Kadambery Explained

Kadambery is a locality as well as a Municipal Ward of Anthoor Municipality in Kannur district of Kerala in India[1]

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Subdivision Name: India
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Location and local governance

Kadambery is a village in North Malabar. It is situated in Anthoor Municipality of Kannur district. Kadambery comes under the Morazha village.

kadambery is surrounded by Bakkalam, Dharmashala and Peelery

Politics

Kadambery is the 9th Ward of Anthoor Municipality.

Education

Kadambery A.L.P. School is in muthirakkal area of the village, and Kadambery Govt.U.P. School is situated in Ayyankol.[3]

Government College of Engineering, Kannur[4] and National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kannur[5] are in Dharmashala, a neighbouring place of Kadambery

C.R.C Public Library And Reading Room

founded in the 1950s the C.R.C is an active participant in the social activities of Kadambery village. which organises many Groups and activities like Balavedi, Yuvajana Kalasamithi etc. and arts and sports activities and training.

History

Morazha Incident

Kadambery is a part of Morazha village where the Morazha incident of 1940 occurred. C.K Panikkar, P. Govindan Nair, P. Balakrishnan Nair where the main participants of morazha incident from Kadambery[6]

etymology

The name Kadambery is related to the myths of Kadambery Chuzhali Bhagavathi Temple.[7] a maiden from beyond the sea reached the sea shores of Cherukunnu. one day she reached the forest area of this village before nightfall, to spend the night she climbed a kadambu tree (ironwood), the place where the maiden climbed the kadambu tree became known as Kadamberi - which is a combination of 2 words. "kadambu" a Malayalam name of a tree and "eari" means to climb. later Kadamberi became Kadambery

Notes and References

  1. Web site: local self government department.
  2. Web site: local self government department.
  3. Web site: കണ്ണൂർ/എഇഒ തളിപ്പറമ്പ സൗത്ത്. schoolwiki.in/.
  4. Web site: Kannur, GOVT. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING. Kannur University.
  5. Web site: National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kannur. nift.ac.in.
  6. Book: സി.ആർ.സി പൊതുജനവായനശാലഗ്രന്ഥാലയം കടമ്പേരി - ഇ.എം.എസ്.സ്മാരകമന്ദിരം ഉൽഘാടന സ്മരണിക. സി.ആർ.സി പൊതുജനവായനശാലഗ്രന്ഥാലയം. 2001. കടമ്പേരി. 58. Malayalam.
  7. Web site: Chuzhali Bhagavathi Temple.