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Kadalkundi
Kadalku
Village
View from Kadalundi Bridge
View from Kadalundi Bridge
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKozhikode
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
673302
Telephone code0495
Nearest cityKozhikode
Lok Sabha constituencyBeypore
ClimateTropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)

Kadalundi is a village in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India. It is a coastal village close to the Arabian Sea. Kadalundi is famous for its bird sanctuary, which is home to various migratory birds during certain seasons and has been recently declared as a bio-reserve. It is the first community reserve in Kerala.

History

According to the Sangam literature, Thondi, the capital of Chera Kingdom, is now known as Kadalundi. Kadalundi had trade relations with foreign countries like Rome and Arabia. After the breakdown of the Chera Kingdom dynasty rooted in Kadalundi, Parappanad Kovilakam became the rulers of Kadalundi. They gave permission for the Dutch to build a fort in Kadalundi. Even though the fort collapsed after a war with Zamorians, we can see the remnants in Mulla in Kadalundi. Later the British became the rulers of Kadalundi and they built railway lines up to Chaliyam for the purpose of business. Later when Calicut became the center of trades the railway lines were removed but there are remnants such as railway well, lighthouse and forest dippo.

Thundi is an ancient seaport and harbor-town north of Muziris (Muchiri) in the Chera Kingdom (Keprobotos), modern day India on the Malabar Coast.[1][2] The exact location of the port is still unknown, modern day Kadalundi, Ponnani and Pantalayani Kollam[3] are often identified as Tyndis located in the Sangam age Tamil kingdom of the Cheras. Tyndis was a major center of trade, next only to Muziris, between the Cheras and the Roman Empire in the early centuries of the Christian era. A branch of the Chera royal family is also said to have established itself at Tyndis. It is also speculated that Tyndis (along with ports such as Naura, Bakare and Nelkynda) operated as a satellite feeding port to Muziris.[4]

Suburbs of Kadalundi

  • Athanikkal and Anayarangadi
  • Kottakkadavu, Pediyattukunnu and Edachira
  • Pazhanjannoor, Kadukka Bazar and Chaliyam
  • Anappady and Chaliyar Kadavu
  • Nallur, Kashyapady and Kallampara
  • Perumugham, Mannurvalavu and Vadakkumbad
  • Kottakkadavu, Calvarykunnu and Prabodhini
  • Poocherikunnu, Srankpady and Ambalangadi

Important Landmarks

  • Kottakkunnu Church, Mannoor
  • Pidippayil Temple, Mannoor
  • Kottakkadavu Temple, Mannoor

Image Gallery

  • Scenic view from Kadalundi bridge
    Scenic view from Kadalundi bridge

See also

References

  1. ^ The official web portal of Government of Kerala. "History". Kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  2. ^ The official web portal of Government of Kerala. "Official Web Portal of Government of Kerala". Kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  3. ^ History.
  4. ^ Coastal Histories: Society and Ecology in Pre-modern India, Yogesh Sharma, Primus Books 2010
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