Nettur
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Nettur is a village segment which comes under the jurisdiction of Thalassery
municipality
, in the state of Kerala
, India
. It is situated in North Thalassery
enroute to Kannur
via NH 17
. The Anjarakandi
-Thalassery
state Highway passes through Nettur. Nettur is picturesquely nestled between the Kuyyali and Anjarakandi
rivers.
NTTF, a renowned technical training institute was established in Nettur in 1959 by the CSI
and the Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen der Schweiz (http://www.heks.ch/en/), Switzerland
. A bungalow
occupied by the renowned German missionary
, scholar and lexicographer, Rev. Hermann Gundert
better known as Gundert
Bungalow is situated atop Illicoon hill in Nettur, close to the present day NTTF campus. Rev. Hermann Gundert
stayed in Illicoon, Nettur since 1839 and most of his literary works including the first English-Malayalam dictionary were published during this period. It was in Nettur that the German missionaries introduced weaving
mills in a large scale, which later spread to Kannur
and beyond, where the handloom sector evolved into a major source of revenue and employment.
Nettur has a significant role to play in the evolution of news media in Kerala. It was in Nettur in the year 1847 that the first Malayalam newspaper Rajyasamacharam was published. It was published out of Gundert Bungalow by Basel Missionaries
for the purpose of religious propagation until the year 1850. Rajyasamacharam was first published in the month of June, 1847. It was in October of the same year that another Malayalam newspaper Paschimodayam was first published elsewhere in Thalassery
.
Chirakakkavu temple
is a famous Hindu
temple located in Nettur.
Renowned freedom fighter and Member of Parliament
, Nettur P Damodaran
hails from Nettur. Late Moorkoth Kumaran
, author, ardent disciple of Sree Narayana Guru and renowned social worker, taught at the then Middle school in Nettur, in the present premises of NTTF. The school was later upgraded and shifted to Thalassery
town, which is now known as BEMP
High School
Thalassery
Thalassery , also known as Tellicherry, is a city on the Malabar Coast of Kerala, India. This is the second largest city of North Malabar in terms of population. The name Tellicherry is the anglicized form of Thalassery. Thalassery municipality has a population just less than 100,000. Established...
municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
, in the state 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...
. It is situated in North Thalassery
Thalassery
Thalassery , also known as Tellicherry, is a city on the Malabar Coast of Kerala, India. This is the second largest city of North Malabar in terms of population. The name Tellicherry is the anglicized form of Thalassery. Thalassery municipality has a population just less than 100,000. Established...
enroute to Kannur
Kannur
Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...
via NH 17
National Highway 17 (India)
National Highway 17, commonly referred to as NH 17, now renamed as NH 66, is a busy National Highway in India that runs roughly north-south along the western coast of India, parallel to western ghats. It connects Panvel, near Mumbai to Kochi, passing through the states of Maharashtra, Goa,...
. The Anjarakandi
Anjarakkandy
Anjarakandy is the name of a village Gram panchayath and a census town in Kannur taluk. Anjrakandy river is flowing through Anjarakandy Kannur taluk in Kannur District, Kerala state South India.-History:...
-Thalassery
Thalassery
Thalassery , also known as Tellicherry, is a city on the Malabar Coast of Kerala, India. This is the second largest city of North Malabar in terms of population. The name Tellicherry is the anglicized form of Thalassery. Thalassery municipality has a population just less than 100,000. Established...
state Highway passes through Nettur. Nettur is picturesquely nestled between the Kuyyali and Anjarakandi
Anjarakkandy
Anjarakandy is the name of a village Gram panchayath and a census town in Kannur taluk. Anjrakandy river is flowing through Anjarakandy Kannur taluk in Kannur District, Kerala state South India.-History:...
rivers.
