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  Malappuram - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is the administrative headquarters of Malappuram District.
Malappuram is situated on the Kozhikode (Calicut) - Chennai road, 12 km southwest of Manjeri and 52 km southwest of Kozhikode.
Malappuram was also the scene of the Malabar rebellion of 1921 which was suppressed by the Malabar Special Police.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malappuram   (150 words)

  
 Malappuram District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Malappuram District is a district of Kerala state in southern India.
Malappuram is known for national movements such as Khilafat Movement and Malabar Rebellion, in which the common man struggled against feudalism and colonialism alike.
At present Malappuram District consists of 2 revenue divisions, 6 taluks, 135 villages, 14 blocks, 5 municipalities and 100 panchayats.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malappuram_District   (499 words)

  
 Malappuram -Heroic Symbol of the Freedom Struggle
The district of Malappuram, which literally means a terraced place atop hills, was carved out of the districts of Calicut and Palghat in 1969.
Among contemporary personages, the Marxist political leader E.M.S. Namboodiripad, was born at Elamkulam in Perinthalmanna, a taluk of Malappuram district.
Adjoining the mosque is a mausoleum of the Malappuram Shaheeds whose brave exploits have been immortalised in Mappilla was ballads.
www.keralaatbest.com /malappuram.htm   (879 words)

  
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In the immediate future, the regional study of Malappuram is useful in assessing the potential demand for the rest of Kerala, and the regional study of Kerala as a whole is needed to understand what features may contribute to Akshaya’s performance, and which of these may apply for the rest of India.
Malappuram is the most populous district in the state, and the only Muslim-majority district in Kerala.
Malappuram was the traditional military headquarters for coastal kingdoms of northern Kerala because of its thickly forested terrain.
www.globaledevelopment.org /papers/aksh_finlnd_fin.doc   (9610 words)

  
 Malappuram, India's 1st e-literate district
In November 2002, the state government of Kerala put into place a project, piloted in Malappuram, that aimed for one person in every family to be computer literate in that district.
Malappuram is a Muslim-dominated district of Kerala and a large number of people from this district are working abroad, mainly in the Gulf," says Kurien.
Malappuram is in North malabar of Kerala a district formed during Left party 's regime in sixties.
inhome.rediff.com /money/2005/oct/24mal.htm   (991 words)

  
 officialwebsite of kerala.gov.in   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
With Nilgiris in the east and the Arabian Sea in the west, Malappuram district presents a treat to the eye.
The location of Malappuram district is 75 to 77 east longitude and 10 to 12 north latitude, in the geographical map.
Subsequently, Malappuram District was declared 100% literate along with other districts of the state; made possible by in intensive state wide literacy drive.
www.kerala.gov.in /knowkerala/mlpm.htm   (1098 words)

  
 Tsunami News for Malappuram, India
The 2005 projected population for Malappuram, India is 62,261
In the coastal areas of Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Malappuram and Kannur...
Malappuram (Kerala) Dec 28 (IANS) Tainted Kerala minister PK Kunhalikutty, allegedly involved in...
danger.mongabay.com /earthquake/2004/Malappuram.html   (266 words)

  
 Travelmasti - Kerala. Malappuram, it has been a centre for Vedic learning and teaching.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Malappuram, it has been a centre for Vedic learning and teaching.
Malappuram lags behind the state's other districts in terms of standards of literacy and education, paradoxically, the district has contributed in no small measure to Kerala's cultural traditions.
Adjoining the mosque is the mausoleum of the Malappuram Shaheeds (martyrs) whose brave exploits have been immortalised in the Mappila ballads.
www.travelmasti.com /domestic/Kerala/malappuram.htm   (870 words)

  
 OneWorld U.S. Home / news
To be precise, every house in Malappuram will have at least one member capable of sending e-mails, chatting on the Internet and working on the Windows programme.
Malappuram's female literacy rate is almost 80 per cent, but girls are often forced to quit school by age of 14, and married off.
Malappuram is the first district in the state to embark on the project in May 2003.
us.oneworld.net /article/view/68927/1   (693 words)

  
 Malappuram,Malappuram Kerala,Malappuram Kerala Tour,Malappuram Kerala Travel India
Adjoining the mosque is the mausoleum of the malappuram shaheeds (Martyrs)whose brave exploits have been immortalised in the Mappila ballads.
12 kms southwest of malappuram, this small town is home to the famed kottakkal arya vaidyasala, one of the pioneer institutions of ayurveda, the traditional system of health and medicine, in kerala.
Malappuram is linked by motorable roads to several towns in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
www.indiantraveldestinations.com /kerala-travel-india/malappuram-tour.html   (341 words)

