Kannammoola
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Kannammoola is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram
, the capital of Kerala
, India
.
Originally owned by the Janmi Namboothiri family"Kolloor Athiyara Matom",the place was a strong hold of Nair families.Now many outsiders from all walks of life have settled here.
Velu Thampi Dalawa
, the former Diwan of the Travancore Province
, was hung by the British here. The Dalawa had committed suicide at Mannadi Temple
, to avoid capture by the British. The British brought his body to Thiruvananthapuram and attempted to disgrace his memory by having it hung atop a post at a hillock in Kannammoola (thereafer called 'Dalavakkunnu' and now part of the compound belonging to a theological seminary
) to be devoured by birds of prey.
s and Coconut
groves.
Medical College and Hospital is very near, Thiruvananthapuram
Central is 3 km away. Major private hospitals like Cosmopolitan Hospital, SUT Hospital, GG Hospital etc. are at a short distance.The stream Parvathiputhanar also called amayizhanchan thodu flows through here. A hillock called the "KARUVALIKUNNU" has just been (around oct-dec '08)demolished for constructing a housing colony causing ecological hazard to the place.The birds that nested there and the other animals like snakes are now devoid of their once home.
Kannammoola is well connected by private and KSRTC
buses. Nearest major railway station is Thiruvananthapuram Central
. Pettah, a smaller railway station, is 2 km away. Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
, the capital of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
History
Kannammoola is the birth place of Chattambi Swamikal, one of the greatest scholar-saints of Kerala.Originally owned by the Janmi Namboothiri family"Kolloor Athiyara Matom",the place was a strong hold of Nair families.Now many outsiders from all walks of life have settled here.
Velu Thampi Dalawa
Velu Thampi Dalawa
Velayudhan Chempakaraman Thampi was the Dalawa or Prime Minister of the Indian kingdom of Travancore between 1802 and 1809 during the reign of His Highness Maharajah Bala Rama Varma Kulasekhara Perumal...
, the former Diwan of the Travancore Province
Travancore
Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...
, was hung by the British here. The Dalawa had committed suicide at Mannadi Temple
Mannadi
-Location:Mannadi is 45 km from Kollam and 13 km from Adoor.Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.-History:Velu Thampi Dalawa, the former Diwan of the Travancore Province, had committed suicide at Mannadi Temple, to avoid capture by the British....
, to avoid capture by the British. The British brought his body to Thiruvananthapuram and attempted to disgrace his memory by having it hung atop a post at a hillock in Kannammoola (thereafer called 'Dalavakkunnu' and now part of the compound belonging to a theological seminary
Kerala United Theological Seminary
Kerala United Theological Seminary is run by the Church of South India with an ecumenical outlook. It was founded in 1943, and is affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College , West Bengal. KUTS is located in Kannammoola in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.-Courses offered:KUTS offers the degrees of...
) to be devoured by birds of prey.
Notable Residents/Natives
The famous Malayalam film Star Madhu aka Madhavan Nair,Retired Director of Geological Survey of India and ex- Captain of the Kerala State Bridge team and member of Kerala Sports Council- Mr. G.S. Nair, Kerala Police IG Smt.B.Sandhya,Malayalam Cine actor Biju Pappan, Dr SS Lal (Global Fund, Geneva) etc.Location
The birth place of great 'Sri. Chattampi swami thiruvadikal. Mainly a residential area now, once it was a place full of paddy fieldPaddy field
A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing rice and other semiaquatic crops. Paddy fields are a typical feature of rice farming in east, south and southeast Asia. Paddies can be built into steep hillsides as terraces and adjacent to depressed or steeply sloped features such...
s and Coconut
Coconut
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
groves.
Medical College and Hospital is very near, Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
Central is 3 km away. Major private hospitals like Cosmopolitan Hospital, SUT Hospital, GG Hospital etc. are at a short distance.The stream Parvathiputhanar also called amayizhanchan thodu flows through here. A hillock called the "KARUVALIKUNNU" has just been (around oct-dec '08)demolished for constructing a housing colony causing ecological hazard to the place.The birds that nested there and the other animals like snakes are now devoid of their once home.
Kannammoola is well connected by private and KSRTC
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation is the state-run bus company in Kerala, India. It is one of the oldest state run public bus transport services in India.-History:...
buses. Nearest major railway station is Thiruvananthapuram Central
Trivandrum Central
Trivandrum Central is the main railway station in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and the second most important rail hub in South India. It is also the most profitable station...
. Pettah, a smaller railway station, is 2 km away. Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.