In 1963, BPL founder and Group Chairman TPG Nambiar began manufacturing hermetically sealed precision panel meters in Palakkad, Kerala, under the name of British Physical Laboratories.
The investigators wondered why Nadiya didn't choose to travel to her academy at Palakkad which is just 40 mins from Coimbatore station, rather waiting for train to reach Palakkad after 2 hours.
The commonly held belief, however, is that the name is a fusion of two Malayalam words, Pala, a tree (Alstonia scholaris) that is found abundantly in Palakkad, and Kadu, which means forest.
Pudukode Krishnamurthy (1923–85) a disciple of Palakkad Rama Bhagavathar was a Carnatic musician and professor of music at various institutions such as Chembai Memorial Government Music College, Palakkad, Swathi Thirunal College of Music, Thiruvananthapuram and Kalakshetra, Chennai.
From the top of the Aathanadu mountain we will get a great view of the Vallanghy, Nemmara towns, Pothundi Dam, Nelliyampathy hills and the green carpet of paddy fields which makes Palakkad the Granary of Kerala.
In 2011, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J. Jayalalithaa, announced the construction of two new flyovers at Ukkadam and Athupalam to help decongest the Palakkad Road.
The Government Engineering College of Sreekrishnapuram is a technical education institute established in 1999 in the Palakkad district of Kerala.
The main ancestry and the present residence of most of the nuclear families belonging to the Kandam kandath house is the Pallanchathanur village in Palakkad district, Kerala.
Kanyar Kali festivals are largely in locations throughout Palakkad District—in Manjalur, Pallassena, Pallavur, Mudappallur, Kakkayur, Kattusseri (Alathur), Kunissery Vadavannur, Tathamangalam, Kozhalmannam, Pudiyankam, Nemmara, Chittlancherry, Cheramangalam, Ayalur, Thiruvazhiyad, Athipotta, Vattekkad, Melarcode, Manjalur Kannanore, Koduvayur Kuthanur.
He later worked with several Kathakali schools like PSV Natyasangham, Kottakkal; Kalasadanam, Chunangad and Varanakkottu Kaliyogam, Payyannur; but his longest stints were in Gandhi Seva Sadan (Sadanam Kathakali and Classical Arts Academy) at Peroor in Palakkad district and the International Centre for Kathakali in New Delhi.
The Kodikkunnu Bhagavathy Temple or Kodikkunnu Ambalam is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Durga located in the village of Pallippuram, near Pattambi, in Palakkad district of Kerala, India.
MDR did his schooling in Palakkad and graduated with a BSc degree in Physics from Victoria College, Palakkad.
The campus is situated in NSS Nagar at Akathethara, 9 km from Palakkad town, and 3 km from the Palakkad Railway Junction.
He was born on January 10, 1923 in Vellinezhi in Palakkad district into Olappamanna mana, a wealthy family with a feudal past known for its patronage of artists and musicians.
He was a native of Palakkad, Kerala and was known for his powerful voice and individual style in singing.
The film's production commenced in December 2000 and occurred mainly at Cheloormana in Chittur, Palakkad.
It is the origin point of buses proceeding towards Thripryar, Kozhikode (Calicut), Kunnamkulam, Guruvayoor, Chavakkad, Kodungallore, Kuttippuram, Irinjalakuda, Ollur, Peechi, Palakkad, Manjeri, Perinthalmanna, North Paravur.