Pazhayangadi
Pazhayangadi
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Pazhayangadi (Also called Payangadi), is a small township, approximately 23 km (14 mi) north of district headquarters
History
From before the period of known history, some chapters of the
Ezhimala, Pazhayangadi, and several villages and towns in this region find plenty of mention in the extant Tamil
Extant Tamil Sangam texts describe the glory and wealth of the ancient Pazhi in the highest terms.[1] Sangam Era poets, as well as Classical Tamil poets of later centuries, like Paranar speak of the wealth of Pazhi in the greatest degree. One of the Sangam pieces, Akam 173 speaks of "Nannan's great mountain slopes where gold fields abound, and long bamboos dried in the Sun burst and released the unfinished pearls."[1] Noted scholar, Elamkulam Kunjan Pillai states that "It is from Kottayam (of North Malabar) and Cannanore regions of old Ezhimalainad that innumerable Roman (gold) coins have been excavated. On one (single) occasion (gold) coins that could be carried by six porters were obtained. These coins were found to belong to the period down to 491 AD".[1]
The Mooshaka Vamsam, written on the Mushika (Kolathiri) family of Nannan in the Eleventh Century, also mentions Pazhayangadi several times.
Ezhimala Hills
Pazhayangadi is just 8 kilometers away from
Educational Institutions
- College of Applied Science, Neruvambaram
- Crescent B.Ed College, Madayipara [7]
- Crescent College of Pharmaceutical Science
- Co-operative Arts and Science College, Madayi[8]
Economy
The local economy is based upon fisheries and agriculture. Majority of the locals are working in Persian Gulf countries and their remittances also contribute to the economy in a major way.
Environmental movements
Pazhayangadi is well known for environmental movements like Mangrove Conservation and Movement against Sand Mining. Noted environmentalist Kallen Pokkudan is from Pazhayangadi. A woman from Pazhayangadi called Jazeera appeared in a BBC report in 2013 [9] because of her lone fight against Sand Mining in Kerala.
Transportation
Pazhayangadi town lies on the
Pazhayangadi has several private buses plying places inside the Kannur district. Pazhayangadi is well-connected to its suburbs through several bus services. Pazhayangadi town has one bus terminal - Pazhayangadi Bus Stand.
The nearest railway station is
See also
- Ettammal
- Mattool
- Madayi
- Cherukunnu
- Ezhome
- Madayi kavu
- Madayi Palli
References
- ^ ISBN 9788172110529.
- ^ Kareem, C. K. (1 January 1976). Kerala District Gazetteers: Palghat. Kerala, India: printed by the Superintendent of Govt. Presses.
- ISBN 9788184245684.
- ^ Devi, R. Leela (1 January 1986). History of Kerala. Vidyarthi Mithram Press & Book Depot.
- ^ Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. Indian History Congress. 1981.
- ^ Kalakam, Tañcai Tamilp Palkalaik (1 January 1994). Glimpses of Tamil civilization: articles from the university quarterly, Tamil civilization. Tamil University.
- ^ "Higher Education Institutes in Kannur University".
- ^ "Degree colleges in Kannur-Kerala". vidyatime.com.
- ^ Indian woman fights against sand mining in Kerala village – BBC News. Bbc.com. Retrieved on 2018-01-15.
- Times of India. Retrieved 25 November 2018.