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Malappuram district, with its headquarters at Malappuram, is a district in the state of Kerala, India. The district was formed on 16 June 1969. Malappuram district is composed of portions of the former Palakkad and Kozhikode districts: Ernad taluk and portions of Tirur taluk in Kozhikode district, and portions of Perinthalmannna and Ponnani taluks in Palakkad district. Historically a stronghold of orthodox Brahminical Hinduism many famous scholars like Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri who composed the Narayaneeyam in Sanskrit, poonthanam namboodiri and Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan came from Malappuram. The ancient Kerala school of astronomy and mat...
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  • 3. Olappamanna Mana Vellinezhi
    Olappamanna was a famous poet of Kerala, India. He was born on 10 January 1923 in Vellinezhi in Palakkad district into Olappamanna mana, a wealthy family with a feudal past known for its patronage of artists and musicians. After his college education, he was engaged in the timber and rubber business and was associated with Yogakshema Sabha and Purogamana Sahithya Samkhadana for some time. During the period 1950-1964, he was the president of the Ezhakkad and Kotteppadam panchayaths of Palakkad district.He was awarded the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1967 for the collection of Kathakavithakal and Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 1989 for Nizhalana. The other awards include the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Lifetime Contribution , Odakkuzhal Award and N. V. Puraskaram. He has also held t...
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