Perunna
Perunna | |
|---|---|
Locality | |
 Perunna Subrahmanya Swami Temple | |
  Perunna Perunna (Kerala)  Perunna Perunna (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°26′17.5″N 76°32′39.1″E / 9.438194°N 76.544194°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Elevation | 26.76 m (87.80 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,733 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 686102 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-33 |
Perunna is a locality in Changanassery, Kerala, India. The area consists of wards 14, 19, 20, 21, and 23 of the municipality. Perunna is located approximately 0.8 kilometres south of the town centre, at the intersection of the State Highway 1 and the State Highway 11.
Perunna is the headquarters of the Nair Service Society (NSS), and the birthplace of the famous 20th century social reformer and freedom fighter Mannathu Padmanabhan, founder of NSS. It is also the birthplace of the famous poet Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer.[1]
Major Attractions and Places of Interest
- Headquarters of Nair Service Society (NSS), a Nair community organization
- NSS Hindu College
- NSS Medical Mission Hospital
- Mannam Library
- Perunna Subrahmanya Swami temple, a well-known Hindu temple of Kerala, also reputed for historical significance with regard to the famous Temple Entry Proclamation by the Maharajah of Travancore.
- Sree Sankara Community for Ayurveda Consciousness Limited, an Ayurveda hospital group [2]
- Amba Ayurveda Vaidyasala[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal". Kerala Sahitya Akademi (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Sree Sankara Ayurveda". www.sreesankara.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Amba Ayurveda Hospital - Perunna, Changanacherry". www.ambaayurveda.org. Retrieved 1 December 2017.