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Karunagapally 

Karunagappally used to be an agrarian economy until the late 19th century 
with coconut ,banana, tapioca ,and paddy as the main crops grown. With 
Rapid urbanization and the consequent pressure on land, the Reliance on 
agriculture has dwindled. 
There was a Buddha bhikshu named karinagan who lived in Karunagappally 
.He later became known as pallikkal puthran( on the banks of pallikkal river) 
hence the name Karunagappally lots of traces of ancient Buddhist culture 
where excavated from various places in and around Karunagappally. 
The history of the district's administration can be traced back To 1835, 
when the Travancore state consisted of two revenue divisions with 
headquarters at Kollam and Kottayam. When Travancore and Cochin were 
combined into Travancore to cochin, Kollam was one of the three revenue 
divisions 

Anaswara A R 



Nedumangad

Nedumangad is a town and municipality in Thiruvananthapuram
metropolitan area of Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of
Kerala, and is the headquarters of Nedumangad (tehsil) and Nedumangad
Revenue Division(RDO). It is a suburb of the extended metropolitan region
of Thiruvananthapuram city.

It is an important commercial center in the district. It is a growing
commercial and educational hub and all important government institutions
are situated in the town. Nedumangadu Market is important in South
Kerala.

It is an important centre for commercial trade in hill products such as
pepper and rubber. A wholesale market set up by the Department of
Agriculture (with the assistance of the European Union) is also situated
there.

History

Nedumangad panchayat was formed in 1936. It was one among the four
Panchayats sanctioned by Sir C.P.Ramaswamy Iyer
(Diwan-Thiruvithamcore). The others were Paravur, Boothapandi and
Perumbavoor.[2] In 1978 Nedumangad Municipality was established.The
adivasis are the tribal people of the region. From 1677 to 1689 AD,
Umayamurani, who ruled Travancore, lost to the battlefield and escaped to
Koyikkal Palace, Nedumangad. The queen sought the help of Kerala

Varma to defeat the Mukkappappa. History has indicated that Kerala
Varma defeated Mukulapada in Thiruvattar and took Umayamma Rani into
Trivandrum. The arrival of Umayamma Rani Koyikkal headquarters came
to this place by the merchants of the merchants, golden tattans and the
Tamil Brahmins who became Puaris.

Koyikkal Palace

Geography

Nedumangad is located at 8.6°N 77.0°E.[3] It has an average elevation of
68 metres (223 feet).It lies 18 km from Thiruvananthapuram (or
Trivandrum) on the way to Thenkasi and Ponmudi hill resort. It is the capital
of the taluk and is unique for having no coastal belt or railway
lines.[clarification needed]
It is bounded on the west by Trivandrum Taluk, on the east by the State of
Tamil Nadu, on the south by Neyyattinkara Taluk and on the north by
Kollam District

Places of interest

Nedumangad is a gate way of Various tourist places in Trivandrum. The
main attractions are: Agasthyarkoodam, a mountain preserve famous for its
abundant ayurvedic herbs and medicinal plants is around 50 km away.
About 32 km from Nedumangad, en route to the Ponmudi Hill Resort lies
the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, which is of particular interest to
ornithologists. Near Nedumangad town another Monolithic –
Thiruchittapara is located. With Siva Vishnu Temple, lots of monkeys
congregated this place. The name Nedumangadu means kadu (forest) of
Vishnu, who was called Neduman, Neduvan, and Nediyavan in ancient
texts like Chilappadikaram.
Kerala's Numismatic museum is at Koikkal Palace within Nedumangad
Town. The palace was the residence of one of the prominent matriarchal
lines of Travancore.

Aruvikkara Dam

Peppara Dam

Neyyardam

Mankayam waterfalls

Vazhvanthol waterfalls

Meenmutty waterfalls

Lower meenmooty

Thenmala dam

Aruvikkara Dam Peppara Dam

Municipalities

There is only one municipality, Nedumangad, which is also the
headquarters of the taluk. In 1978 Nedumangad panchayath is upgrade
into Municipality. The municipality has 39 electoral wards. Chettachal
Sahadevan of CPIM is chairman of Nedumangad Municipality.

Block panchayath

Nedumangad taluk comprises three block anchayath: Nedumangad,
Vellanad, Vamanapuram. Nedumangad block panchayath consists of five
grama panchayath.

