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College of Agriculture, Vellayani

Coordinates: 8°25′45″N 76°59′16″E / 8.42917°N 76.98778°E / 8.42917; 76.98778
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College of Agriculture, Vellayani
കാർഷിക കോളേജ്, വെള്ളായണി
TypeGovernment College
Established1955; 69 years ago (1955)
AccreditationIndian Council of Agricultural Research
AffiliationKerala Agricultural University
DeanDr. Roy Stephen
Location,
695 522
,
8°25′45″N 76°59′16″E / 8.42917°N 76.98778°E / 8.42917; 76.98778
Campus250 hectares (620 acres)
AcronymCoAV, AGC
VisionAgricultural Education, Research Institute and Agricultural Extension
College of Agriculture, Vellayani
Websitecoavellayani.kau.in
Dean's Office (Lalindloch Palace), College of Agriculture, Vellayani
Dean's Office (Lalindloch Palace), College of Agriculture, Vellayani

College of Agriculture, Vellayani is the first agriculture college in Kerala under Kerala Agricultural University and situated in Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram.[1] The campus has an area of 250 hectare bordered on three sides by Vellayani Lake.[2]

History

The "Lalindloch Palace" of the Travancore royal family acts as the administrative block and office of the Dean of Faculty, Agriculture of the College of Agriculture, Vellayani. Senior Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, the Regent of Travancore, lived at this palace after her regency with her daughters Lalitha and Indira. The word "Lalindloch" is a combination of the names Lalitha and Indira and loch, a Scottish word for "lake" (Vellayani Lake). In 1955, the palace and estate was handed over to the Government of Travancore–Cochin for creating the College of Agriculture, Vellayani.[3][4][5][1]

Overview

The College of Agriculture, Vellayani, was established in 1955 for the course B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture. It is one of India's leading Centers of Undergraduate and Postgraduate education in Agriculture.[6] Postgraduate programmes were started in the college in 1962. PhD courses were created in 1965. The Kerala Agricultural University was established in 1972, and the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, became a significant constituent of the University. Currently, the college offers training, workshops, seminars, conferences, certificate courses, diplomas, bachelor's, postgraduate diplomas, master's, and doctoral degrees in agriculture and allied sciences. Prof. M. C. Cherian was the first Principal of the College. The instructional farm started functioning in 1955 and Regional Agriculture Research Station, Vellayani was established in 1981.[6] The college ground, popularly known as the Vellyani Agricultural College Ground hosted an international under-19s Test match between India and Australia in March 1994 in which cricketers like VVS Laxman, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Pankaj Dharmani, Sridharan Sriram from India and Michael Hussey, Andrew Symonds and Brett Lee from Australia played against each other. The ground also hosted P. Ramachandra Rao Trophy in 1989, the Ranji Trophy in 1990, 1995, 1996 and 1998, the Vijay Merchant Trophy in 1988, 1990, and 1991 and the Cooch Behar Trophy in 1990, 1991.[7][8][9][10][11][1] The college hosted Taekwondo, Netball, Triathlon in the 2015 National Games of India[12]

Netball (National Games, 2015) at Indoor Stadium, College of Agriculture, Vellayani
Triathlon (National Games, 2015) at College of Agriculture, Vellayani
Triathlon (National Games, 2015) at College of Agriculture, Vellayani
Participants of Triathlon (National Games, 2015) posing victory at College of Agriculture, Vellayani
Participants of Triathlon (National Games, 2015) posing victory at College of Agriculture, Vellayani

List of Heads of the Instituition

Principal

  • Prof. M. C. Cherian
  • Prof. L. S. S. Kumar
  • Dr. C. K. N. Nair
  • Prof. P. Kumara Pillai

Dean

  • Dr. J. Sam Raj
  • Dr. N. S. Mony
  • Dr. N. Sadanandan
  • Dr. M. M. Koshy
  • Dr. C. Sreedharan
  • Dr. P. Balakrishna Pillai
  • Dr. K. M. Rajan
  • Dr. P. A. Wahid
  • Dr. R. Vikraman Nair
  • Dr. G. Sreekandan Nair
  • Dr. C. Sundareshan Nair
  • Dr. K. Harikrishnan Nair
  • Dr. L. Rajamony
  • Dr. Sverup John
  • Dr. C. S. Jayachnadran Nair
  • Dr. S. Devanesan
  • Dr. B. R. Reghunath
  • Dr. A. Anil Kumar
  • Dr. Roy Stephen

Departments

Notable Alumni

The palace forms a major plot in Manu S. Pillai's book, The Ivory Throne, which covers the journey of Sethu Lakshmi Bayi.[1]

This college also witnessed Filmmaking of Films such as Ente Sooryaputhrikku, Superman (1997 film), F. I. R. (1999 film), Winner (2003 film) and Celluloid (film).

The history this campus is published in "AHAM"; the College Magazine of College of Agriculture, Vellayani 2021-22 (pages 18-24). The article named 'The Queen, The Palace and The College: Sagas Untold - History of Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, Lalindloch Palace and College of Agriculture, Vellayani is written by Adarsh S., Arun Chacko, Radhakrishnan A. G. and Noor Fidha P. K. V. (Read the article @ https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8098563) [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f S, Adarsh; Chacko, Arun; G, Radhakrishnan A.; V, Noor Fidha P. K. (30 June 2023). "The Queen, The Palace and The College: Sagas Untold - History of Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi , Lalindloch Palace and College of Agriculture, Vellayani". doi:10.5281/zenodo.8098563 – via Zenodo. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "College with a royal past". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Manu Pillai's The Ivory Throne looks at the Travancore royal family". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  4. ^ of India, The Times. "Manu S. Pillai's 'The Ivory Throne' getting a screen adaptation".
  5. ^ "The Ivory Throne All Set For A Screen Adaptation". HarperCollins Publishers India Books, Novels, Authors and Reviews. 18 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b "College of Agriculture, Vellayani".
  7. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.
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  9. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.
  10. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.
  11. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.
  12. ^ "Kerala to host 35th National Games from January 31". The Hindu. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Vice-Presidents | Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission".
  14. ^ Sciences, School of Forest Fisheries and Geomatics. "nair-p-k-ramachandran - School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences - Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - UF/IFAS". ffgs.ifas.ufl.edu.