Malappuram,is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala,with a coastline of 70 km (43 mi). It is the most populous district of Kerala,which is home to around 13% of the total population of the state. The district was formed on 16 June 1969,spanning an area of about 3,554 km2 (1,372 sq mi). It is the third-largest district of Kerala by area,as well as the largest district in the state,bounded by Western Ghats and Arabian Sea to either side. The district is divided into seven Taluks:Eranad,Kondotty,Nilambur,Perinthalmanna,Ponnani,Tirur,and Tirurangadi.
The Indian Union Muslim League is an Indian political party primarily based in the Indian state of Kerala. It is recognised as a State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India.
Cheriyan Kandi Muhammad Koya,Popularly known as C. H. Muhammad Koya,was an Indian politician who served as the Minister of Education in various Kerala Governments from 1967 to 1973 and from 1977 to 1979. He also briefly led the cabinet as the eighth Chief Minister of Kerala from 12 October to 1 December 1979. Koya was the first Indian Union Muslim League member to lead a state in independent India.
Kottakkal is a municipal town in Malappuram district in Kerala,southern India having 32 wards. it is a part of Malappuram metropolitan area and a growing city in Kerala. The town is best known for the Arya Vaidya Sala,one of the top Ayurvedic health centres of the world. Kottakkal is also a major growing commercial,educational,and healthcare hub in South Malabar. The town lies on Mumbai–Kanyakumari National Highway 66.
The University of Calicut,also known as Calicut University,is a state-run public university headquartered at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district of the state of Kerala,India. Established in 1968,it is the first university to be set up in northern Kerala. The university is coordinated by the University Grants Commission.
Malappuram is a city in the Indian state of Kerala,spread over an area of 58.20 km2 (22.47 sq mi) including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970,Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarters of Malappuram district. Divided into 40 electoral wards,the city has a population density of 1,742 per square kilometre. According to the 2011 census,the Malappuram metropolitan area is the fourth largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi,Calicut,and Thrissur urban areas and the 26th largest in India with a total population of 1.7 million. It is the fastest growing city in the world with a 44.1% urban growth between 2015 and 2020 as per the survey conducted by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) based on the urban area growth during January 2020. Malappuram is situated 54 km southeast of Calicut and 90 km northwest of Palakkad. It is the first Indian municipal body to provide free Wi-Fi connectivity to its entire residents. Malappuram is also the first Indian municipal body to achieve the International Organization for Standardization certificate. It is also the first complaint-free municipality in the state.
Aruvanpalli Puthiyapurakkal Abdullakkutty(born 8 May 1967) is an Indian politician. He was elected as the National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 26 September 2020. He has also served as the BJP Vice President of Kerala state. He is also a former member of Lok Sabha from Kannur and ex-MLA from Kannur constituency of Kerala state.
Chandrika is an Indian daily newspaper in Malayalam language published from Kozhikode,Kerala. The newspaper currently serves as the mouthpiece of Indian Union Muslim League party in Kerala.
Parappanangadi,IPA: [pɐɾɐpːɐn̺ɐŋːɐːɖi],is a major town and a municipality in Tirurangadi taluk of Malappuram district,Kerala,India. It is a coastal town located close to the Arabian sea. Parappanangadi railway station is one of the oldest railway stations in Kerala. It was a part of the first rail route (Tirur–Chaliyam) in Kerala. Parappanangadi is located 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Tanur on Tirur-Kadalundi Tipu Sultan Road. The town lies on the bank of Kadalundi River. Parappanangadi town is located north of the estuary of Poorappuzha River,which is a tributary of Kadalundi River,and south of the estuary of Kadalundi River,which lies in Vallikkunnu. Parappanangadi was one of the major ports in the southwestern coast of India during the medieval period. It was ruled by the kingdom of Parappanad,who were vassals to the Zamorin of Calicut,and had the jurisdiction up to Beypore port to the north. In the early medieval period,under the chiefs of Kozhikode and Parappanangadi,Parappanangadi developed as one of the important maritime trade centre on the Malabar Coast. Later it became a part of Eranad Taluk in Malabar District under British Raj.
