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hS¡v tNäph apX sX¡v sImSp§ÃqÀ hsc Ad_-n¡Sepw It\menI\mepw AXncpIfn«v kwc£n¡p¶ {]tZiw tNäph aW¸pdw F¶dnbs¸Sp¶p. aW¸pd¯nsâ Ncn{Xw ]Stbm«§fptSbpw cmjv{Sob D]Pm]§fptSbpw Ncn{XamWv. U¨pImcpw {^©pImcpw t]mÀ¨pKokpImcpw Cw¥ojpImcpw ae_mdnse X{´{][m\amb Cu {]tZis¯ amdnamdn ssI¡em¡n. U¨pImsc tXmev¸n¨v ssakqÀ kp¯m³amcmb sslZdpw Sn¸phpw ChnsS `cWw \S¯nbn«p­v. aW¸pd¯nsâ Ncn{X hoYnIfneqsS F{Xsb{X alm³amÀ IS¶pt]mbn! ]gb ae_mÀ PnÃbn s]m¶m\n Xmeq¡nepÅ Cu Øew tIcf¯nse GÁhpw AhnIknXamb {]tZiambncp¶p. sImSp§ÃqÀ BØm\ambpÅ ae_mÀ PnÃbnse Cu {]tZiw F{Xtbm hnIk\ {]{InbIÄ¡v km£yw hln¨p. kaXz¯n\pw kzmX{´y¯n\pw th­nbpÅ [ocamb t]mcm«§fn aW¸pd¯nsâ ip{I\£{Xambn DZn¨pbÀ¶ kÀZmÀ, hn. Fkv. tIcfob³ thep¡p«n amÌvÀ, IuapZnb½ XpS§n \nch[n alXvhyIvXnIÄ. aW¸pd¯nsâ Hmtcm aW¯cn¡pw Ncn{Xap­v, aW¸pd¯nsâ `qXhÀ¯am\§fneqsSbpÅ Hct\zjWamWv C\n. 

tNÁph 

`qanimkv{X]cambn G§­nbqÀ ]©mb¯nsâ hSs¡ Aä¯pÅ D]Zzo]mb tNÁph Ncn{X{][m\amb ØeamIp¶p. Sn¸phnsâ ]Stbm«¯n\v ap¼v ChnsS D­mbncp¶Xv Be þ tNÁph tdmUv am{Xambncp¶p. Sn¸phnsâ ]Stbm«t¯msS ta¸dª tdmUn\v Ccphi¯pw kam´cambn c­v {][m\ tdmUpIÄ \nÀ½n¡s¸«p. AXv Ings¡ Sn¸p kp¯m³ tdmU v F¶pw ]Snªmsd Sn¸p kp¯m³ tdmUv F¶pw Adnbs¸Sp¶p. 

kmaqXncnbptSbpw Sn¸phntâbpw {_n«ojp ImcptSbpw `cWIme¯v t]mÀ«pKÂ, tlmf­v, {ioe¦, Ct´ymt\jy, Cw¥­v , sh\okv, kvs]bn³ F¶o cmPy§fpambn tNäphbvv¡v hmWnPy _Ôap­mbncp¶p. hneyw t^mÀ«v ae_mdnse Gähpw {]_eamb tIm«sb¶v hnJymXamb hneyw t^mÀ«v B{IaW§Ä¡v hnt[bambn kwc£n ¡m\mfnÃm¯ AhØbn XIÀ¶p ImSp]nSn¨p InS¡p¶p. 1714 emWv U¨pImÀ tIm« sI«m³ XpS§nbXv. tIm« IogS¡nb Sn¸phnsâ ssk\ym[n]³ kÀZmÀJm³ U¨pImÀ \n[n Ipgn¨n«p­v F¶ hnizmk¯n tIm«bpsS ]e `mK§fpw XIÀ¯p. ]n¶oSv Bcpw tIm« ]pXp¡n¸WnXnÃ. 5 G{I hnkvXoÀ®hpw, 12 ASn hoXnbpÅ aXnepIÄ X{´{][m\amb DÅdIÄ F¶nh Cu tIm«bpsS khntijXIfmbncp¶p. {_n«ojv B[n]Xyw hÀ²n¡pIbpw sIm¨nbpw tImgnt¡mSpw AhcpsS A[o\Xbn h¶ptNcpIbpw sNbvXtXmsS tNäphbpsS i\nZi Bcw`n¨p. AgnapJs¯ aW Xn«IÄ \o¡m\pÅ kwhn[m\w CÃmXmIpIbpw I¸epIÄ ASp¡m³ km[n¡msX Nc¡nd¡v hym]mcw \ne¡pIbpw sNbvXtXmsS hmWnPy]cambpw cmjv{Sob]cambpw Cu {]tZiw hnkvacn¡s¸SpIbpw sNvbXp. 

