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Athirampuzha

Government Medical College, Kottayam, Caritas Hospital, Matha Hospital in Thellakom are situated very near to Athirampuzha.


Augustine Kandathil

Mar Augustine Kandathil (b. at Chempu, near Vaikom, in Kottayam, Kingdom of Travancore, 25 August 1874; d. at Ernakulam, Travancore-Cochin, India, 10 January 1956) was the first and longest serving Metropolitan and Head of the Syro-Malabar Church, the principal Church of the Saint Thomas Christians in India.

Baselios Thoma Didymos I

He passed his Intermediate from C.M.S College, Kottayam in 1945, his B.A from National College, Tiruchirapalli in 1951, his B.T from Maston Training College, Chennai in 1954, and his M.A from Christ Church College, Kanpur in 1961.

C. Balakrishnan

Dr. C. Balakrishnan returned from the UK in 1950 and he joined Government Medical College, Nagpur as a lecturer.

Balakrishnan (CBK) (1918-1997) was a famous plastic surgeon from India, who was a pioneer of modern plastic surgery in India, when he established second independent Department of Plastic Surgery in India, at the Medical College Hospital, Nagpur, in 1958.

Charles Lavigne

Bishop Charles Lavigne, S.J. (born 11 June 1840, Marvejols, France – died 11 December 1913, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka) was a Roman Catholic bishop in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and the first bishop of Kottayam.

Dakshina Mookambika

Panachikkadu Temple, a temple in the village Panachikkad, Kottayam district

District Planning in Kerala

In order to experiment a pilot exercise in district planning, two districts - Kottayam among the developed and Kannur among the backward – were selected.

Geevarghese Chediath

He had his Seminary Studies at St. Aloysius Seminary, Trivandrum and St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor, Kottayam.

Government Medical College, Aurangabad

The college is located on the east bank of Kham river in northwest part of Aurangabad city, very close to famous tourist attractions like Panchakki and Bibi Ka Maqbara and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.

Government Medical College, Kottayam

This area was the confluence of three panchayaths — Kumaranalloor, Athirampuzha and Arpookara — and formed part of the territorial limits of three villages: Perumbaikkad, Athirampuzha and Kaipuzha.

The college which initially functioned in the District Hospital, Kottayam from 1962 to 1970 was shifted to Arpookara in April 1970.

Government Medical College, Thrissur

TMCAA have also provided teaching materials, audio visual equipment, furnitures, computers, academic bulletin board, surgical instruments, instruments for pre-clinical medical training, high quality Histology teaching slides, medical journals and books, TVs, chairs, scanners and printers & LCD projectors to various departments.

The primary health centre of Tholur was taken over by the college in 1986, for regular training of medical students in community and preventive care.

History of Thiruvananthapuram

The Sardar camped in the suburbs of the present day Trivandrum, till he was defeated by Kerala Varma, a prince from the Kottayam royal family, adopted into the Venad royal family.

Horaglanis krishnai

Horaglanis krishnai, the Indian blind catfish, is a species of airbreathing catfish endemic to India where it is found in wells in the area of Kottayam in Kerala.

Joy J. Kaimaparamban

He won an award in the name of Rabindranath Tagore, established by DC Books Kottayam in 1977, for his first novel Urayoorunna Pakalukal, and won the Kunkumam Prize in 1990, for his novel Theerabhoomikal.

K. Krishnamurthy

Born in Kottayam on 22 October 1915, Krishnamurthy was educated in Kottayam, University College Trivandrum, Presidency College, Madras and Hertford College, Oxford.

K. V. Dominic

He took his PhD on the topic "East-West Conflicts in the Novels of R. K. Narayan with Special Reference to The Vendor of Sweets, Waiting for the Mahatma, The Painter of Signs and The Guide from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala .

Kannur Jan Shatabdi Express

The Jan Shatabdi express train covers the state capital Trivandrum and commercial hub Ernakulam in 3 hours 42 minutes which makes it the fastest train running via Kottayam rail link section in Kerala state covering these two cities.The train is one among the popular commuter trains in Kerala state.

