Kannammoola
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Kannammoola is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India.
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[edit] Geography
It is located at 8°30′12″N 76°55′54″E / 8.50333°N 76.93167°E.[1]
[edit] History
Kannammoola is the birth place of Chattambi Swamikal, one of the greatest scholar-saints of Kerala.[2] Originally owned by the Janmi Namboothiri family"Kolloor Athiyara Matom",the place was a strong hold of Nair families.Now many outsiders from all walks of life have settled here.
Velu Thampi Dalawa, the former Diwan of the Travancore Province, was hung by the British here. The Dalawa had committed suicide at Mannadi Temple, to avoid capture by the British.[3] The British brought his body to Thiruvananthapuram and attempted to disgrace his memory by having it hung atop a post at a hillock in Kannammoola (thereafer called 'Dalavakkunnu' and now part of the compound belonging to a theological seminary) to be devoured by birds of prey.
[edit] Notable Residents/Natives
The famous Malayalam film Star Madhu aka Madhavan Nair,Retired Director of Geological Survey of India and ex- Captain of the Kerala State Bridge team and member of Kerala Sports Council- Mr. G.S. Nair, Kerala Police IG Smt.B.Sandhya,Malayalam Cine actor Biju Pappan, Dr SS Lal (Global Fund, Geneva) etc.
[edit] Location
The birth place of great 'Sri. Chattampi swami thiruvadikal. Mainly a residential area now, once it was a place full of paddy fields and Coconut groves. Medical College and Hospital is very near, Thiruvananthapuram Central is 3 km away. Major private hospitals like Cosmopolitan Hospital, SUT Hospital, GG Hospital etc. are at a short distance.The stream Parvathiputhanar also called amayizhanchan thodu flows through here. A hillock called the "KARUVALIKUNNU" has just been (around oct-dec '08)demolished for constructing a housing colony causing ecological hazard to the place.The birds that nested there and the other animals like snakes are now devoid of their once home.
Kannammoola is well connected by private and KSRTC buses. Nearest major railway station is Thiruvananthapuram Central. Pettah, a smaller railway station, is 2 km away. Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
[edit] Religious Places
Kolloor Sri Dharmasastha Temple , Sree kurumba Bhagavathy Temple ,Koyikkal Palliyara Baghavathi Temple, The Kerala United Theological Seminary, The Kannammoola CSI Church etc., kolloor chamundeswary Temple,etc...
[edit] Public Offices
Corporation Public Health centre, State Bank of India
[edit] References
- ^ http://wikimapia.org/11127/Kannammoola-Junction Wikimapia
- ^ http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=No+memorial+yet&artid=5Duijj0pYaI=&SectionID=lMx/b5mt1kU=&MainSectionID=wIcBMLGbUJI=&SectionName=tm2kh5uDhixGlQvAG42A/07OVZOOEmts&SEO= News about Chattambi Swamikal Memorial
- ^ http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~mp/malayalam/copy/prdkerala.org/keralaprofile.htm Dalawa's death mentioned in the section "Post Chera Period"
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