Azhikode, Kannur
Encyclopedia
Azhikode is a coastal village situated in Kannur
district of Kerala
, south India
. The place is the birth place of Sukumar Azhikode
, an influential thinker and literary critic. It is about 5 km from Kannur
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Kannur
Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...
district of 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....
, south India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
. The place is the birth place of Sukumar Azhikode
Sukumar Azhikode
Sukumar Azhikode is a writer, critic and orator, acknowledged for his contributions to Malayalam and insights on Indian philosophy. He is a bachelor and lives in Eravimangalam near Thrissur....
, an influential thinker and literary critic. It is about 5 km from Kannur
Kannur
Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...
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Politics
Azhicode assembly constituency is part of Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kannur is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. Previously named as Cannanore, it was created in 1977.-Assembly segments:Kannur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:#Irikkur#Azhicode#Kannur#Edakkad#Kuthuparamba#Peravoor...
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