_w¥mhv IShv {_n«ojv `cWIme¯pw, Sn¸phntâbpw kmaqXncnbptSbpw Ime¯psaÃmw hntZinIÄ I¸end§nbncp¶Xv _w¥mhv IShnembncp¶p. C¶nhnsS ^njv emânwKv skâÀ {]hÀ¯n¡p¶ps­¦nepw AXnsâ tkh\w ]qÀ®tXmXn {]tbmP\s¸«pXpS§nbn«nÃ. AgnapJ¯pÅ aWÂXn«IÄ ChnsS ASp¡p¶ t_m«pIÄ¡v `ojWnbmWv. BZys¯ aebmf \nL­phnsâ cNbnXmhmb slÀ½³ Kp­À«v Xmakn¨n«pÅ Sqdnkväv _w¥mhv Hcp Ncn{XkvamcIambn tNäph ]me¯n\v kao]w \nesImÅp¶p. 

Chettuva Bungalow: Historians claim that Herman Gundert lived here tNäph _w¥mhv -----

Chettuva Bridge  tNäph ]mew

tNäph ]mew aW¸pd¯nsâ hnIk\Ncn{X¯nse \mgnIIÃmWv tNäph ]mew. tNäph tIm«¸pdw ]mew F¶ kz]v\w bmYmÀ°yam¡m³ hn. FÊv. tIcfob³ \S¯nbn«pÅ {ia§Ä kvacWobamWv. 1982 Pqsse 16þmw Xn¿Xn A¶s¯ D]apJya{´nbmbncp¶ {io. kn. F¨v. apl½Zv tImb Xd¡Ãn« ]me¯nsâ \nÀ½mWw 1986 sk]vXw_À 14þmw Xn¿Xn A¶s¯ apJya{´nbmbncp¶ {io. sI. IcpWmIc³ KXmKX¯n\mbn Xpd¶p sImSp¯tXmsS tIcf¯nsâ c­ät¯¡pw KXmKX kuIcyap­mIpIbpw aW¸pd¯nsâ hnIk\Ncn{X¯nse Hcp ]p¯³ NphSpsh¸pambn AXv. 

hn. FÊv. tIcfob³ 
a-W¸pd¯nsâ Ncn{Xw hn. FÊv. tIcfob\nÃmsX A]qÀ®amWv. sImSnb Zmcn{Z¯nepw kmaqlnI AhKW\bnepw kaql¯nsâ ]n¶m¼pd§fnte¡v XÅn \o¡s¸Sp¶hÀ¡v th­n At±lw i_vZn¨p. 

1911 s^{_phcn 11þmw Xn¿Xn h«¸d¼n i¦phntâbpw NmWmtÈcn ImfnbptSbpw aI\mbn At±lw P\n¨p. ]nt¶m¡mhØbnepÅ aW¸pd¯nsâ {]iv\§Ä¡v ]cnlmcw ImWm³ `cWtI{µ§Ä¡pta At±lw k½À±w sNep¯n, tNäph, sImSp§ÃqÀ ]me§Ä bmYmÀ°yam¡m³ A£oWw bXv\n¨p. tIcfob³ BZyw XpS§nb ]{Xw 1935 {ioe¦bn \n¶v {]kn²oIcn¨ hoctIcfambncp¶p. 1942 tImgnt¡mSv \n¶v tIcfw F¶ {]kn²oIcWamcw`n¨p. 1949 emWv aW¸pdw ssSwkv hmcnI Bcw`n¡p¶Xv. aW¸pd¯nsâ \odp¶ {]iv\§Ä `cWm[nImcnIÄ¡pta AhXcn¸n¡m\pw bphm¡fn kzXt{´O DbÀ¯m\pw ]{X¯neqsS {ian¨p. tIcf IuapZn ]{X¯nsâ ae_mÀ teJI³, \htemIw ]{X¯nsâ ]{Xm[n]kanXnbwKw F¶ \neIfn {]hÀ¯n¨p. A\mYinip¡Ä¡p th­nbpÅ \mb\mÀ _menI kZ\¯nsâ apJy kwLmSI\mbncp¶p. tIm¬{KÊpImc\mbn cmjv{Sob PohnXw XpS§n. ]n¶oSv apl½Zv A_vZpdlnam³ kmln_n t\msSm¸w t^mÀthUv t»m¡n {]hÀ¯n¨p. 1938  \S¶ XncsªSp¸n aÕcn¨p Pbn¨n«p­v. 1990  acWw. 

