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'''Thunjan Parambu''' is a place in [[Malappuram]] of [[Kerala]], [[South India]]. It is located 2 km south west of Tirur railway station and 28 km west of the District Headquarters city. It is a residential area.
'''Thunchan Parambu''' is a village in [[Tirur]], [[Kerala]], [[South India]]. It is 2 km south west of Tirur railway station and 28 km west of the District Headquarters city. It is a residential area.


==Transportation==
It is the birthplace of the 16th-century poet [[Ezhuthchan|Thunchan Ramanujan Ezhuthchan]], who is considered to be the father of the [[Malayalam]] language.
Thunjan parambu village connects to other parts of India through [[Tirur]] town. National highway No.66 passes through [[Tirur]] and the northern stretch connects to [[Goa]] and [[Mumbai]]. The southern stretch connects to [[Cochin]] and [[Trivandrum]]. Highway No.966 goes to [[Palakkad]] and [[Coimbatore]]. The nearest airport is at [[Kozhikode Airport|Calicut]]. The nearest major railway station is at [[Tirur]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Thunjan parambu.jpg|The gate of thunjan parambu from behind.
Image:Thunjan parambu.jpg|Gate inside view
Image:Thunjan parambu1.jpg|Thunjan Parambu.
Image:Thunjan parambu1.jpg|Thunjan Parambu.
File:Thunchath Smarakam (2).jpg|Gate front view
File:Thunchath Smarakam (6).jpg|''Plastic not allowed''
File:Thunchath Smarakam (5).jpg|First garden
File:Thunchath Smarakam (10).jpg|Office
File:Thunchath Smarakam (11).jpg|Dance Stage
File:Thunchath Smarakam (13).jpg|The Temple in Kerala Style with the Bunyan Tree
File:Thunchath Smarakam (15).jpg|The Park inside the Memorial
File:Thunchath Smarakam (24).jpg|The mandapam and the auditorium
</gallery>
</gallery>
Thunjan Parambu at Tirur in Malappuram is the birthplace of Thunchath Ezhuthachan, the father of the Malayalam language. A memorium ( Thunjan Smarakom ) for the great poet has been built at Thunjan Parambu, was established in 1964.


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Ezhuthachan is considered as the Father of the Malayalam language, because of his devotion to the language, his influence on the acceptance of the Malayalam alphabet, and his extremely popular poetic works in Malayalam. The kilippaattu style in Malayalam was introduced by Ezhuthachan.


{{Malappuram district}}
A week-long literary festival is organized annually in last week of December. The famous “Thunchan Utsavam” is held here every year in the first week of February. On Vijayadasami day hundreds of people throng to Thunjan Parambu with their children, to initiate them into the world of letters. Poets and teachers help children to write on the white sands of Thunjan parambu with their fingers. Even budding poets and writers come here to offer their first works.

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[[Category:Villages in Malappuram district|Tunchan Parambu]]
The iron stylus with which Ezhuthachan wrote his texts on palm leaves and the ancient Kanjira tree under which he composed his poems and taught disciples are preserved here and displayed to public .
[[Category:Tirur area]]

The main aim of the Thunjan Smaraka Samiti is to bring out a complete biography of Thunjath Ezhuthachan, to establish a library, to conduct classes and to establish a research centre and research facility for the up liftment of the Malayalam language etc. There is a research centre, cottages for writers, an auditorium, and a literary museum here. It is also a Manuscript Resource centre of the National Manuscript Mission.

Thunjan Parambu is 3&nbsp;km from Tirur Railway Station and 32&nbsp;km from Malappuram.

==See also==
*[[Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University in Kerala]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Malappuram district|Tunchan Parambu]]

Latest revision as of 22:14, 15 January 2024

Thunjan Parambu
Village
Thunjan Parambu
Thunjan Parambu
Thunjan Parambu is located in Kerala
Thunjan Parambu
Thunjan Parambu
Location in Kerala, India
Thunjan Parambu is located in India
Thunjan Parambu
Thunjan Parambu
Thunjan Parambu (India)
Coordinates: 10°54′0″N 75°54′0″E / 10.90000°N 75.90000°E / 10.90000; 75.90000
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram
Government
 • BodyTirur Municipality
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
676104
Telephone code0494-242****
Vehicle registrationKL-10 & KL-55
Lok Sabha constituencyPonnani
Civic agencyTirur Municipality
ClimateTropical (Köppen)

Thunchan Parambu is a village in Tirur, Kerala, South India. It is 2 km south west of Tirur railway station and 28 km west of the District Headquarters city. It is a residential area.

Transportation

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Thunjan parambu village connects to other parts of India through Tirur town. National highway No.66 passes through Tirur and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. Highway No.966 goes to Palakkad and Coimbatore. The nearest airport is at Calicut. The nearest major railway station is at Tirur.

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  • Gate inside view
    Gate inside view
  • Thunjan Parambu.
    Thunjan Parambu.
  • Gate front view
    Gate front view
  • Plastic not allowed
    Plastic not allowed
  • First garden
    First garden
  • Office
    Office
  • Dance Stage
    Dance Stage
  • The Temple in Kerala Style with the Bunyan Tree
    The Temple in Kerala Style with the Bunyan Tree
  • The Park inside the Memorial
    The Park inside the Memorial
  • The mandapam and the auditorium
    The mandapam and the auditorium
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