Kizhavenmani Explained

Kizhavenmani
Other Name:Keel-Venmani
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location 8 km from Kilvelur, Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:10.71°N 79.7344°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Government Type:Panchayati raj (India)
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Kizhavenmani (also spelled Kilvenmani and Keezhvenmani) is a village in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu state in India. The village is about 25 km from the district headquarters town of Nagapattinam. It is in the fertile river Cauvery Delta, known for its agrarian economy.

The village made headlines in 1968 when 44 Dalits were burnt alive by local feudal lords after being locked in a hut.[1] The incident is known as the Kilvenmani massacre. Every year the massacre is commemorated by left wing and Dalit groups as "Venmani Martyrs Day". A large memorial was erected by the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Anniversary of Keezhvenmani carnage observed . The Hindu . 26 December 2009 . P.V. . Srividya . 7 August 2018 .
  2. News: New memorial to commemorate Keezhvenmani massacre . The Hindu . 10 March 2014 . 7 August 2018 .