cmap Imcym«v 
aebmf kn\nasb temI{]ikvXnbnte¡pbÀ¯nb aW¸pd¯nsâ kwhn[mbI\mb {io. cmap Imcym«v 1926 Imcym«v Ipª¨sâbpw ImÀXymb\nbptSbpw aI\mbn P\n¨p. \oe¡pbnÂ, ae¦mäv, A½phnsâ B«n³ Ip«n, s\Ãv, sN½o³ XpS§nb {]ikvX NeNn{X Imhy§Ä kwhn[m\w sNbvXp. XIgnbpsS t\mhens\ Bkv]Zam¡n kwhn[m\w sNbvX sN½o³ Gähpw \à Nn{X¯n\pÅ cmjv{S]XnbpsS kzÀ®Iaew t\SpIbp­mbn. Akw»nbnte¡v amÀ¡vknkväv Øm\mÀ°nbmbn aÕcns¨¦nepw ]cmPbs¸«p. XrÈqcn NeNn{X hnIk\ tImÀ¸tdj³ \nÀ½n¨ncn¡p¶ Xn¿äÀ kap¨b¯n\v tNäphbpsS alm\mb Cu NeNn{XImcsâ t]cmWv \ÂInbncn¡p¶Xv. 1975  acn¨p. \m«pImcpw Bcm[Icpw tNÀ¶v At±l¯nsâ HmÀ½¡mbn cmap Imcym«v sse{_dn Øm]n¨p. 

Vatanappally - an afternoon scene

Sunset at Vatanappally Beach

kzmX{´y kac Ncn{X¯n aW¸pd¯n\v AXntâXmb Øm\ap­v. U¨pImcpw {^©pImcpw t]mÀ¨pKokpImcpw Cw¥ojpImcpw Cu a®n B[n]Xyw ]peÀ¯nbncp¶p. U¨pImsc tXm¸n¨v ssakqÀ kp¯m³amcmb sslZdpw Sn¸phpw ChnsS `cWw \S¯nbn«p­v. A¶s¯ IbäpaXn tI{µ§fn A«pIpgn (\m«nI) amSmbn (hmSm\¸Ån¡v hS¡p`mKw) F¶nh {]kn²§fmbncp¶p. 

Vatanappally Temple

Vatanappally - Church

870 ]cw hÀj§Ä ]g¡apÅ ZpÀ¤mtZhn t£{XamWv hmSm\¸Ånbnse {]ikvXamb sslµh t£{Xw. Ccp\qdntesd hÀj§Ä ]g¡apÅ sXs¡ PpamA¯v ]ÅnbmWv hmSm\¸Ånbnse Gähpw ]g¡apÅ apkvfow tZhmebw. 1894 BWv hmSm\¸Ånbn Hcp Ipcnip]Ån Øm]n¡p¶Xv. 1899 AXv CShI]Ånbmbn DbÀ¶p. 1940 IfpsS A´y¯n A¶s¯ sIm¨n cmPy¯nsâ `mKamb aWeqcn \S¶ sN¯v sXmgnemfn kacs¯ XpSÀ¶v AXncq£amb t]meokv \c\mbm«mWv hmSm\¸Ånbnep­mbXv. sN¯v sXmgnemfn kac tIÊpIfnse {]XnIsf hmSm\¸Ånbn Hfn¸n¨n«ps­¶Xnsâ t]cnembncp¶p t]meokv AXn{Ia§Ä. 

1970 \nehn h¶ IpSnInS¸v \nbaw \S¸nem¡Wsa¶v Bhiys¸«psIm­v 10 skâv hf¨psI«Â kacw hmSm\¸Ånbn \S¶p. s]m¡mt©cn IS¸pd¯v \nch[n t]À Adkväv sN¿s¸SpIbpw {Iqcamb aÀ±\¯n\v CcbmhpIbpw sNbvXp. XpSÀ¶p­mb t]mcm«§fpsS ^eambn \qdv IW¡n\v IpSpw_§Ä¡v X§fpsS IpSnInS¸v kz´ambn e`n¡pIbpw AtXmsSm¸w ]m«IpSnbm³ `q{]`pXzhyhØ Ahkm\n¸n¡pIbpw sNbvXp. 

