A place of high historical significance, thangassery is located just 5 km from the main town of kollam. She won kerala sahitya akademi award in 2009 for her shortstory, ave maria. Meera was born in sasthamkotta, kollam district in kerala. Oscarwinning resul pookutty records keralas grand temple festival sounds the awardwinning sound designer is part of a project to make a documentary on the.
Kollam fest is an international event with focus on art, culture, trade, and tourism. In kollam people from different castes and religion co exist and so the culture of kollam also is a mixture of several cultures. In these notes all important definition for exams and short explanation for every topic is given. A malayalam version of this book is also being brought out simultaneously. Kerala simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thrissur pooram is 200 plus years young and before that the arattupuzha pooram conducted at arattupuzha, some 16 km away from vadakumnathan was the biggest temple festival of kerala. People of kollam are proud of their traditional culture and heritage. Kollam kerala state disaster management authority kerala gov. As elephants are more related to hindu gods, most of the temples in kerala own elephants to be a part of their religious rituals. Tamilnadu 12th new books free download samacheer kalvi.
The area houses several old churches said to have been established in the 18th century. Malayalam calendar or kollam era, also known as kollavarsham, is a solar and sidereal hindu calendar used in kerala, india. Kottankulangara devi temple is one of the worldfamous hindu temples in kerala were crossdressing of men for chamayavilakku ritual is a part of traditional festivities. Boat races held during festival seasons are also a major tourist. The festival attracts large number of people from all parts of the state and is organised in connection with the annual festival of the asramam sri krishnaswamy temple at kollam s asramam maidan. Kollam era was started in ad 825 august 15 chingam 1 byrajashekhara varman kulasekhara. The language of people in kollam is malayalam which is the official language of kerala as whole. Panchari melam, in its grand classical form, is staged during temple festivals in and around thrissur district. The sahya mountains which form part of the western ghats is the main mountain range in kerala. Thrissur pooram thrissur puram is an annual hindu festival held in kerala, india. Kollam, to this day has a thriving business in cashew nuts, coir and spices. Mentioned in greek literature from the first century, kollam or quilon has been a thriving trading port for centuries. Fascinating history, rich culture, interesting customs, unique architecture, an alternative system of health, superlative food, and powerful art forms. Archaeologists recently discovered chinese coins and other artefacts along the coast, which reveal the historic background of the location.
Kollam district simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mathais residence in 1998, with the goal to provide quality preschool education for their son joel and niece sara abraham, was the stage for the genesis of the kings school. Kollam pooram is another annual fest held in the city during the month of april that is organised in the. Located in the aryanvaku in the kollam district, the valley appears the unfurling petals of a rose, hence the name. The festival commences with the traditional flag hoisting. She worked as a journalist in malayala manorama, later resigned to concentrate more on writing. History of kerala project gutenberg selfpublishing. Ashtamudi lake kollam hotels, resorts, images, best time. Meera is an indian author, who writes in malayalam.
The chief feature of the people of kollam is religious tolerance. Chakiar christian circus cochin cranganore dance dedicated deity devadasi devotees dravidian ernakulam ezhava famous festival government guru guruvayur hindu. A must read for the students of history and anyone with a curiosity to go through the history of this land. Kollam pooram april a colourful 10 day vishnu festival which takes place in ashram temple. It is held at peruvanam temple in cherpu, thrissur district. Kollam has a strong commercial reputation since the days of the phoenicians and romans. Nestled amidst the pretty pristine woods of shenduruney forests, rosemala is a well kept secret of kerala. It was the geographical features of kollam that enabled the place to develop into a major maritime trading centre. It is one of the oldest port cities in the malabar coast. The culture lies in the festivals, art, education etc. Merchants and traders from chennai were invited by him to stay in kollam.
Estimation and quantity surveying notes book pdf download. Paravur, kollam news newspapers books scholar jstor october 2017 learn how and when to remove this template message. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The diocese,which covers an area of 1,950 km 753 square miles, and contains a population of 4,879,553 235,922 4. Lord shiva is the presiding deity of this temple the deity of the peruvanam mahadeva temple does not participate in the pooram, and is a silent spectator to the proceedings, just like thrissur vadakkumnathan. Houseboat or kettuvallam rides in the backwaters are a major tourist attraction. Kollam tourism 2020 kerala top places, travel guide. Kollam pooram, kollam overview the annual kollam pooram takes place every year in april, organised in connection with the festival of the asramam sri krishnaswami temple, at the asramam maidan. The second largest lake in kerala, ashtamudi lake is situated in the kollam district. The best panchari melams are held at peruvanam pooram, arattupuzha pooram, kuttanellur pooram, edakunni uthram vilakku, thripunithura sree poornathrayeesa temple, and at koodalmanikyam temple. A collection of angloindian migration heritage stories. The rulers of desinganad made kollam as their capital. What are some good books on the history of kerala, both.