Kavitha Balakrishnan

Then she produced a research thesis on the practice of literature-oriented illustrations in Malayalam periodicals' for which she was awarded Ph.D in 2009 from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.

Kottiyoor Temple

The Puffed rice(Pori or Malaru) is prepared at “Pullancheri Illam”, and handed over to the temple from Narasimhaswamy temple, Pala, Kottayam district.

Kummanam Rajasekharan

Born at Kummanam village of Aymanam in Kottayam district, Rajasekharan after his schooling at his birthplace, continued his studies at C.M.S collage, Kottayam and graduated from there.

Lingua Malabar Tamul

CMS (Church Mission Society) at Kottayam started printing books in Grantha Malayalam when Benjamin Bailey an Anglican priest in 1821 made the first Malayalam types.

M. G. S. Narayanan

He held academic positions in MG University, Kottayam and Mangalore University in India and also served abroad in various foreign universities, notable among them being the Institute of Oriental Studies, Moscow University, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.

Mangalam Publications

Mangalam Publications (India) Private Limited, is a publishing company in Kottayam, Kerala in India.

Mathew Moolakkattu

Currently he is Archbishop of The Knanaya Catholic Church and of Kottayam, succeeding Kuriakose Kunnacherry upon his retirement, he is a member of the Order of St. Benedict.

Matsyaganda Express

Shashi Tharoor demanded extension of this train to Trivandrum via Kottayam but caused a lot of protests in D.K District of Karnataka.

Meenachil

The river Meenachil, also known as Kavanar, originates at vagamon in the Western Ghats of Kerala, flows westward through Erattupetta, Palai, Kidangoor, Ettumanoor and Kottayam.

Mudiyett

Mudiyett is a village ritual performed by members of the Marar and Kuruppu communities in Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayam and Idukki districts of Kerala.

Ninan Abraham

Prof. Ninan Abraham belongs to Kaduppil House of Vadassery Family of Puthuppally, Kottayam Dist.

Ramapuram, Kottayam

The College which is affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, has bagged numerous awards and ranks at the university level.

Ravisankar

Ravishankar is married to Priyarenjini, a native of Kottayam and a practicing advocate in Trivandrum.

Shiny Abraham

Born at Thodupuzha village in Idukki district of Kerala on 8 May 1965, Shiny became interested in athletics as a child but developed her skills after joining the sports division in Kottayam.

St. Mary's Girls High School, Kozhencherry

An English Medium School was opened in Kozhencherry by the Kottayam (Anglican) Mission in 1822 with 40 students and two teachers.

Thomas Mar Athanasius-Chengannur

Thomas Mar Athanasius was consecrated as a bishop of Malanakara Orthodox Syrian Church on 15 May 1985 by Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews I. Four other Bishops,Mathews Mar Epiphanios(Kollam Diocese), Philppose Mar Eusabius(Thumpamon Diocese),Geevarghese Mar Ivanios(Kottayam Diocese) and Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II were also ordained.

Thomas Mar Makarios

Upon returning to India he was appointed a Professor of church history at the Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kottayam.

Thuruthicadu

Bishop Abraham Memorial or B.A.M College affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam offers various undergraduate and post graduate courses.

Ulikkal

Ulikkal area was under the dominance of Kalyatteshman (Kaliat Yejamana, master of Kalyat, also called Kalliat or Kaliat, the Kaliat Nambiar) and this area witnessed Christian migration (Kudiyettam) in the 1950s mainly from the southern Kerala districts of Kottayam and Ernakulam.

Uzhavoor

The St. Stephen's Church of Uzhavoor belongs to the Kottayam Arch Diocese of Knanaya Catholic community which was built in 1631.

Vira Varma

Vira Varma was the second ranking prince of Kottayam and last Raja of Kurumbranad.

In 1797, Pazhassi Raja won the war and one his terms was for the British to recognize his claim that Vira Varma must not be permitted to rule Kottayam, since being Raja of Kurumbranad had removed his right to his native home.

Zirakpur

For the specialized health requirements, the town depends on the super speciality institutes in the region like the GMCH-32 Chandigarh, the PGIMER Chandigarh, Government Medical College, Patiala etc.


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