PmXn hyhØ hfsc iàamb \nebn Xs¶ hmSm\¸Ånbn \ne \n¶ncp¶p. KpcphmbqÀ t£{X {]thi\ kXym{Klt¯msSbmWv hmSm\¸Ånbn tZiob {]kvXm\w kPohamIp¶Xv. 1937 hmSm\¸Ånbn tIm¬{KÊv I½än cq]w sIm­p. AXn\p ap¼v Xs¶ kmaqlnI ]cnjvIcW cwK¯v FÊv. F³.Un. ]n. bptSbpw DÂ]XnjvWp ¡fmb bphm¡fptSbpw t\XrXz¯n \nch[n {]hÀ¯\§Ä \S¶n«p­v. KpcphmbqÀ t£{X {]thi\ kXym{Kl¯nsâ NphSv ]nSn¨v hmSm\¸Ån t£{X¯nepw ]nt¶m¡ PmXn¡mÀ¡v {]thi\w thWsa¶mhiy s¸«psIm­v \nch[n PmYIÄ \S¶n«p­v.  

Hcp \qäm­n\pap¼v Øm]n¡s¸« Cukväv kv¡qfmWv hmSm\¸Ånbnse BZys¯ Hu]NmcnI hnZym`ymk Øm]\w 1956 sk]väw_À 27þmw Xn¿Xn {ioaXn CµncmKmÔn inemØm]\w \S¯pIbpw HIvtSm_À 30þmw Xn¿Xn tIcf¯nse {]Ya KhÀWÀ tUm. _n. cmIrjvWdmhp DZvLmS\w \nÀÆln¡pIbpw sNbvX Xr¯ÃqÀ Iaem s\lvdp sat½mdnb sslkv¡qÄ hnZym`ymk cwKs¯ {][m\s¸« Hcp apt¶äambncp¶p. {_n«ojpImcpsS Xs¶ Ime¯pÅ ^njdokv bp. ]n. kv¡qÄ, hmSm\¸Ån Kh: sslkv¡qÄ F¶nh aäv {][m\ hnZym`ymk tI{µ§fmWv. 1960 IfpsS XpS¡¯n hmSm\¸Ån ss{]adn sl¯v skâÀ Bcw`n¨tXmsSbmWv s]mXptaJebn Atem¸Xn NnInÕm kuIcyw \nehn h¶Xv. 

Vatanappally - Kandassankadavu Bridge

tdmUv KXmKXw cq]s¸Sp¶Xn\pap¼v h©n amÀ¤ambncp¶p bm{XIÄ. C¶v hmSm\¸Ånbn 66868 IntemaoäÀ tdmUp­v. s]mÅm¨n, tImb¼¯qÀ, XriqÀ XpS§nb h³\Kc§hpsS Gähpw ASp¯ IStemcamWv hmSm\¸Ån _o¨v. 12. 09. 1964 DZvLmS\w sNbvX I­ÈmwIShv ]mew hmSm\¸ÅnbpsS ka{K hnIk\¯n\v h¼n¨ apX¡q«mbncp¶p. It\men I\mepw AXnsâ IcbnepÅ hmSm\¸Ån Hmbn C³Ukv{Sokpw {_n«ojpImcpsS Imew apXse Hcp {][m\ hyhkmb hmWnPy tI{µambncp¶p. ]©mb¯nse ASnØm\ k¼¯pev]mZ\ taJebmb ImÀjnI hyhkmb cwK§Ä AXncq£amb apcSn¸ns\bmWv C¶v t\cnSp¶Xv. C¶v, KÄ^v taJebnepÅ Xt±iobcmWv hmSm\¸ÅnbpsS k¼Zv hyhØsb PohÊpäXm¡n \nÀ¯p¶Xv. 

sI. Fkv. sI. Xfn¡pfw 

Xfn¡pfs¯ {]apJ kmlnXyImc\pw kmaqly{]hÀ¯I\pambncp¶p sI. Fkv. sI. Xfn¡pfw 1903 Pq¬ 1 \v sImÃmd i¦c³, Imfnb½ F¶nhcpsS ]p{X\mbn P\n¨p. Xfn¡pfw kn. Fw. FÊv. kv¡qÄ, I­ÈmwIShv sslkv¡qÄ F¶nhnS§fnembn kv¡qÄ ]T\w ]qÀ¯nbm¡n. 1922  Imcap¡v FÊv. F³. Pn. FÊv. kv¡qfn klm²ym]I\mbn tNcpIbpw XpSÀ¶v 40 hÀj¡met¯mfw {][m\²ym]I\mbn tPmen t\m¡pIbpw sNbvXp. 1963 tPmenbn \n¶pw hncan¨p. 

