Kannammoola
Kannammoola is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India.
Kannammoola | |
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town | |
  Kannammoola Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 8°30′12″N 76°55′54″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Government | |
| • Body | Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 695011 |
| Telephone code | 0471 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-01 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Legislative assembly constituency | Vattiyoorkavu |
| Councillor | R. Satheesh kumar ( 2016 - present ) |
Geography
It is located at and around amaiyyiranjan thodu. This thodu (Water Channel) encircles the area of kannanmoola within its meander. The area within the meander of this thodu now turns out to be kannanmoola. Therefore, this is one of the low-lying areas of Thiruvananthapuram.and a flood plain of Amayiranjan thodu.[1]
History
Kannammoola is the birthplace of Chattambi Swamikal, one of the greatest scholar-saints of Kerala.[2] Originally owned by the Janmi Namboothiri family"Kolloor Athiyara Matom", the place was a stronghold 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.[3] The British brought his body to Thiruvananthapuram(Padippura veedu tharavadu and asked the karanavar to hang him and he slapped the body and allowed the body to be hung at the west end of his region which now belongs to the theological seminary)and attempted to disgrace his memory by having it hung atop a post at a hillock in Kannammoola (thereafter called 'Dalavakkunnu' and now part of the compound belonging to a theological seminary) to be devoured by birds of prey.
Location
The birthplace of great 'Sri. Chattampi swami thiruvadikal. Mainly a residential area now, once it was a place full of paddy fields 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, KIMS Hospital, Divya Prabha Eye 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.
Religious Places
Kolloor Sri Dharmasastha Temple, Sree kurumba Bhagavathy Temple, Koyikkal Palliyara Baghavathi Temple, The Kerala United Theological Seminary, The Kannammoola CSI Church, Mother Theresa chapel(chenganasseri arch diocese), kolloor chamundeswary Temple, etc...
References
- http://wikimapia.org/11127/Kannammoola-Junction Wikimapia
- News about Chattambi Swamikal Memorial
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Dalawa's death mentioned in the section "Post Chera Period"