The flourishing of indo chinese merchants played a major role in ancient sinoindian relations. The history of the district as an administrative unit can be traced back to 1835, when the state of travancore consisted of two revenue divisions with headquarters at kollam. Someof theimportant festivals are kollam pooram, astami rohini festival, oachirakkali festival, crafts festival, onam, easter and christmas. Or the life story of the anglo indian race simon wallenberg press. Kerala elephant transportation a smart elephant very. Old traditions and new values in every sphere of human thought and activity have synthesized, assimilated and fused to form the history of kerala.
Buy malayalam books latest malayalam books online india. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in kollam district. She has also been noted as a screenplay writer of 4 serials. The surrounding region produces pepper after which the city is named, cashews, coir and other agricultural products.
Cosmas indicopleustes, a greek nestorian sailor, in his book the christian. Kollam, port city, southern kerala state, southwestern india. Phoenicians, greeks, egyptians, romans, jews, arabs and chinese were attracted by a variety of commodities, especially spices and cotton fabrics muziris, berkarai, and nelcynda were among the principal trading port centres of the chera kingdom. The natives of kollam are descendants of the dravidians. Diocese of kollam malankara orthodox syrian church. This historic roman catholic church was formerly known as the bom jesu church and was established by the portuguese in the year 1614. Stone age carvings in the edakkal caves feature pictorial writings believed to date to at least the neolithic era around 5,000 bc, indicating the presence of a prehistoric civilization or settlement in this region.
In the inscription the phrase kollam tontri andu is employed. Kollam assembly constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in the south indian state of kerala. Most of the books listed below will be hard to find i got these after trawling the internet for ages. Neethu prasad rated it really liked it may 08, thrissur pooram pakittum perumayum. Tamil nadu and karnataka are to the east the capital city of the state is thiruvananthapuram, even though the city of kochi is more densely populated. Kollam pooram, part of the ashramam sree krishnaswamy temple festival. Kollam pooram, kollam 2020 images, timings holidify. Arattupuzha pooram is the largest and oldest temple festival of india. The infant jesus cathedral is a magnificent church that is located in thangasseri, in the city of kollam in southern india. The colourful kollam pooram which marks the grand finale of the annual 10day festival of the asramam sree krishnaswamy temple here was. This is the the notes for estimation and quantity surveying.
History kollam, kollam hotels, kollam kerala, kollam map. The kollam pooram, a major festival of kollam, is the culmination of a tenday festival, normally in mid april, of asramam sree krishna swamy temple. A main personality who struggled for the development of kollam town was velu thampi dalawa. Kerala charithram pdf keralacharithram analyses the history of kerala in a appropriate way and present it in a simple language. Events and festivals in kollam kollam festivals kollam events. Nagam aiya in his travancore state manual records that in 822 ad two east syriac. Kerala, rich with culture and heritage, is a land of elephant lovers. Kollam pooram, onam, ashtami rohini festival, oachirakkali, kollam crafts festival, are some of the popular hindu festivals while they also celebrate non hindu festivals as well including christmas, easter and ramzan. Another important feature of the town is 144 ft high lighthouse built in 1902. Malayalam calendar wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. St thomas, the apostle of jesus christ, is the father of christianity in india, landed at maliankara in kerala founded seven churches at maliankara, palayur, kottakavu, niranam, nilakkel, chayal and kollam.
Maher, reginald these are the angloindians an angloindian heritage book simon wallenberg press. It protected the state from political invasions that hit south india till the. It lies on the malabar coast of the arabian sea northwest of thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. Kollam is a coastal region, and hence it resembles the naital tinai of the ancient tamizhakam as depicted in the tamil anthologies.
Kollam has a sex ratio of 11 females for every males. Art and culture of kollam kerala art and culture kerala. The origin of the calendar has been dated as 825 ad pothu varsham at kollam. The district has a crosssection of keralas natural attributes. Kollam from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia jump to navigation jump to search metropolis in s. Kollam about this sound pronunciation helpinfo, also known by its former name quilon about. Backwater tourism is centered mostly around of kerala like alleppey, kumarakom, ashtamudi lake, kollam and bekal. Kollam pooram is a tenday festival that is held in the month of april. Apr 17, 2016 why the kollam tragedy has had little effect on keralas best known temple festival, thrissur pooram the two temple trusts conducting the festival pick a licensee for the fireworks, each with a budget of rs 2025 lakh. Buy sell rent real estate house for sale in kollam. It is also the headquarters of the kollam district, one among the 14.