A½phnsâ B«n³Ip«n (IYm Imhyw), {]WbZqX³, ]qsam«pIÄ, c­v t\ct¼m¡pIÄ F¶o IhnXm ]pkvXI§fpw Ie§n sXfnªp, hmk´n, `mKyZo]w, cm[ F¶o \mSI§fpw Ipsd {]lk\§fpw cNn¨p. A½phnsâ B«n³Ip«n F¶ IYmImhyw hnJymX kwhn[mbI\mb cmap Imcym«v A{`]mfnIfnte¡v ]IÀ¯n. kz´ambn hoSnÃmXncp¶ Ihn¡v kplr¯p¡fpw Bcm[Icpw tNÀ¶v CStÈcnbn hoSv ]WnXpsImSp¯p. 1980 Pq¬ 21\v acWw. 

Triprayar Temple

Xr{]bmÀ F.bp.]n kv¡qfmWv \m«nIbnse BZys¯ kv¡qÄ. NÀ¨v anj³ skmsskän (knFwFÊv) 19þmw \qäm­nsâ Ahkm\¯n Øm]n¨XmWv Cu kv¡qÄ. 1963  Øm]nXamb {Sn¨qÀ tIm«¬an {]hÀ¯\amcw`n¨tXmsS kwLSnX hyhkmb `q]S¯nte¡v \m«nIbpw DÄs¸«p. F¶m C¶v Cu an amt\Pvsaânsâbpw sXmgnemfn IfpsSbpw ]nSn¸ptISpaqew ]q«n¡nS¡pIbmWv. 1964  ]Wn]qÀ¯nbmb Xr{]bmÀ ]mew \m«nIbpsS kncmtI{µambn Xr{]bmdns\ hfÀ¯phm³ klmbn¨p. D¶X hnZym`ymk Øm]\§fmb {iocma t]mfnsSIv\n¡pw {io \mcmbW tImtfPpw Cu \mSnsâ hnZym`ymk \nehmcw DbÀ¯p¶Xn {][m\ ]¦v hln¨p.  

Ipª¡fh³ amkväÀ 
\m«nIbpsS BZy {]knU­mbncp¶ Ipªn¡fh³ amkväÀ thmfnt_mÄ cwK¯v aW¸pd¯nsâ t]cv hnJymXam¡nb BfmWv. 1914 G{]nen FctWg¯v Ing¡q«bn i¦ctâbpw sN¼n]d¼n NocmabptSbpw aI\mbn P\n¨p. aW¸pds¯ BZyIme I½yqWnkväv {]hÀ¯Icn {]apJ\mbncp¶p Ipªn¡fh³ amkväÀ. 1937  tPmÀÖv NSb³apdn Hfnhn Ignªncp¶Xv Ct±l¯nsâ ho«nembncp¶p. \m«nI Cukväv bp.]n. kv¡qfn 1937 þ 74 hsc A²ym]I\mbncp¶p. 1964 emWv CSXp ]£¯nsâ \m«nIbnse BZy {]knU­mbXv. ImbnIcwK¯v aW¸pds¯ {]ikvXnbnte¡pbÀ¯nbXv Ipªn¡fh³ amkvädmbncp¶p. 1931  At±lw kPohambn kvt]mÀ«vkv cwKt¯¡v h¶p. 1935 a{Zmkn \S¶ kvtääv & t_mws_bn \S¶ \mjW aXvkc§fn  thmfnt_mfn an¶p¶ {]IS\w ImgvNsh¨p. 

Iqcn¡pgn, sN{´m¸n¶n, s]cnª\w, Iqfnap«w

aW¸pds¯ Iqcn¡pgn, sN{´m¸n¶n {]tZihpw sImSp§ÃqÀ {]tZis¯ s]cnª\w, Iqfnap«w XpS§nb {]tZi§fpapÄs¸« aW¸pdw \mSv sFcqÀ cmPmhnsâ Iognembncp¶p. hm¡bn ssIaÄ At±l¯nsâ HcnS {]`phmbncp¶p. Iqcn¡pgnbnse ap¡phÀ sN{´m¸n¶n ISen aÕy_Ô\w \S¯pt¼mÄ bmZrÝnIambn \mev hn{Kl§Ä hebn IpSp§nbs{X. AhcXv kt´mj]qÀÆw hm¡bn ssIaÄ¡v ImgvNsh¨p. {_mlvaW `à\mbncp¶ ssIaÄ Ah {_mlvaWÀ¡v k½m\n¨p. kq£va ]cntim[\bn hn{Kl§Ä {iocma e£vaW `cX i{XpLv\³amcptSXmsW¶v a\Ênem¡n Ahsb 4 Zn¡nembn {]XnjvTn¨p. Xr{]bmdn {iocma\pw Ccn§me¡pSbn `cX\pw aqgn¡pf¯v e£vaW\pw ]mb½en i{XpLv\\pw F¶msWs{X sFXnlyw. 