E. T. Mohammed Basheer is an Indian politician and social worker who serves as the Member of Parliament from Ponnani Parliament Constituency of the Indian state Kerala.
BEM Higher Secondary School,Parappanangadi is located at Parappanangadi Municipality in Malappuram district,Kerala,India.
Tirur Taluk comes under Tirur revenue division in Malappuram district of Kerala,India. Its headquarters is the town of Tirur. Tirur Taluk contains four municipalities - Tanur,Tirur,Kottakkal,and Valanchery. Most of the administrative offices are located in the Mini-Civil Stations at Tirur,Kuttippuram,and Tanur. Most of the villages in present-day Tirur Taluk were parts of the medieval Kingdom of Tanur (Vettathunadu). The port of Tanur was an important port town in the southwestern coast of India during medieval period.
P. K. Kunhalikutty is an Indian politician and social worker who is the present Member of Legislative Assembly from Vengara Assembly Constituency in Kerala. He also serves as National General Secretary of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Deputy Leader of opposition in Kerala Leglative Assembly.
Perinthalmanna is a major town and municipality in Malappuram district,Kerala,India. It serves as the headquarters of the Perinthalmanna Taluk,and a block and a Revenue Division by the same name. It was formerly the headquarters of Valluvanad Taluk,which was one of the two Taluks in the Malappuram Revenue Division of the erstwhile Malabar District during the British Raj. The town is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) southwest to the city of Malappuram at the centre of the Kozhikode–Malappuram–Perinthalmanna–Palakkad National Highway 966.
K. Avukader Kutty Naha (1920–1988) was an Indian politician and social worker who served as the Minister of Local Administration in various Kerala Governments from 1968 to 1979. As an Indian Union Muslim League minister in the 1967–69 Namboodiripad ministry,Naha oversaw the creation of the Malappuram District in central Kerala (1969). Naha,with minister M. N. Govindan Nair and official C. K. Kochukoshy,also devised the 'One Lakh Houses' scheme in Kerala.
Information and Communication Technology Academy of Kerala is an organisation established by Government of Kerala to enhance the quality of graduates in the information technology sector and to generate resources for increasing the employability of students. The project of setting up the Academy was initiated by Ministry of Information and Communications Technology,Government of India. Even though the proposal for setting up such an Academy was given formal approval in 2008,due to indecisiveness in choosing the implementing agency,the project continued to remain on paper. In December 2013,Government of Kerala appointed S.D. Shibulal,chief executive officer and managing director of Infosys,as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Academy. The Board of Director of ICT Academy of Kerala appoint Mr.Santhosh Kurup as the Chief Executive Officer. He joined on 14 March 2014. The Registered office of ICT Academy of Kerala is at Thejaswini Building,Technopark Campus,Karyavattom,Trivandrum.
AMU Malappuram Centre is one of the prominent educational institution of Aligarh Muslim University in south India in the state of Kerala in Malappuram district near Perinthalmanna at Cherukara post. It was established in 2010 by the ministry of Human resource and Development,central government of India. The President of India in her capacity as the Visitor accorded sanction to establish two Centers of Aligarh Muslim University,one at Malappuram and the other at Murshidabad in 2010.
Sree Rama Varma Music School is a music school situated in Thrissur city in Kerala,India and it is the first music school in Kerala state. The school is also known as S.R.V. Music School. In 2016,the institution was upgraded as a music college with the name of S.R.V. Govt. College Of Music And Performing Arts.
South Malabar refers to a geographical area of the southwestern coast of India covering some parts of the present-day Kerala. South Malabar covers the regions included in present-day Kozhikode taluk of Kozhikode district,the whole area of Malappuram district,Chavakkad taluk of Thrissur district,and Palakkad district,excluding parts of Chittur taluk. The Fort Kochi region of Kochi city also historically belongs to South Malabar. The term South Malabar refers to the region of the erstwhile Malabar District south to the river Korapuzha,and bears a high cultural similarity to both the Cochin and the North Malabar region.
