Anakkara Palakkad
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Anakkara is a village located in Palakkad district
in Kerala
, India
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Anakkara is famous because of an ancient Nair family - Anakkara Vadakketh, whose many members have been in the forefront of the Indian Freedom Movement. Some of them are.
A V Kuttimalu Amma
She spend many months in Vellore Jail with a few months old baby, as a part of the freedom struggle.
A V Lakhsmi Amma
When Mahatma Gandhi visited Kerala, in a public meeting she removed all her golden bangles and donated it to the fund and joined the freedom struggle.
Ammu Swaminathan
Ammu Saminathan was married to Barrister Swaminathan, whose daughter is Mrinalini Sarabhai, famous classical dancer and son noted lawyer Govind Swaminathan.
Captain Lakshmi Menon (Saighal)
She was a Captain in Subhash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army
Lakshmi Damodara Menon
She was the National President of the Women's wing of All India Congress Committee and a Minister. She was married to K A Damodara Menon who was the Chief Editor of Mathrubhumi Daily and a Minister in Kerala.
Palakkad district
Palakkad District is one of the 14 districts of the Indian state of Kerala. The city of Palakkad is the district headquarters. Palakkad is bordered on the northwest by the Malappuram District, on the southwest by the Thrissur District and on the east by Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The...
in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Features of interest
The famous Pazhaya Juma Masjid, Chekkod Juma Masjid and Anakkara Siva Temple are located in this area.The famous Panniyoor Temple - constructed by Perundhachan also from this area.Anakkara is famous because of an ancient Nair family - Anakkara Vadakketh, whose many members have been in the forefront of the Indian Freedom Movement. Some of them are.
A V Kuttimalu Amma
She spend many months in Vellore Jail with a few months old baby, as a part of the freedom struggle.
A V Lakhsmi Amma
When Mahatma Gandhi visited Kerala, in a public meeting she removed all her golden bangles and donated it to the fund and joined the freedom struggle.
Ammu Swaminathan
Ammu Saminathan was married to Barrister Swaminathan, whose daughter is Mrinalini Sarabhai, famous classical dancer and son noted lawyer Govind Swaminathan.
Captain Lakshmi Menon (Saighal)
She was a Captain in Subhash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army
Lakshmi Damodara Menon
She was the National President of the Women's wing of All India Congress Committee and a Minister. She was married to K A Damodara Menon who was the Chief Editor of Mathrubhumi Daily and a Minister in Kerala.