FS¯ncp¯n, Ibv]awKew hnZymeb Øm]\§fpsS F®¯n k¼¶amWv Cu ]©mb¯v 8 FÂ.]n. kv¡qfpIfpw 6 bp.]n. kv¡qfpIfpw 2 sslkv¡qfpIfpw ChnsS {]hÀ¯n¡p¶p. 1700 þmw B­n ]WnXoÀ¯ IÀ½e\mY s^tdm\¸Ån {][ms¸« Hcp XoÀ°mS\tI{µamWv. skâv hn³kâv Un. t]mfnsâ C´ybnse GI XoÀ°mS\tI{µsa¶ JymXnbpw Cu ]Ån¡p­v. 1937  Øm]nXamb sN{´m¸n¶n I®w¸pÅn¸pdw {io\mcmbW sse{_dn & doUnwKv dqw hfsc {]ikvXnbmÀÖn¨XmWv. kzmX{´ e_v[n¡ptijapÅ BZy càkm£n KmÔnPnsb¦n dn¸»n¡n\ptijapÅ BZy càkm£n kÀZmÀ tKm]meIrjvW³ Cu ]©mb¯nsâ kw`mh\bmWv. FS¯ncp¯nbnse BZy ]©mb¯v {]knU­v \mWp]nÅ Bbncp¶p. tNÀt¯S³ A.P, V.K cma³ F¶nhÀ kzmX{´ kac tk\m\nIfmbncp¶p. Ip«nIrjvW³ \mbÀ {]apJ kzmX{´ kac tk\m\n tIm¬{KÊv t\Xmhv ssI¸awKe¯v P\\w 1936 16 hbÊpapX {]hÀ¯\cwK¯v kPohambn 1938  hnjvWp`mcXobt\msSm¸w Inkm³ tIm¬{KÊv kac¯n ]s¦Sp¯Xnsâ t]cn AdkvänemIpIbpw PbneneS¡s¸SpIbpw sNbvXp. ssI¸awKew ]©mb¯v {]knU­mbncp¶p. `mcy IuapZnb½. kzmX{´ kac tk\m\n. \m«nI sImSp§ÃqÀ taJeIfnse h\nXIsf t-_m[h¡cn¨v tZiob kac¯n `mKam¡m³ {ian¨p. \m«n [mcmfw alnfm kamP§Ä Øm]n¨p. ssI¸awKew ]©mb¯v {]knU­mbncns¡ cmPy¯mZyambn PmXnaXt`Zat\y FÃm ho«pImÀ¡pw I¡qkv ]WnXpsImSp¯v v CµncmKmÔnbpsS {]tXyI {]iwk¡v ]m{Xambn. koXmdmw kac¯n ]s¦Sp¯Xn\v Pbn hmka\pjvTn¨p. 

 sI. Sn. A¨pX³ tImc¯v Im«n sX¨³ sshZysâ aI\mbn 1991 P\n¨p. anI¨ A`n`mjI³ ]mÀesatâdnb³ 1938 sIm¨n sePntÉäohv Iu¬kn AwKambn. . 1951 ]mÀesaâv sa¼À, 1959 \m«nIbn \n¶v \nbak`bn KXmKXw, sXmgn hIp¸v a{´n. 1965 Ccn§me¡pSbn \n¶pw Pbn¨p. ]n. sI. tKm]meIrjvW³ {io\mcmbW]pcs¯ {]ikvXamb ]pƯpw IShn 1924  P\\w. {]ikvX\mb Ncn{X kmlnXyImc\pw {]KXv`\mb cmjv{Sob t\Xmhpw F¶o \neIfn ]ikvX³ aZncmin \nbk`bnepw XpSÀ¶v tIcf \nbk`bnepw AwKambncp¶p. 1987  apX U]yq«n kv]o¡dmbncp¶p. chnhÀ½cmP (AbncqÀ X¼pcm³) \m«pImÀ Jnem^¯v X¼pcm³ F¶v ]cnlkn¨p hnfn¨p. FSap«w ]mes-¸«nbnse AbncqÀ tImhneIs¯ sIm¨½nWnbpsS aI\mbn P\n¨p. \s¶ sNdp¸¯nse KmÔnb³ BZÀi§fnepw kzmX{´ykac¯nepw BIrã\mbn. 1921 Jnem^¯v {]kvXm\hpambn _Ôs¸«Xn\m Pbn hmka\pãnt¡­n¶p. XpSÀ¶p h¶ kzmX{´ykac§fnepw ap¶Wn t]mcmfnbmbn. ImcWh·mÀ {`ãv IÂ]n¨v At±ls¯ ]pd¯m¡n kz¯v \ntj[n¨p. Gsd¡mew s]cnª\¯v Hcp tIm¬{KÊv {]hÀ¯Isâ ho«n Xmakn¨v {]hÀ¯\§fnteÀs¸«p. I®qÀ, _Ãmcn, Aen]pcw, tImb¼¯qÀ PbnepIfn 4 hÀj¡mew ]oV\a\p`hn¨n«p­v. 

