Malappuram,is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala,with a coastline of 70 km (43 mi). The most populous district of Kerala,Malappuram 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. It is bounded by Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea on either side. The district is divided into seven Taluks:Eranad,Kondotty,Nilambur,Perinthalmanna,Ponnani,Tirur,and Tirurangadi.
Indian Union Muslim League is an islamist political party primarily based in 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 8th Chief Minister of Kerala from October to December 1979. He is more often noted for being the Minister of Education of Kerala from 1967 to 1973 and again from 1977 to 1979. After his Chief Ministership,Koya went on to become the 2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Kerala from 1981 until his death in 1983. He is the first Indian Union Muslim League member to lead a state in independent India.
Manjeri is a major town and municipality in Malappuram district,Kerala,India. It is the fourth-most populous municipality in state. It is situated 23 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of Karipur International Airport and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of Malappuram,the district headquarters,and forms a part of Malappuram metropolitan area. It is one of the major commercial towns under the Malappuram urban agglomeration and serves as the headquarters of Eranad Taluk. Manjeri Municipality is a Local Self Government Institution with a jurisdiction of three villages namely Manjeri,Payyanad,and Narukara.
Kottakkal is a major 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.
Tirur is a major municipal town in Tirur Taluk,Malappuram district,in the Indian state of Kerala,spread over an area of 16.55 square kilometres (6.39 sq mi).
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 town in Kerala and the headquarters of the Malappuram district in Kerala,India. It is the 4th largest urban agglomeration in Kerala and the 20th largest in India,spread over an area of 158.20 km2 (61.08 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 town has a population density of 4,800 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 20th largest in India with a total population of 3 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 Puthiyapurayil Abdullakkutty(born 8 May 1967) is an Indian politician. He was elected as the National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party 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 former 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 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.
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 in the Indian state of Kerala. 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 administrative centre for the Perinthalmanna taluk,as well as a revenue division,a community development block,and a police sub-division bearing 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 city is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of 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 1967–1969 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.
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 state. South Malabar covers the regions included in present-day Kozhikode taluk of Kozhikode district,Wayanad district excluding Mananthavady taluk,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 regions.
