Edayar
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Edayar is a small beautiful village of Koothattukulam
panchyat in Ernakulam
district and located at a distance of 5 km from Koothattukulam town and 6 km from Piravom
in Kerala, India.Mankoottathil , Palachuvadumalayil , Thottuvelil , Muthupathikal are some of the ancient family's in this village .
, is passing through this village. This water stream was the life line of this small village. The water from this stream was used for agriculture and all other domestic uses by the villagers.
The main occupation of the people is agriculture. Rubber
, Coconut
, vegetables, Pineapple
and Paddy
are the main crops cultivated in the village. Meats products of India (MPI) which a public sector unit is situated in this village.
The village has a primary school (L.P.S. Edayar) which is run by the State Government of Kerala, and an upper primary school (Jawahar U.P.S.), under private ownership are the only educational institutions in the village. The villages depend on St. Johns High School, Vadakara and Govt. High School Namakuzhy situated at a distance of about 3 km from the village for their children's high school education. These two high school uses Malayalam as its media of education. They depend on nearby towns and cities for their higher education. In spite of that short comings the people of this village are fully literate. Perhaps every house in the village can proudly say that there is at least one graduate in every family.
and Ezhavas a prominent community of Hindu
s. They live in absolute harmony. St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Church, Kunnathu Mahadeva temple and Siva
temple are situated in the village. St Mary's Church has celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2008. This church was built in the year 1908 and its architecture based on traditional Thach Sastra..jpg)
The central areas of this village are Kaniyalippady, Pallippaday, Peedikappady, Uzhalakkadu and Kollanpady. This is because of the main road connecting the nearby two towns Koothattukulam
and Piravom
, is passing through these regions. Among these, the oldest and famous one is Pallippaday. "Uzhavoor
thodu" is crossing the main road here and this stream is the basic root of the name of this village. Post office, Milma
(Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation KCMMF), Rubber
Marketing Society (State Co-operative Rubber Marketing Federation Limited.), St. Mary’s Jacobite Syrian Church, Sree Narayana Guru Temple (SNDP temple), and both schools are situated here. Geographically upper placed Peedikappady is having the Library, Mahadeva and Siva temples and a small clinic. Uzhalakkadu, a fast growing area of Edayar with the support of MPI and other commercial establishments. EPHANS Club is the cultural corner here; evenings of here are flourishing with youths. The club offered and started by the merchant association of Uzhalakkadu in 1980(?). "Chathayam Naal" (the last day of Onam
) and anniversaries of the club are celebrated with lots of cultural events.
, is one of the "Grade A" public libraries in Kerala and the heart of the village. It is affiliated to Kerala State Library Council and has a collection of more than 12,000 books on various subjects.
It was established earlier in 1924 as “Martha Mariyam Vayanasala” in St. Mary’s Jacobite Church with a good collection of books and opened for all public. After a few years, with the support of the people in Edayar, library owned about half acres of land in Peedikappady and constructed a new building with memorial hall, reading and circulation rooms and an independent office. A vast play ground with an open air auditorium served several cultural events happened through many years in this village.
Apart from revenues from members, the library receives a government grant form the Kerala State Government. It includes a good amount for purchasing new books and other library activities. Library also gets grants from the local punchayat and different government sources. Around 500 new books are adding every year to the existing collection.
Library organizing social programs such as Nursery school
, /Saksharatha Kendram (Adult literacy center) and a Kung fu Training Center. Various programs sponsored by local and government agencies are also hosted and held here.
The major event celebrate here is Thiruvonam
. On the day library organize different cultural programs and celebrate Onam
with the entire people in Edayar.
Library has an Administration Committee of 10 members for a period of 2 years(?), elected by the library members. Election procedures are equal to a basic Indian election
method and the candidates are among the library members, may be from different political groups. Youngsters of Edayar commonly active in election and do the administration of library.
In 2001 library has celebrated its Platinum Jubilee
with lots of events and opened a Platinum Jubilee Mandiram as a new recreation building.
(UDF—led by the Indian National Congress
) and the Left Democratic Front
(LDF—led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
(CPI (M)).