kÀZmÀ tKm]meIrjvW³ FS¯ncp¯n hntÃPn Ip¼f¸d¼n Nm¯p®nbptSbpw, tImX½bptSbpw H¼Xv a¡fn Ggma³. ssI¸awKew t_mÀUv kv¡qfn A²ym]I\mbncp¶p. ]n¶oSv ]«mf¯n tNÀ¶p. ]«mf¯n \n¶v ]ncnªXn\ptijhpw A²ym]I hr¯nbnteÀs¸«p. tIm¬{KÊv cmjv{Sob PohnXw Bcw`n¨ kÀZmÀ A[nIw Ignbpw aps¼ Adnbs¸Sp¶ I½yqWnÌmbn. A²ym]I {]Øm\w sI«n¸Sp¡p¶Xn AXpeyamb ]¦v hln¨p. lcnP³ aÀ±\s¯ sNdp¡p¶Xnepw ZpÀ_ecpsS kmaqlyamb AwKoImc¯n\pw th­n {]bXv\n¨p. IpSNqSn hnhmlbm{X \S¯p¶Xn\pw sNcp¸v [cn¡p¶Xn\pw th­nbpÅ AhImi§Ä t\SnsbSp¡m³ lcnP\§sf {]m]vXcm¡m³Atlmcm{Xw bXv\n¨p. \m«nI ^À¡mhn kÀZmdnsâ t\XrXz¯n I½yqWnkw thtcmSm³ XpS§n. I½yqWnÌv \ntcm[\w \o¡p¶Xn\pw ]ucmhImi§fpw am\pjnI \oXnbpw A\phZn¨p In«p¶Xn\pw th­n s]cnª\¯p\n¶v aXneIt¯¡v 1950 P\phcn 26\v {]IS\w \bn¨p. t]meokv {]IS\¯ns\Xnsc A{Iaw \S¯n. kÀZmÀ ]nSnbnembn tem¡¸nse sImSpw aÀ±\¯n kÀZmÀ sImÃs¸«p. arXtZlw tImXIpfw IS¸pd¯v ]mXncm{Xn¡v t]meokpImÀ Xs¶ Ipgn¨p aqSn. C¶pw kÀZmdnsâ càkm£n Zn\w hnhn[ hn¹hkwLS\IÄ aW¸pd¯v BNcn¡p¶p. tkew IrjvW³ sI. ]n. IrjvW³ F¶mWv bYmÀ° t]cv. [oc\pw hn«phogvNbnÃm¯Xpamb ap¶Wn t]mcmfnbmbncp¶p. ]«nWnbn P\§Ä acn¨phoWpsIm­ncp¶ Hcp Ime¯v, hnXcW¯n\v sIm­ph¶ AcnsbÃmw Icn©´bn F¯n¨v ]Wam¡p¶Xn\v Iq«p\n¶ DtZymKØ hÀ¤¯ns\ \njvIcpWw FXnÀ¯Xn\pw AhÀs¡Xnsc {]kwKn¨Xn\pw At±l¯ns\ aÀ±n¨hi\m¡n P\tkh\¯n\v kZm X¿mdmbn \nc´cw km{amPyXz kÀ¡mdnsâ t]meokv v aÀ±\¯n\ncbmbn tcmKnbmbnXoÀ¶p. \m«nse A\mNmc§tfmSv s]mcpXnb ktlmZc³ A¿¸sâ hew I¿mbn {]hÀ¯n¨n«p­v. 

Ipªp®n amÌÀ 
kmlnXycwK¯v aW¸pd¯nsâ hnJymX\mb Fgp¯p Imc³. he¸mSv AXnbmc¯v ho«n Ipªp®n amÌÀ tIcf¯nse aWÂXcn¡v t]mepw kp]cnNnX³. ]q¨ \à ]q¨ hr¯nbpÅ ]q¨ ]mepsh¨ ]m{Xw hr¯nbm¡n sh¨p Cu hcnIÄ ]mSm¯ Hcp Ipcp¶p Np­pw aebmf¯n D­mhnÃ. ASnb´cmhØ¡me¯v `cWIqS¯ns\Xnsc At±lsagpXnb \pdp§p IhnXIÄ ]cs¡ {i²n¡s¸«ncp¶p. aebmf¯nse FÃm B\pImenI§fnepw Ipªp®n IhnXIÄ {]kn²oIcn¡p¶p. 