Anad Grama panchayath

Aruvikkara Grama panchayath

Karakulam Grama panchayath

Panavoor Grama panchayath

Vembayam Grama panchayath

Educational institutions

Government Girls HSS
Government VHSS for Boys
Government HSS poovathoor
Government HSS karipooru
Government Technical HSS
Government Polytechnic college
Government college Nedumangad
Government Teachers Training College
Government Town LPS
Government Boys UPS
Sree Narayana Vilasam HSS,Anad
DARSANA HSS
Kairali Vidhya Bhavan CBSE
Nightingale college of nursing
Mohandas College of Engineering
Heera College of Engineering

Muslim Association college of Arts and Science
Indian Institute Of Space Science and Tecnolegy (IIST)

KAIRALI VIDYA BHAVAN

Places of worship

SreeMuthaaramman Devi Temple
SreeMuthmaariamman Devi Temple
Melamcode Devi Temple
Sree Mahadeva temple Koyikkal
Nedumangad Town Juma masjid
Valicode Juma masjid
Markas masjid
Aurthur Parker Memorial Csi church
St Jerome Malankara Catholic church
Christhu Raja Forona church

Sree Mutharamman Devi Temple

Thiruvananthapuram – My Birthplace

My Birth place is Thiruvananthapuram and I am so proud of my Birth place
because of so many historical and academic importance in my birth place. Now , I
depicts the importance of my birth place ie, Thiruvananthapuram .

The Padmanabhaswamy temple is a Hindu temple located in Thiruvananthapuram is the
most important Tourist centre The name of the city of Thiruvananthapuram in Malayalam
translates to "The City of Lord Ananta", referring to the deity of the Padmanabhaswamy
temple. The temple is built in an intricate fusion of the Chera style and the Dravidian style of
architecture, featuring high walls, and a 16th-century gopura.[While the Ananthapura
temple in Kumbla is considered the original seat of the deity ("Moolasthanam"), architecturally
to some extent, the temple is a replica of the Adikesava Perumal temple in Thiruvattar.

Several extant Hindu Texts like the Brahma Purana, Matsya Purana, Varaha Purana, Skanda
Purana, Padma Purana, Vayu Purana, Bhagavata Purana and the Mahabharata mention this
shrine.The Temple has been referred to in the (only recorded) Sangam period
of literature between 500 BCE and 300 CE several times. Many conventional historians and
scholars are of the opinion that one of the names that the Temple had, "The Golden Temple",
literally was in cognizance of the fact that the Temple was already unimaginably wealthy by
that point.

Thiruvananthapuram formerly known as Trivandrum is the capital the state of Kerala It
is the largest city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 and an area of 214 sq.km .
]The encompassing population is around 1.68 million.[4] Located on the west coast of
India near the extreme south of the mainland, Thiruvananthapuram is a
major information hub in Kerala and contributes 55% of the state's software exports
as of 2016.

The present regions that constitute Thiruvananthapuram were ruled by the Chera
dynasty.in the 12th Century, It was taken over by the Kingdom of Venad. In the 17th
century the king Marthanda Varma expanded the territory and founded the princely
state of Travancore and made Thiruvananthapuram its capital.[Following India's
independence in 1947, Thiruvananthapuram became the capital of Travancore-
Cochin state and remained so till the new Indian state of Kerala was formed in 1956.

Thiruvananthapuram is a notable academic and research hub and home to the
University of Kerala, Kerala Technological University, the regional headquarters
of Indira Gandhi National Open University, and many other schools and colleges.
Thiruvananthapuram is also home to research centers such as the National Institute
for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Indian Space Research
Organisation's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, the Indian Institute of Space Science
and Technology, National Centre for Earth Science Studies and a campus of
the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research.[15] The city is home to media
institutions like Toonz India Ltd and Tata Elxsi Ltd, and is also home to Chitranjali Film
Studio, one of the first film studios in Malayalam Cinema, and Kinfra Film and Video
Park at Kazhakoottom, which is India's first Infotainment industrial park.

Being India's largest city in the deep south, it is strategically prominent and hosts
the Southern Air Command headquarters of the Indian Air Force, the Thumba

Equatorial Rocket Launching Station and the upcoming Vizhinjam International
Seaport. Thiruvananthapuram is a major tourist centre, known for
Padmanabhaswamy Temple , the beaches of Kovalam and Varkala, the backwaters
of Poovar and Anchuthengu and its Western Ghats tracts of Ponmudi and the
Agasthyamala .

The principal deity Padmanabhaswamy (Vishnu) is enshrined in the "Anantha Shayana"
posture, the eternal yogic sleep on the serpent Adi Shesha.[5] Padmanabhaswamy is the
deity of the royal family of Travancore.