Quilon or coulao pronunciation, officially kollam pronunciation is one of the ancient civilizations in india. Sreedhara menon, eminent historian, academic and padma bhushan awardee, is one of the most widelyread compendiums on the social, cultural and political history of kerala. Its name, ashtamudi has been derived from two words ashta meaning eight and mudi meaning branch, thereby stating the fact that lake has eight branches. The area of kerala is 15,005 mi 2 38,863 km 2, which is bigger than bhutan but smaller than switzerland. In this connection, i would like to make it clear that this book does not represent an attempt on my part to write a comprehensive history of kerala. It is 71 kilometres 44 mi north of the state capital thiruvananthapuram trivandrum. As a part of the annual temple festival, a huge fireworks ceremony was held at paravur puttingal devi temple, near kollam. Now, disasterpreparedness of thrissur pooram to be. When people talk of kerala as the destination of a lifetime, it is no exaggeration. The kollam urban agglomeration ua is the 6th most populous ua in the state. Thangassery kollam thangassery timings, history, images.
The earliest record mentioning kollam era is a royal order by sri vallava goda, the chieftain of venadu, dated to c. The home school that started at elizabeth and jacob k. Kollam or quilon is a thickly populated city in kerala, india. Get pin code zip code of kollam, district of kerala. Kulasekharas of mahodayapuram 8001102 ad kulasekharas of mahadayapuram is also known. Find out pin code or postal code list of all pin code zones of kollam district. The longest and the most sublime panchari melams are the. Earliest available inscription dated in the kollam era is the mampalli plate 149 of sri vallabalan kotha of venadu. Peruvanam pooram is one of the most popular temple festivals of the south indian state of kerala. The sole motive of all the portuguese, dutch and british who have arrived the port of kollam that time was pepper and other spices available at kollam.
The roman catholic diocese of quilon or kollam is the first catholic diocese in india in the state of kerala. A sreedhara menons a survey of kerala history deals with keralas geographical background, its history from prehistoric period to the social reform movements. Handbooks are published in electronic form pdf files for the first time during the current. A lot of festivals are celebrated in kollam that mark the cultural heritage of the region. The region of kerala was possibly engaged in trading activities from the 3rd millennium bce with sumerians and babylonians. Dont ask me where you can find them as i dont remember the sources. The lake runs over a length of 16 kilometres and covers almost 30% of the town of kollam. Kollam is a microcosm of kerala and its residents belong to varied religious, ethnic and linguistic groups. She is like an intricately worked tapestry that simply overwhelms you. Asramam maidan is the regular venue for many events including recruitment rallies for the indian army, kollam pooram, kollam fest, cricket tournaments, large weddings and various events of a political or nonpolitical nature kollam fest. There are multiple conflicting accounts regarding the origins of the malayalam calendar, some of which are mentioned below. Thangassery lighthouse kollam tangasseri light house. Kollam simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The thangassery lighthouse, also known as the tangasseri light house, boasts of being the second tallest on the entire coast of kerala and is thus even one of.
It is held at the vadakkunnathan temple in thrissur every year on the pooram pronounced day the day when the moon rises with the pooram star in the malayalam calendar month of medam. Thrissur thrissivaperoor pooram commonly called the pooram of all poorams is one of the. The festival attracts large number of people from all parts of the state and is organised in connection with the annual festival of the asramam sri krishnaswamy temple at kollams asramam maidan. There are various amusements and festivities which are held in connection with festivals in temples. Very many stories are told and retold about the origin of thrissur pooram.
Nagam aiya in his travancore state manual records that in 822 ad two east. The kollam era is attributed to the legend of the hero parasurama, an avatar incarnation of the god vishnu. Maritime trade relations of kollam with china china had been a major country in sustaining the transmarine trading activities with kollam during the medieval period. Kollam is the most historic and ancient settlement in kerala, probably in south india. In 1835, the travancore has 2 revenue divisions namely kollam and kottayam. Kollam port makes tangasseri an important place on the world maritime map. Kathakali is performed on all days of the festival. The annual kollam pooram takes place every year in april, organised in connection with the festival of the asramam sri krishnaswami temple, at the asramam maidan. Infant jesus cathedral, thangasseri, kollam holidify. Kollam district formerly quilon is one of 14 districts of the state of kerala, india. The annual kollam pooram takes place every year in april, organised in connection with the festival of the. History of kollam districts of kerala kerala kerala. Arattupuzha pooram the festival of india is also termed as the mother of all pooram festivals in kerala, due to its sheer magnitude and grandeur. This article needs additional citations for verification.
Kollam district simple english wikipedia, the free. Fairsandfestivals kollam, kerala, india kollam, kollam. Visitors from nearby and far off places reach the village of arattupuzha during the festival days, to be part of this grand festival. Roman catholic diocese of quilon project gutenberg self. Valuation camp duty chart history kollam vimala hridaya. Kollam pooram, part of the ashramam sree krishnaswamy temple festival, is usually held on 15 april, but occasionally on 16 april. Psc general knowledge questions and answers kerala facts. The festival is widely popular, and witnesses a large amount of footfall each year. Kollam fest seeks to showcase kollam s rich culture and heritage, tourism potential and investments in new ventures. It is also the headquarters of the kollam district, one among the 14 districts in kerala.
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