sImSp§ÃqÀ tNcam³ ]Ån 
sImSp§ÃqÀ tNcam³ Ppam akvPnZv C´ybnse BZys¯ apÉow ]Ån F¶dnbs¸Sp¶p. 1400 tesd hÀjw ]g¡apÅXmWn ]Ån. tNcam³ ]ÅnbpsS Ncn{Xw Hcp Ime¯v tIcfw `cn¨ncp¶ tNcam³ N{IhÀ¯namcpsS Ncn{Xhpambn _Ôs¸«pInS¡p¶p. {InkvXm_vZ¯n\p ap¼pXs¶ tIcf¯nsâ A[oiXzw hln¨ncp¶ N{IhÀ¯n s]cpamÄ F¶dnbs¸«ncp¶p. atlmZb]pcw (C¶s¯ sImSp§ÃqÀ) BØm\am¡n AhÀ \mSp`cn¨ncp¶p F¶pw Ncn{X tcJIÄ Nq­nImWn¡p¶p. ssP\aXhpw _p²aXhpw Ggmw iXIt¯mSv IqSn tIcf¯n £bn¨pXpS§nbncp¶p. AtXmsS {_mlvaW aXw iàn {]m]n¡m³ XpS§n. AtXmsS ssP\aX¯ntebpw _p²aX¯ntebpw A[nIw t]cpw {InkvXp aX¯nepw CÉmw aX¯nepw tNÀ¶p. F.Un 611 \pw 634 \pw CSbn BWv apl½Zv \_n aX {]t_m[\w \S¯nbncp¶Xv. CÉmansâ ktµihpambn temI¯nsâ \m\m`mKt¯¡pw injy³amcpsS ZuXykwL§Ä k©cn¡m³ XpS§n. Ahcn {]apJ\mb amenKv a\pZo\mÀ tIcf¯nse¯pIbpw A¶s¯ \mSphmgnIÄ AhÀ¡v Xmakn¡m\pw ]Ån]Wnbm\pw A\paXn \ÂIn. A§s\ C´ybnse H¶mas¯ apÉow ]Ån sImSp§Ãqcn Øm]nXambn. A¶v tIcfw `cn¨ncp¶ tNcam³ s]cpamÄ CÉmw aX¯n BIrjvS\mIpIbpw a¡bnepw aZo\bnepw XoÀ°mS\w \S¯n CÉmw aXw kzoIcn¡pIbpw sNbvXp. Bbnc¯ntesd hÀjw ]g¡apÅ Hcp InWdpw Ipfhpw ]ÅntbmSv sXm«v ØnXnsN¿p¶p. tZiob ]mX 17]ÅnbpsS ap¶neqsS IS¶p t]mIp¶p. 

Cheraman Mosque

sImSp§ÃqÀ tImhneIw 

Kodungallur Kovilakam

s]cpam¡³amcpsS Imew Ignªv atlmZb]pcsa¶ sImSp§Ãqcnsâ `cWw \S¯nbncp¶Xv sImSp§ÃqÀ X¼pcm¡³amcmWv. ]­s¯ cmPhwis¯ XpSÀ¨bmWv Ct¸mgs¯ sImSp§ÃqÀ tImhneI¯nsâ A¶s¯ t]cv ]Snªmän\ntbS¯p `«Xncn CÃw F¶mbncp¶p. ]Snªmän\ntbS¯p `«Xncn¡v Hcp £{Xnb kv{Xobn ]nd¶ k´Xn ]c¼cbmWs{X, sImSp§ÃqÀ tImhneIw hmknIÄ. kwKoX kmlnXymZnIeIfpsS Hcp hniz hnZym ]oTambncp¶p sImSp§ÃqÀ tImhneIw. kmlnXyw, kwKoXw, IhnX hymIcWw, XÀ¡imkv{Xw, tPymXnjw, sshZyw, X¨pimkv{Xw, \mSyw F¶nhbn {]mhoWyw t\Snb ]e alm³amscbpw sImSp§ÃqÀ tImhneIw kw`mh\ \ÂInbn«p­v. tIcf hymks\¶ t]cn hniz hnJymXn t\Snb sImSp§ÃqÀ Ipªn¡p«³ X¼pcm³ Cu tImhneI¯nsâ A`nam\amWv. ]gb Xeapdbn Pohn¨ncn¡p¶hcn Ahkm\s¯ I®n {ioaXn Ipªn¡p«n X¼pcm«nbmWv.

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