NTTF, a renowned technical training institute was established in Nettur in 1959 by the CSI
Church of South India
The Church of South India is the successor of the Church of England in India. It came into being in 1947 as a union of Anglican and Protestant churches in South India. With a membership of over 3.8 million, it is India's second largest Christian church after the Roman Catholic Church in India...
and the Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen der Schweiz (http://www.heks.ch/en/), Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. A bungalow
Bungalow
A bungalow is a type of house, with varying meanings across the world. Common features to many of these definitions include being detached, low-rise , and the use of verandahs...
occupied by the renowned German missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
, scholar and lexicographer, Rev. Hermann Gundert
Hermann Gundert
Rev. Dr. Hermann Gundert was a German missionary and scholar, who compiled a Malayalam grammar book, Malayalabhaasha Vyakaranam , the first Malayalam-English dictionary , and translated the Bible into Malayalam. He worked primarily at Tellicherry on the Malabar coast, in Kerala, India...
better known as Gundert
Hermann Gundert
Rev. Dr. Hermann Gundert was a German missionary and scholar, who compiled a Malayalam grammar book, Malayalabhaasha Vyakaranam , the first Malayalam-English dictionary , and translated the Bible into Malayalam. He worked primarily at Tellicherry on the Malabar coast, in Kerala, India...
Bungalow is situated atop Illicoon hill in Nettur, close to the present day NTTF campus. Rev. Hermann Gundert
Hermann Gundert
Rev. Dr. Hermann Gundert was a German missionary and scholar, who compiled a Malayalam grammar book, Malayalabhaasha Vyakaranam , the first Malayalam-English dictionary , and translated the Bible into Malayalam. He worked primarily at Tellicherry on the Malabar coast, in Kerala, India...
stayed in Illicoon, Nettur since 1839 and most of his literary works including the first English-Malayalam dictionary were published during this period. It was in Nettur that the German missionaries introduced weaving
Weaving
Weaving is a method of fabric production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. The other methods are knitting, lace making and felting. The longitudinal threads are called the warp and the lateral threads are the weft or filling...
mills in a large scale, which later spread to Kannur
Kannur
Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...
and beyond, where the handloom sector evolved into a major source of revenue and employment.
Nettur has a significant role to play in the evolution of news media in Kerala. It was in Nettur in the year 1847 that the first Malayalam newspaper Rajyasamacharam was published. It was published out of Gundert Bungalow by Basel Missionaries
Basel Mission
The Basel Mission is a Christian missionary society active from 1815 to 2001, when it was merged into Mission 21, the successor organization of Kooperation Evangelischer Kirchen und Missione founded in 2001....
for the purpose of religious propagation until the year 1850. Rajyasamacharam was first published in the month of June, 1847. It was in October of the same year that another Malayalam newspaper Paschimodayam was first published elsewhere in Thalassery
Thalassery
Thalassery , also known as Tellicherry, is a city on the Malabar Coast of Kerala, India. This is the second largest city of North Malabar in terms of population. The name Tellicherry is the anglicized form of Thalassery. Thalassery municipality has a population just less than 100,000. Established...
.
Chirakakkavu temple
Temple
A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...
is a famous Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
temple located in Nettur.
Renowned freedom fighter and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
, Nettur P Damodaran
Nettur P Damodaran
Nettur P Damodaran was a member of the 1st Lok Sabha from the constituency of Tellicherry, which was part of the erstwhile Madras state. He represented the now defunct Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party...
hails from Nettur. Late Moorkoth Kumaran
Moorkoth Kumaran
Moorkoth Kumaran was a teacher and a prominent short story writer in Malayalam.Kumaran came from a respected Ezhava family of Kannur. He was a disciple of Narayana Guru and wrote the first biography of Guru. This biography contains the essence of Guru's message...
, author, ardent disciple of Sree Narayana Guru and renowned social worker, taught at the then Middle school in Nettur, in the present premises of NTTF. The school was later upgraded and shifted to Thalassery
Thalassery
Thalassery , also known as Tellicherry, is a city on the Malabar Coast of Kerala, India. This is the second largest city of North Malabar in terms of population. The name Tellicherry is the anglicized form of Thalassery. Thalassery municipality has a population just less than 100,000. Established...
town, which is now known as BEMP
Basel Evangelical Mission Parsi High School, Thalassery
Basel Evangelical Mission Parsi School, Thalassery, India, started a century-and-a-half ago with 74 students. Thalassery was once an important trading centre of the East India Company and the British administrative headquarters of the erstwhile Malabar district. The school has 1150 students.-...
High School