Islands of Kerala - Ezhumanthuruthu, Munroe Island, Willingdon Island, Munroethuruth, Vallarpadam, Venduruthy, Valiyaparamba, Vypin, Pulinkunnu (Paperback)

Chapters: Ezhumanthuruthu, Munroe Island, Willingdon Island, Munroethuruth, Vallarpadam, Venduruthy, Valiyaparamba, Vypin, Pulinkunnu, Nedungad, Kavvayi, Ramanthuruth, Dharmadam Island, Gundu Island, Ramanthuruthu, Kuruvadweep. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 44. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ezhumanthuruthu is a small "thuruthu" ie island situated 8 km west of Kaduthuruthy town. It falls in Kottayam district, the city of letters. It is a densely populated place of Kaduthuruthy Gram Panchayat. Population comes around 3500. Area comes about 2 square kilometers. It is a twin "thuruthu" comprising of the main land Ezhumanthuruthu and another small thuruthu called Pulithuruthu. The adjoining place to the east is the famous Ayamkudy and on westwards the popular water logged place of upper Kuttanad known as "Mundar estate." The populace of Ezhumanthuruthu is 90% of agriculture labours and small or medium farmers. One can reach Ezhumanthuruthu straight from nearby town Thalayolaparambu by road of 5 km or from Kaduthuruthy town. The nearest railway station is Kaduthuruthy railway station. It is about 6 km away from this place. Long ago, the place was surrounded by rivers. Now any one can access through road. Ezhumanthuruthu has a well-known history of its origin. During the 18-19th century due to Tippu's invasion of Malabar area, Brahmins of Palaghat and their soldiers eloped towards south. On their route, some families settled at this small place. One of the Namboothiripad, believed to have divine powers. He used to bath early morning in nearby river. One day a mango tree fell down on his route causing obstacle to his way. He murmured three times "Ezhumave." "Ezhu" means stand up and "mave" means mango tree in Malayalam. After this incident the mango tree stood up and clear the way f...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=800499