In the above context, I am fully proud about my birthplace.









LOCAL HISTORY OF

F BIRTH PLACE

THAMPANOOR

 Thampanoor is the geographic center (CBD) of the Indian city of Thiruvan
of daily passengers, Thiruvananthapuram Central (Station Code: TVC), is lo
passengers a day (2017-18), making Trivandrum Central the busiest railwa
Bus Terminal of Kerala, the Central Bus Station, Thiruvananthapuram (TVM)
Corporation. Councillor of Thampanoor Corporation Ward is Adv. M.V Jay

 Thampanoor is also the hub of a variety of hotel suites and lodging facilitie
include Apollo Dimora, Hycinth, Central Residency, Hotel Horizon, Greenla
small lodging facilities and restaurants. Thampanoor also houses many ma
Plex, New, Sree Kumar, Sree Vishakh, etc. Shopping Malls such as Pothys, B
in Thampanoor is home to numerous coaching centres for various Compe
Civil Services, Bank, SSC, UPSC, Kerala PSC, etc. Thampanoor is also home
as Malayala Manorama, Deshabhimani, Mangalam, Asianet News, News1

 Thampanoor Railway Station is connected by daily train services to variou
as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kanniyakum
both KSRTC and Private services are available from here to major cities in I

 Padmanabha Swamy Temple at East Fort, Trivandrum, is located just a mil
and Zoo is located about two miles away from here. Chalai Bazaar, one o
from Thampanoor. Local Bus Service to any place in Trivandrum are availa
almost a mile apart. Kochuveli Railway Station, the Satellite Rail Terminal o
and can be reached by bus or local passenger trains. Thiruvananthapura
here. Thampanoor Police Station is located near the Railway Station.

nanthapuram. The busiest railway station of the state in terms
ocated at Thampanoor. It caters an average of 40,908
y station in Kerala. Adjacent to the railway station is the major
). Thampanoor is administered by Thiruvananthapuram
yalekshmi.
es, suiting the needs of all types of passengers. Some of which
and Lodging, Hotel Chaithram and numerous other big and
ajor Cinema Halls of the city, including Kairali, Sree, Nila, Aries
Big Bazaar, etc., are located around here. The S.S Kovil Road
etitive Exams for securing Government Jobs such as Indian
e to Regional offices of major newspapers and medias such
18 Kerala, Janamtv etc.
us major cities in India such
mari, Madurai, Trichy, Kochi, Kozhikode etc. Daily bus services,
India.
le away from Thampanoor Junction. Trivandrum Museums
of the busiest market in the state, is located less than a mile
able either from Thampanoor or East Fort, both located
of Trivandrum City, is located 7.9 km away from Thampanoor
am International Airport is located at a distance of 4.3 km from

IMPORTANT PLACES

 PADMANABHA SWAMY TEMPLE
 GOVT. MODEL BOYS SCHOOL
 TRIVANDRUM RAILWAY STATION
 TRIVANDRUM BUS TERMINAL
 KSRTC SHOPPING COMPLEX



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 There is a temple for Lord Krishna
on top of the hill rock. The small
temple has around 95 steps where
the entire green Trivandrum can be
seen. The temple has three shines,
Krishna as the main one and
Ganesha and Ayyappa as the minor
ones.The entrance has a small wish
tree also.

 Tirumala Krishna Temple Entrance
 On the foot hill of the temple, there

is an ashram where Goddess Devi
and Lord Krishna's shrine is
present. It also has a samadhi with a
Siva’s shrine doenstairs. It is a very
peaceful place in Trivandrum City.

US SITES

Notable persons
Bichu Thirumala - l
Sathyan - Malayala

lyricist and poet
am film actor

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Local history of Karamana

Karamana is a suburb of Trivandrum city of Kerala,India.It is one of the
most densely populated , but green part of Thiruvananthapuram.The land of the
most densely populated Karamana is made fertile by the river,Karamana river
which starts from the Southern tip of Western Ghat at “Agasthyakoodam".The
river flows 68 Km Westwards and merges into the Arabian sea at
Karumam-Thiruvallam area near Kovalam.

The Juma Masjid in Karamana is a famous landmark . Karamana is also
known for its “Daily Market”,and is a major transit point for both trade people
travelling to or coming in from the Kanyakumari district.

Potomology

According to myths, ‘Karamana’ the place name came from a famous
Namboothiri family, who lived on the bank of the river . The life of the people at
that time was sticking around the Brahmin family.So, simply referring as the
‘mana’ meaning house on ‘Kara’ meaning bank, became Karamana in the flow of
time. The family has gone before for years, but the name exists now.