Koothattukulam
Koothattukulam is situated in the Muvattupuzha Taluk, towards the South East corner of Ernakulam district in Kerala, South India. The town lies 50km south east of Kochi City, 17 km to the south of Muvattupuzha, and 35 kilometres east of Kottayam town and lies on the M.C. Road. It lies at the...
panchyat in Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
district and located at a distance of 5 km from Koothattukulam town and 6 km from Piravom
Piravom
Piravom is a town situated in Muvattupuzha Taluk of Ernakulam district in Kerala state, south India. It is 33 km South East of Cochin city & 42 km north of Kottayam town. Piravom is famous for historic Hindu temples and Syrian Christian churches. The town lies 22 km from the Taluka...
in Kerala, India.Mankoottathil , Palachuvadumalayil , Thottuvelil , Muthupathikal are some of the ancient family's in this village .
Etymology
The name Edayar came from two words in Malayalam. "Eda" in Malayalam means in-between and "Aar" means a small river. A small stream which is part of, a tributary to Periyar RiverPeriyar River
Periyar is the longest river in the state of Kerala, India, with a length of 244 km. The Periyar is known as the lifeline of Kerala; it is one of the few perennial rivers in the region and provides drinking water for several major towns...
, is passing through this village. This water stream was the life line of this small village. The water from this stream was used for agriculture and all other domestic uses by the villagers.
The main occupation of the people is agriculture. Rubber
Rubber
Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, is an elastomer that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid produced by some plants. The plants would be ‘tapped’, that is, an incision made into the bark of the tree and the sticky, milk colored latex sap collected and refined...
, Coconut
Coconut
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
, vegetables, Pineapple
Pineapple
Pineapple is the common name for a tropical plant and its edible fruit, which is actually a multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. It was given the name pineapple due to its resemblance to a pine cone. The pineapple is by far the most economically important plant in the Bromeliaceae...
and Paddy
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
are the main crops cultivated in the village. Meats products of India (MPI) which a public sector unit is situated in this village.
The village has a primary school (L.P.S. Edayar) which is run by the State Government of Kerala, and an upper primary school (Jawahar U.P.S.), under private ownership are the only educational institutions in the village. The villages depend on St. Johns High School, Vadakara and Govt. High School Namakuzhy situated at a distance of about 3 km from the village for their children's high school education. These two high school uses Malayalam as its media of education. They depend on nearby towns and cities for their higher education. In spite of that short comings the people of this village are fully literate. Perhaps every house in the village can proudly say that there is at least one graduate in every family.
Religion
The majority of the people consist of two communities namely Orthodox Syrian ChristiansSyrian Malabar Nasrani
The Syrian Malabar Nasrani people, also known as Saint Thomas Christians, "'Nasrani Mappila'" and Nasranis, are an ethnoreligious group from Kerala, India, adhering to the various churches of the Saint Thomas Christian tradition...
and Ezhavas a prominent community of Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
s. They live in absolute harmony. St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Church, Kunnathu Mahadeva temple and Siva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
temple are situated in the village. St Mary's Church has celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2008. This church was built in the year 1908 and its architecture based on traditional Thach Sastra.
Geography
Edayar is located at 9.869°N 76.540°E.The central areas of this village are Kaniyalippady, Pallippaday, Peedikappady, Uzhalakkadu and Kollanpady. This is because of the main road connecting the nearby two towns Koothattukulam
Koothattukulam
Koothattukulam is situated in the Muvattupuzha Taluk, towards the South East corner of Ernakulam district in Kerala, South India. The town lies 50km south east of Kochi City, 17 km to the south of Muvattupuzha, and 35 kilometres east of Kottayam town and lies on the M.C. Road. It lies at the...
and Piravom
Piravom
Piravom is a town situated in Muvattupuzha Taluk of Ernakulam district in Kerala state, south India. It is 33 km South East of Cochin city & 42 km north of Kottayam town. Piravom is famous for historic Hindu temples and Syrian Christian churches. The town lies 22 km from the Taluka...
, is passing through these regions. Among these, the oldest and famous one is Pallippaday. "Uzhavoor
Uzhavoor
Uzhavoor is a small village in Kottayam district, Kerala in India. Most of its residents are either farmers or engaged in small-scale business. The tenth President of India, K. R...
thodu" is crossing the main road here and this stream is the basic root of the name of this village. Post office, Milma
Milma
The Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation or Milma started its operation in 1980 with its head office at Thiruvananthapuram. It was started under the Indo-Swiss project. The project was launched in 1963 on the basis of a bilateral agreement executed between the Swiss Confederation and the...
(Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation KCMMF), Rubber
Rubber
Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, is an elastomer that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid produced by some plants. The plants would be ‘tapped’, that is, an incision made into the bark of the tree and the sticky, milk colored latex sap collected and refined...
Marketing Society (State Co-operative Rubber Marketing Federation Limited.), St. Mary’s Jacobite Syrian Church, Sree Narayana Guru Temple (SNDP temple), and both schools are situated here. Geographically upper placed Peedikappady is having the Library, Mahadeva and Siva temples and a small clinic. Uzhalakkadu, a fast growing area of Edayar with the support of MPI and other commercial establishments. EPHANS Club is the cultural corner here; evenings of here are flourishing with youths. The club offered and started by the merchant association of Uzhalakkadu in 1980(?). "Chathayam Naal" (the last day of Onam
Onam
Onam is a Hindu festival celebrated by the people of Kerala, India. The festival commemorates the Vamana avatar of Vishnu and the subsequent homecoming of the legendary Emperor Mahabali. It falls during the month of Chingam and lasts for ten days...
) and anniversaries of the club are celebrated with lots of cultural events.
Grameena Vayanasala
Edayar Grameena VayanasalaEdayar Grameena Vayanasala
The Edayar Grameena Vayanasaya is one of the "Grade A" public libraries in Kerala and is in Ernakulam district, located in Edayar. It is affiliated to Kerala State Library Council and has a collection of more than 14,246 books on various subjects.It was established earlier in 1924 as “Martha...
, is one of the "Grade A" public libraries in Kerala and the heart of the village. It is affiliated to Kerala State Library Council and has a collection of more than 12,000 books on various subjects.
It was established earlier in 1924 as “Martha Mariyam Vayanasala” in St. Mary’s Jacobite Church with a good collection of books and opened for all public. After a few years, with the support of the people in Edayar, library owned about half acres of land in Peedikappady and constructed a new building with memorial hall, reading and circulation rooms and an independent office. A vast play ground with an open air auditorium served several cultural events happened through many years in this village.
Apart from revenues from members, the library receives a government grant form the Kerala State Government. It includes a good amount for purchasing new books and other library activities. Library also gets grants from the local punchayat and different government sources. Around 500 new books are adding every year to the existing collection.
Library organizing social programs such as Nursery school
Nursery school
A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
, /Saksharatha Kendram (Adult literacy center) and a Kung fu Training Center. Various programs sponsored by local and government agencies are also hosted and held here.
The major event celebrate here is Thiruvonam
Onam
Onam is a Hindu festival celebrated by the people of Kerala, India. The festival commemorates the Vamana avatar of Vishnu and the subsequent homecoming of the legendary Emperor Mahabali. It falls during the month of Chingam and lasts for ten days...
. On the day library organize different cultural programs and celebrate Onam
Onam
Onam is a Hindu festival celebrated by the people of Kerala, India. The festival commemorates the Vamana avatar of Vishnu and the subsequent homecoming of the legendary Emperor Mahabali. It falls during the month of Chingam and lasts for ten days...
with the entire people in Edayar.
Library has an Administration Committee of 10 members for a period of 2 years(?), elected by the library members. Election procedures are equal to a basic Indian election
Elections in India
India has a quasi federal government, with elected officials at the federal , state and local levels. On a national level, the head of government, the Prime Minister, is elected directly by the people, through a general election. All members of the federal legislature, the Parliament, are directly...
method and the candidates are among the library members, may be from different political groups. Youngsters of Edayar commonly active in election and do the administration of library.
In 2001 library has celebrated its Platinum Jubilee
Platinum Jubilee
A Platinum Jubilee is a celebration held to mark an anniversary:* 70th in Commonwealth realms usage. For example, on 6 February 2022, Queen Elizabeth II could celebrate her Platinum Jubilee in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica and rest of the Commonwealth realms. She would...
with lots of events and opened a Platinum Jubilee Mandiram as a new recreation building.
Politics
The major political parties in this village are United Democratic FrontUnited Democratic Front (India)
United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress....
(UDF—led by the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
) and the Left Democratic Front
Left Democratic Front
Left Democratic Front is a coalition of left winged political parties in the state of Kerala, in India. This is one of the two major political coalitions in Kerala, each of which have been in power alternatively for the last two decades. LDF is the coalition that is presently in oppposition...
(LDF—led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...
(CPI (M)).