Kottayam District | Kerala
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In this post, we will learn everything you need to know about the Kottayam district for the upcoming psc exams.
Kottayam District | Kerala
In this post, we will learn everything you need to know about the Kottayam district for the upcoming psc exams.
Kottayam(19)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Basic Facts About KottayamFormed on | 1 July 1949 |
| Architect/Founder/Designer | T. Ramarao |
| Only Land Locked District of Kerala | Kottayam |
| The Leading Producer of Rubber in Kerala | Kottayam |
| The only district in Kerala that does not have a coastal line | Kottayam |
| The district is known as the 'Cradle of Malayalam Journalism' | Kottayam |
| The district where Malayalam Manorama and Deepika newspapers began publishing | Kottayam |
| Taluks | Kottayam, Meenachil, Changanacherry, Vaikom, |
| Rivers | Meenachil River, Manimala River, Muvattupuzha |
| The town situated on the banks of Meenachil river | Kottayam |
| Largest Lake | Vembanad Lake |
| Famous Temples | Adityapuram Sun Temple,Vaikom Mahadeva Temple,Panachikkad Saraswathi Temple,Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple |
| Famous Islands | Pathiramanal island, Perumbalam |
| Famous Places | Vavarupally,Poonjar Palace,Aruvikkuzhi Waterfall |
| Mary's Church,Thazhathangadi Juma Masjid,Bharananganam Church,Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium | Nagambadom,Kumarakam Bird Sanctuary,Famous Festivals–Petta Thullal – Vavaru Pally(Erumeli),Chandanakudam Festival(prelude to Petta Thullal) |
| Ezhara Ponnana | Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple |
| Art Forms | Thattupolippan Chavittu Nadakam,Arjuna Nirtham,Margamkali |
| Historical Events | Malayali Memorial(1891),Vaikom Sathyagraha(1924-25) |
| Hill Stations | Ilaveezha Poonchira, Vagamon(Meenachil & Kanjirappally taluks) |
Basic Facts About KottayamFormed on
1 July 1949
Architect/Founder/Designer
T. Ramarao
Only Land Locked District of Kerala
Kottayam
The Leading Producer of Rubber in Kerala
Kottayam
The only district in Kerala that does not have a coastal line
Kottayam
The district is known as the 'Cradle of Malayalam Journalism'
Kottayam
The district where Malayalam Manorama and Deepika newspapers began publishing
Kottayam
Taluks
Kottayam, Meenachil, Changanacherry, Vaikom,
Rivers
Meenachil River, Manimala River, Muvattupuzha
The town situated on the banks of Meenachil river
Kottayam
Largest Lake
Vembanad Lake
Famous Temples
Adityapuram Sun Temple,Vaikom Mahadeva Temple,Panachikkad Saraswathi Temple,Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple
Famous Islands
Pathiramanal island, Perumbalam
Famous Places
Vavarupally,Poonjar Palace,Aruvikkuzhi Waterfall
Mary's Church,Thazhathangadi Juma Masjid,Bharananganam Church,Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
Nagambadom,Kumarakam Bird Sanctuary,Famous Festivals–Petta Thullal – Vavaru Pally(Erumeli),Chandanakudam Festival(prelude to Petta Thullal)
Ezhara Ponnana
Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple
Art Forms
Thattupolippan Chavittu Nadakam,Arjuna Nirtham,Margamkali
Historical Events
Malayali Memorial(1891),Vaikom Sathyagraha(1924-25)
Hill Stations
Ilaveezha Poonchira, Vagamon(Meenachil & Kanjirappally taluks)
Ancient names of Kottayam
Vembolinadu (was a part of the Kulasekhara Empire).Thaliyilkotta.
