He is the son of former NBA player Terry Peavy and former Puerto Rico National Team swimmer Nila.
Jyestadevan Namboodiri was born in Paaragottu Mana near Thrikkandiyur and Aalathur on the banks of river Nila.
Part of the greater Paruthur Gramapanchayat, this place stands near the confluence of Bharathapuza River (Nila) and Tutha River (Tuthapuzha), and is bounded by these rivers to the south and west respectively.
Situated near the banks of Nila, this museum was the residence of the poet who built Kerala Kalamandalam, a centre of training in Kerala arts.
The Nila Chakra (Blue Discus) is the discus mounted on the top shikhar of the Jagannath Temple at Puri.
The first recorded use of the word Nila applied to this region can be traced to 1117 AD in the report of a general of Vishnuvardhana, King of Hoysalas, who in reference to his enemies, claimed to have “frightened the Todas, driven the Kangas underground, slaughtered the Pallavas, put to death the Malayalas, terrified King Kala and then proceeded to offer the peak of Nila Mountain (presumably Dodabetta) to Lakshmi, Goddess of Wealth.