  
 Malappuram Tourism,Malappuram Kerala Tourism,Malappuram India Tourism Guide
Here, you can avail the best information pertaining to Malappuram Tourism, a travel package to Malappuram is a planned and tailored made tour to explore Malappuram in Kerala, the most incredible part of India.
Malappuram, which literally means a ‘land atop hills’ is aptly named.
Malappuram is replete with a rich and eventful history.
www.indiasite.com /kerala/malappuram   (282 words)

  
 The Hindu : Kerala News : Sooppy flays remark `Concerted effort behind Malappuram success'
MALAPPURAM: The Malappuram district panchayat, which had taken an unprecedented initiative for the educational growth of the district in the last four years, on Monday reacted sharply to the Leader of the Opposition, V.S. Achuthanandan's remark linking the rise in the district's pass percentage to fraudulent means like question paper leak.
In 2002, 41.23 per cent students passed SSLC examination in Malappuram; and in 2003, the pass percentage was 48.44.
The rising graph of Malappuram results shows that the district is poised to cross the State average in a year.
www.hindu.com /2005/04/26/stories/2005042603760500.htm   (413 words)

  
 Log in ...Tribune: IT supplement of The Tribune, Chandigarh, India. Feature page
Seven hundred thousand people out of a population of 3.6 million are expected to become computer-literate in Malappuram, by the time this is published.
To be precise, every house in Malappuram will have at least one member capable of sending e-mails, chatting on the Internet and working on Windows.
Malappuram’s female literacy rate is almost 80 per cent, but girls are often forced to quit school by 14, to be married off.
www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20031201/login/main3.htm   (705 words)

  
 Kerala Tourism - Malappuram
The district of Malappuram, once part of the erstwhile Malabar region, was carved out of the districts of Kozhikode and Palakkad in 1969.
The Headquarters of the district is Malappuram town.
This small town, 12 km south-west of Malappuram, in Malappuram district is a renowned centre for Ayurvedic medical treatment.
www.kol.to /tourism_mlp.htm   (261 words)

  
 Mallapuram to be 1st e-literate district soon
Malappuram, in Kerala, will become the first district in the country to have wireless Internet access deployed throughout the district.
Malappuram, says Kunahalikutty, Minister for IT and Industries in the Kerala government, was chosen because the idea for the project evolved in a small way from the district panchayat.
Meanwhile, in the Akshaya centres in Malappuram, rural online banking, e-enabled education centres, tele-jobs, assisted healthcare and e-posts are just some of the applications that are running.
ushome.rediff.com /money/2003/nov/05kerala.htm   (933 words)

  
 Bearers Of Odd Burdens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In a Rapid Household Survey conducted by the Union ministry of health and family welfare, the average age of marriage of a man in Kerala was found to be 28.7 and 22.7 for a woman.
It is quite often that a girl is "seen" by the boy or his parents in her classroom.
In fact, Malappuram women are famous for a mental trauma called Gulf syndrome in psychological parlance.
www.hvk.org /articles/0602/42.html   (1331 words)

  
 Malappuram in Malappuram India
Malappuram is the headquarters of Malappuram District and was part of the erstwhile Malabar region.
Adjacent to the Jama-at-Mosque, the mausoleum of the Malappuram Shaheeds, whose brave exploits were immortalized in the mappila ballads is a major draw.
The Poonkudi Mana, 10 km from Malappuram, is famous for the traditional method of treatment of mental illness.
www.india9.com /i9show/45544.htm   (233 words)

  
 Malappuram Tourism Information Guide, Malappuram City Tourism Guide, Malappuram Travel Guide : Destination India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Malappuram (literally a land atop hills) is situated 50 kms southeast of Kozhikode.
Bounded by the Nilgiri hills on the east, the Arabian Sea on the west and Thrissur and Palakkad districts on the south, Malappuram is enriched by three great rivers flowing through it - the Chaliyar, the Kadalundi and the Bharathapuzha.
Malappuram is well connected to all the major towns in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu by an excellent road network.
www.destinationindia.com /travel_guide/kerala/malappuram.html   (1103 words)

  
 Keral Tourism
The rustic and rugged beauty with hills, valleys, ravines and thick green vegetation Malappuram provides a sumptuous treat to the eyes of the tourist, attracted by the redundant redolence of our culture.
Eventhough not spotted in the tourism map of Kerala, Malappuram district has many places of interest which can be developed to cater to the needs of tourism promotion.
Thirumandhamkunnu is 16 KM east of Malappuram in Kozhikode-Palakkad road.
www.keral.com /tourism/tourism/malappuram.html   (1115 words)

  
 The Hindu : Kerala News : It is party time for Malappuram panchayat
The prestigious Vijayabheri project of Malappuram District Panchayat has rung in a revolution in the education sector.
When the Vijayabheri project, involving parents, teachers and a host of other organisations, was launched in Malappuram in 2001, the SSLC pass percentage in the district was 33.24.
In 2003, the SSLC percentage of Malappuram was 48.44.
www.hindu.com /2005/07/06/stories/2005070606180300.htm   (465 words)

