Mannadi Explained

Mannadi
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:9.0881°N 76.7394°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Name2:Pathanamthitta
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:691530
Registration Plate:KL-26(Adoor sub RTO)
Website:www.facebook.com/itsmannady
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English

Mannadi is a village in Kadampanad grama panchayat at Adoor Taluk, Pathanamthitta District of Kerala, India.

Location

Mannadi is from Kollam and from Adoor.[1] It is equi-distance from Kadampanad and Enath. The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport, from Mannadi.

History

Velu Thampi Dalawa (Velayudhan Chempakaraman Thampi) (1765–1809) was the Dalawa or Prime Minister of the Indian kingdom of Travancore between 1802 and 1809 during the reign of His Highness Maharajah Bala Rama Varma Kulasekhara Perumal. He is best known for being one of the earliest individuals to rebel against the British East India Company's supremacy in India. He had committed suicide at Mannadi Temple, to avoid capture by the British.[2] Thus Mannadi has taken its place in history. The Velu Thampi Dalawa Museum constructed in Mannadi, where the true legend committed suicide, reveals the true picture of the ancient Travancore culture. The ancient travancore culture, the coins and household equipments used then are showcased there.

Places of interest

Notes and References

  1. http://wikimapia.org/9442494/VELUTHAMPI-DELAVA-SMARAKAM-MANNADI
  2. Web site: Kerala Profile . 2009-02-16 . dead . https://archive.today/20080119001321/http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~mp/malayalam/copy/prdkerala.org/keralaprofile.htm . 2008-01-19 . Dalawa's death mentioned in the section "Post Chera Period"