Epithets/Nicknames of Kottayam(11)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| 'Akshara Nagaram.''Mural City of Kerala.''Vatican of Nair Community' | Perunna.'Gateway to Kuttanad'– Changanassery.'Land of three L's' (Lakes, Letters, Latex).'Kasi of South'–Vaikom Mahadeva Temple.'Mookambika of the South' ('Dakshina Mookambika')–Panachikkad Saraswathi Temple |
| First Solar Ferry in India | Adithya |
| First Science City of South India | Kurvilangad |
| First College in Kerala | CMS College(1817) |
| First Printing Press in Kerala | CMS Press(By Rev |
| First Publication of a Malayalam | English Dictionary(1846) |
| First Rubberized Road in Kerala | Kottayam-Kumily |
| First Cement Factory in Kerala | Travancore Cements Ltd |
| First Kudumbasree Unit for Transgenders in Kerala | Manaswini |
| First Malayali President of India | K.R. Narayanan* |
| First Joint Stock Company in Kerala | Malayala Manorama(1888) |
'Akshara Nagaram.''Mural City of Kerala.''Vatican of Nair Community'
Perunna.'Gateway to Kuttanad'– Changanassery.'Land of three L's' (Lakes, Letters, Latex).'Kasi of South'–Vaikom Mahadeva Temple.'Mookambika of the South' ('Dakshina Mookambika')–Panachikkad Saraswathi Temple
First Solar Ferry in India
Adithya
First Science City of South India
Kurvilangad
First College in Kerala
CMS College(1817)
First Printing Press in Kerala
CMS Press(By Rev
First Publication of a Malayalam
English Dictionary(1846)
First Rubberized Road in Kerala
Kottayam-Kumily
First Cement Factory in Kerala
Travancore Cements Ltd
First Kudumbasree Unit for Transgenders in Kerala
Manaswini
First Malayali President of India*
K.R. Narayanan
First Joint Stock Company in Kerala
Malayala Manorama(1888)
* Time-sensitive data — verify for latest information
Famous Personalities of Kottayam(2)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| P. N. Panikker | Changanassery,Mannathu Padmanabhan –Perunna,Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Thampuran,K. R. Narayanan –Uzhavoor, Kottayam,Vaikom Muhammmad Basheer –Thalayolaparambu,Janaki Ramachandran(First Malayali Woman to become CM of an Indian |
| State),K.G. Balakrishnan | Thalayolaparambu(First Malayali to |
P. N. Panikker
Changanassery,Mannathu Padmanabhan –Perunna,Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Thampuran,K. R. Narayanan –Uzhavoor, Kottayam,Vaikom Muhammmad Basheer –Thalayolaparambu,Janaki Ramachandran(First Malayali Woman to become CM of an Indian
State),K.G. Balakrishnan
Thalayolaparambu(First Malayali to
Institutions & Headquarters(10)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Hindustan Newsprint Factory | Vellore |
| Travancore Cements Ltd | Nattakom |
| State Seed Farm | Kozha |
| Soil Testing Laboratory | Ettumannor |
| Institute of Information Technology | Valavoor |
| Centre for Mathematical and Statistical Sciences | Pala |
| Indian Institute of Mass Communication | Vijayapuram |
| Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute for Basic Science | Pampady.K.R. Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and |
| Arts | Thekkumthala |
| Headquarters ofDeepika,Rubber Board,Plantation Corporation,Oil Palm India Ltd | Kodimatha,NSS (Nair Service Society) –Perunna,Indian Orthodox Church –Devalokam,Kerala Forest Development Corporation,Sahithya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangam,Madhya Kerala Diocese of Church of South India,Mahatma Gandhi University –Priyadarshini Hills, Athirampuzha |
Hindustan Newsprint Factory
Vellore
Travancore Cements Ltd
Nattakom
State Seed Farm
Kozha
Soil Testing Laboratory
Ettumannor
Institute of Information Technology
Valavoor
Centre for Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Pala
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
Vijayapuram
Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute for Basic Science
Pampady.K.R. Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and
Arts
Thekkumthala
Headquarters ofDeepika,Rubber Board,Plantation Corporation,Oil Palm India Ltd
Kodimatha,NSS (Nair Service Society) –Perunna,Indian Orthodox Church –Devalokam,Kerala Forest Development Corporation,Sahithya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangam,Madhya Kerala Diocese of Church of South India,Mahatma Gandhi University –Priyadarshini Hills, Athirampuzha
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| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Only Sun Temple in Kerala | Adityapuram |
| Oldest Existing Newspaper of Kerala | Deepika(Mannanam, 1887) |
| Largest Mural Painting in Kottayam | Noah's Ark(St. Joseph's Church) |
| First Indian to circumnavigate the globe | solo, nonstop and unassisted |
| The river mentioned in Arundhathi Rai's 'God of Small things.' | Meenachil(Aymanam village) |
| Kerala | Vechoor, Vaikom Taluk |
| Vaikom Satyagraha | 1925 |
| First Protest against untouchability in India | Vaikom Satyagraha |
Only Sun Temple in Kerala
Adityapuram
Oldest Existing Newspaper of Kerala
Deepika(Mannanam, 1887)
Largest Mural Painting in Kottayam
Noah's Ark(St. Joseph's Church)
First Indian to circumnavigate the globe
solo, nonstop and unassisted
The river mentioned in Arundhathi Rai's 'God of Small things.'
Meenachil(Aymanam village)
Kerala
Vechoor, Vaikom Taluk
Vaikom Satyagraha
1925
First Protest against untouchability in India
Vaikom Satyagraha
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