and Congress leader. She and her late husband K. Madhava Menon were among the pioneers of the freedom movement under the leadership of the Congress party. Freedom fighter and member of the Constituent Assembly of India late

Ammu Swaminathan Ammu Swaminathan or A. V. Ammakuti (22 April 1894 – 4 July 1978) was an Indian social worker and political activist during the Indian independence movement and a member of the Constituent Assembly of India. Early life Ammukutty Swaminadha ...

(1874-1978) is also a member of this family.

Lakshmi Sehgal Lakshmi Sahgal () (born Lakshmi Swaminathan; 24 October 1914 – 23 July 2012) was an Indian politician and activist. She was a revolutionary of the Indian independence movement, an officer of the Indian National Army, and the Minister of Women ...

or Captain Laxmi, an ex-officer of the Indian National Army, is another illustrious member of the Anakkara Vadakkath family. All India Democratic Women’s Association president

Subhashini Ali Subhasini Ali (née Sehgal; born 29 December 1947) is an Indian Marxist politician. She is a Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Polit Buro Member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). She is also the former President o ...

is the daughter of Captain Laxmi. Yet another famous member of the family is

Mrinalini Sarabhai Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai (11 May 1918 – 21 January 2016) was an Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor. She was the founder and director of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, an institute for imparting training in dance, ...

, renowned classical dancer, choreographer and instructor. Ms. Sarabhai is the widow of Vikram Sarabhai, father of the Indian Space Programme. Her daughter

Mallika Sarabhai Mallika Sarabhai is an Indian classical dancer, activist and actress from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Daughter of a classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai and space scientist Vikram Sarabhai, Mallika is an accomplished Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam ...

is an activist and Indian classical dancer. It was constructed by P. Govinda Menon and his brother P. Theyunni Menon in 1896, ‘Vadakkath’ mansion is a typical existing example of traditional Kerala style house. G. Susheela, herself a freedom fighter, is the lone member living in this illustrious Tharavad now.

Archeology

The hills of Anakkara and Kumbidi is becoming a site of great archeological importance because of many recent findings. The archeological excavation gives the evidences of first excavated

Iron-Age The Iron Age () is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progr ...

habitation-cum-burial site in Kerala. Archaeologists have discovered a pre-historic

necropolis A necropolis (: necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The name stems from the Ancient Greek ''nekropolis'' (). The term usually implies a separate burial site at a distan ...

(cemetery) with

megalithic A megalith is a large Rock (geology), stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. More than 35,000 megalithic structures have been identified across Europe, ranging ...

cairn circles dating back 2,500 years, many post holes that probably point to the ancient practice of excarnation, a 'wood-henge'-like ritual monument and a site of primitive astronomical intelligence. The excavation of the cairn circle and archaeological experimentation with postholes are attracting scholars from the neighbouring States. K. Rajan (Head, Department of Archaeology, Pondicherry University), P. Rajendran (Vice Chancellor of Tamil University, Thanjavur), Athiyaman and Selvakumar (Archaeology Department, Tamil University), P.J. Cherian (Director, KCHR), Hemendran (Director, State Department of Archaeology) are among those who have already visited the site.

Educational institutions

Religious centres

Transportation

*Road: Kumbidi is well connected to other parts of the state by road. The town lies on Kuttippuram-Pattambi Road and only 4 km from Thrissur-Kuttippuram State Highway and 5 km from

NH 66 National Highway 66, commonly referred to as NH 66 (erstwhile NH-17 and a part of NH-47), is a mostly 4 lane 1640 km (1020 miles) long busy National Highway that runs roughly north–south along the western coast of India, parallel to t ...

(Old NH-17). *Railway Station: Nearest Railway Station is at

is 7 km away, one of the major railway stations in the Malabar Region. *Nearest Airport:

Calicut International Airport Kozhikode International Airport , also known as Calicut International Airport (locally referred to as Karipur Airport), is an international airport serving the cities of Kozhikode and Malappuram in the state of Kerala, India. It also serves ot ...

is approximately 57 kilometers and

Cochin International Airport Cochin International Airport , popularly known as Kochi International Airport or Nedumbassery Airport, is an international airport serving the city of Kochi, Kerala, in southwestern India. It is located at Nedumbassery, about northeast of th ...

is 98 km away.

Sports clubs

* CITIZENS KUMBIDI * The Real CITIZENS * Team of Thampuran's * Sportigo FC Kumbidi * New Citizens Kumbidi * Nila Ummathur * Friends Ummathur * MFA Manniyam Perumbalam * SEVANA KALA KAYIKA SAMSKARIKA SAMITHI PERUMBALAM PALLIPADI * Bharath Arts & Sports Club Melazhiyam

References

External links

* https://www.facebook.com/groups/108740329210923/ * http://www.lsg.kerala.gov.in/pages/lb_general_info.php?intID=5&ID=804&ln=en * http://lsgkerala.in/anakkarapanchayat/general-information/ * https://TEAMOFTHAMPURANS.com Cities and towns in Palakkad district {{Palakkad-geo-stub