Civil Society and Administration

Karamana is situated inside the city limits of Thiruvananthapuram
Corporation(TC).It is the 20 th ward of TC and is represented by a councillor in
the Thiruvananthapuram corporation council. Like most parts of Trivandrum,
Karamana too has a substantial non-malayalam speaking population, which
contributes immensely to the rich and vibrant cultural scene in Trivandrum .It has
one of the oldest Tamil Brahmin settlements of Thiruvananthapuram And the old
‘Theruvu’ style of wall sharing townhouses ,gives one a peek into the Brahmin
life-style of yore, It maintains a large community of various religions and

caste.Karamana is a model for secularism and religious /cultural tolerance.
National Highway 47 ,the main travel and trade corridor of Kerala , passes
through Karamana onward to the central business districts of Trivavdrum.

Cultural​ H​ istory

Karamana is home to the famous temple of Sri Sathyavageeswaran (Lord
Siva).The Mahadeva Temple of Thaliyal is very near to Karamana.Every
year ‘The Thaipusam festival’ is conducted in this temple.Karamana
settlement is divided into various streets. They are Sivan kovil
street,Kinattumkara Theruvu ,Telungu chetty theruvu ,Keezhe
theruvu,Single street,Aattinkara street, S.S street(Iratta Theruvu),Deekshan
Bhagavathar Theruvu, Kozhakka theruvu, Nagamayya street(Kollamkottu
theruvu) and Krishnan Kovil street. These are all mainly occupied by
Tamil Brahmins of all vedas.

Karamana​ R​ iver

Karamana river is flowing through the city of Thiruvananthapuram in
Kerala.The river starts near the Southern tip of the Western Ghats at
Agastyarkoodam.The river flows 66km westward and merges with the
Arabian sea at Panathura near Kovalam,The river gets its name from
Karamana ,a suburb of Trivandrum city,Aryanad through which it flows.

Bridges

The Karamana river has several bridges across it. The largest is ata
Karamana itself,where the NH-66 crosses it. This was built by
Lt.Col.Horsley,the author of the earliest English treatise on history of
Travancore,and inaugurated in 1853.Other important bridges are at
Thrikkannapuram ,MangattuKadavu,Kundaman kadavu,Aryanad bridge,
Aruvikkara(on the dam), MaruthoorKadavu.

Biodiversity

The Karamana river basin supports a range of plants that are typical of the
tropics.These include the wild cane, bamboo,water lilies and coconut trees. The
screwpine or pandanus is another species along riverbanks.Fish species found in
the Karamana river include Karimeen,
chekkali,kariyida,paruminal,cherumeen,voala,nedumeen and Aaral.

Dams

The Karamana river has two important dams on it. These are Aruvikkara
dam, built in the 1930 and the Peppara dam which lies further upstream
and was built in 1983.The Peppara Dam has played a crucial role in
eliminating the floods. The Peppara dam regulates flow of water into the
Aruvikkara dam. The Aruvikkara dam was completed with the aim of
providing piped drinking water to the city

Famous​ ​Personalities

Among many illustrious persons who had made Karamana their home was
“Diwan Bahadur Veeraraghavapuram Najamaiya” ( Who incidentally was
the first bachelor of Arts graduate in Kerala).The Divan was one persons
who contributed to the growth of the state of Travancore..In memory of
the Diwan ,the avenue where he lived is named as “Nagamaiya
Avenue” .Neelakanta Sivan,later known as Neelakanta Dasar, he was a
resident of Karamana. He wrote many devotional songs in Tamil.
The famous Divan Sankara Subbu iyer,Diwan of Travancore during the
1890 ‘s was from Karamana. Dr.Sambasivan , one of the leading Neurosurgeons
in India , hails from Karamana. Karamana is also home to Sooranadu Kunjan
Piiiai,great lexicographer and Malayalam scholar Malayattoo Ramakrishnan, a
famous Malayalam novelist,lived in Shastri Nagar in Karamana. Karamana

Jananrdhanan Nair the famous cine-artist hails from this area Cuckoo of the
South K.S.Chithra hails from this area.

​Other important features of Karamana

Karamana has been referred in various historic literature works, especially
in the period dectective novel Dharma Raja,written by Sri.C.V. Raman
Pillai. The well-known NGO, SIFFS(South IndianFederation of fisherman
Societies) has its headquarters on the banks of the Karamana River.-

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