  
 Malappuram,Malappuram Travel Malappuram Tours of Malappuram Tourism in Malappuram Kerala   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Situated 50 kms southeast of Kozhikode and bounded by the Nilgiri hills on the east, the district of Malappuram, which literally means a terraced place atop hills, was carved out of the districts of Calicut and Palakkad in 1969.
Kotakkal: Further away is the small town of Kottakal, 12 km south-west of Malappuram and 168 km from Kochi, site of the famed Kottakal Arya Vaidyasala, pioneering centre for Ayurveda, Kerala's traditional system of health and medicine.
Road: Malappuram is linked by motorable roads to several towns in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
kerala.indiantravelportal.com /malappuram   (943 words)

  
 The Nowhere People
Malappuram, Kerala's Muslim-dominated district, is in the throes of a deportation crisis.
In 1953, when he attempted to visit his hometown in Malappuram, the Karachi police said he could not go to India just like that.
The court temporarily permitted them to live in their respective villages provided they go to the Malappuram superintendent of police's office every week and sign the 'For Pakistan nationals' register.
www.rediff.com /news/2003/feb/22spec.htm   (1002 words)

  
 CalicutNet.com - Kerala, India Travel (Tourist Information). Malappuram. Places to See (Tourist Places).
This small town, 13 Kms from Malappuram is the home of the famed Kottakkal Arya Vaidyasala, one of the pioneer institutions of Ayurveda in India.
The Malappuram District Panchayat allotted funds to use this waterfall for generation of electricity.
Nilambur, on the Kozhikode-Ooty highway, 40 Kms from Malappuram is famous for its teak plantation and too it is an important halting place for tourists on route to Ooty.
www.calicutnet.com /travel/malappuram/places_to_see.htm   (1705 words)

  
 Malappuram, Kerala Tourist Spot - Cocohol
Neatly tucked away between the Arabian sea and Nilgiri hills, Malappuram largely consists of high range forests, agricultural midland and coconut plantations in low land.
Parts once colonized by the Portuguese, Malappuram has an eventful history to boast of.
Malappuram is also home to the only Indian Ayurvedic Mental Hospital.
www.cocohol.com /kerala_tourism/malappuram-kerala.php   (1272 words)

  
 Malappuram is India’s first computer-literate district , The Milli Gazette, Vol.5 No.06, MG100 (16-31 Mar 04)
Incredible it may sound, but it is a fact today that Malappuram district has been declared as India’s first computer-literate village, where 0.65 million families have been linked to 615 Akshaya e-centers under the aegis of the Kerala Information Technology in January 2004.
Malappuram is part of a hilly region, and its terrain posed a stumbling block for the use of land-based telephones to nearly half the population.
The first demonstration of this connectivity was marvelously exhibited at a ten-day orientation programme, held at Malappuram for the entrepreneurs who are running the Akshaya centers in the district.
milligazette.com /Archives/2004/16-31Mar04-Print-Edition/1603200402.htm   (808 words)

  
 INDIA: Kerala police assault victim for marrying businessman's daughter
AHRC is gravely concerned by the behavior of the Malappuram police.
On 15 January 2004 a police party from the Malappuram station came to Siddique ‘s house at 5 am and took him into custody, where he was brutally assaulted and sustained internal injuries.
This was done to have the son produced in court, since the police had earlier denied the arrest.
www.ahrchk.net /ua/mainfile.php/2004/652?print=yes   (1255 words)

  
 Keral Tourism
Thirunavaya: (8 km south of Tirur)Situated on the banks of the Bharathapuzha, this was one of the venues for Mamangam, a grand assembly of the rulers of Kerala, held once every 12 years.
The Jama-at Mosque, Malappuram: This is an important pilgrim centre of the Muslims of Kerala.
Thunchan Parambu, Tirur: Located 32 kms from Malappuram at Tirur is the hallowed Thunchan Parambu, the birthplace of Thunchath Ezhuthachan, the father of Malayalam language.
www.keral.com /tourism/tourism/tourspotsmpm.html   (382 words)

  
 Malappuram - At A Glance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Amalgamating the distant and backward areas of the erstwhile Kozhikode, Perinthalmanna and Ponnani taluks of Palakkad, Malappuram district was formed on the 16th June 1969.
Of these rivers, only Chaliyar is perennial; all others get dried up in summer and hence Malappuram district is prone to draught.
Headquarters of the administration is at Malappuram, with Collectorate and main offices in the civil station, established in the erstwhile headquarters of the Territorial Army.
www.ananthapuri.com /malappuram.asp   (1097 words)

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