Kerala Facts 11

കോട്ടയം, ഇടുക്കി, എറണാകുളം ജില്ലകളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Which district is called as Akshara Nagaram

                  Kottayam

• Founder of Kottayam city

                  T Ramarao

• The river mentioned in Arundhathi Rai's God of Small things

                  Meenachil (Kottayam is on the shores of Meenachil)

• South India's first science city is going to start at

                  Kuruvilangadu (Kerala's first Wetland research Institute going to start at Kottayam)

• Birthplace of KR Narayanan

                  Uzhavoor, Kottayam

• K R Narayanan national institute of visual science and arts is situated at

                  Thekkumthala

• First fully literated town in India

                  Kottayam (1989 June 25) (First fully literated municipality also)

• First Chumar chithra nagaram in Kerala

                  Kottayam

• First tobacco free district in India

                  Kottayam

• First rubberised road in Kerala

                  Kottayam-Kumali

• First fast track court in Kerala was started in

                  Kottayam

• First college in Kerala

                  CMS College Kottayam (CMS Press: first press in Kerala)

• Only sun temple in Kerala is at

                  Adityapuram, Kottayam

• Land of three L's

                  Kottayam (Lakes, Letters, Latex)

• Land of three C's

                  Thalassery (Cricket, Circus, Cakes)

• Travancore ciment factory is situated in

                  Nattakom (First ciment factory in Kerala)

• HQs of Plantation corporation, Rubber board, Kerala Forest Development Corporation, Oil Palm India Ltd, Sahithya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Samkham etc are situated in

                  Kottayam

• Hindustan newsprint factory is situated in

                  Vellore

• First Kudumbasree unit for transgenders in Kerala

                  Manaswini, Kottayam (First school started for transgenders : Sahaj international, Cochi)

• "Ezhara ponnana" possession is in

                  Ettumanoor temple, Kottayam

• Place known as gateway to Kuttanad

                  Changanassery

• First university in Kerala in the name of a person

                  Mahathma Gandhi University

• Vavaru Pally, famous for Petta Thullal is situated in

                  Erumeli, Kottayam

• Tourist spots Elaveezhapoonchira, Vagamon, Mosart art gallery, Ayyanpara, Poonjar Palace etc are in

                  Kottayam district

• Spice garden of Kerala\Fruit basket of Kerala

                  Idukki

• Only district in Kerala producing Garlic

                  Idukki

• Highest town in Kerala\ Kashmir of Kerala

                  Munnar

• Entrance of Thekkady

                  Kumily

• Muniyaras found in Kerala at

                  Marayoor, Idukki

• Only tribal grama panchayat of Kerala

                  Edamalakkudi, Idukki

• Puttadi spices park is in

                  Idukki

• First bio village in Kerala

                  Udumbannoor

• First bio village in Kerala

                  Udumbannoor

• Central Cardamom research institute is 

                  Mayiladumpara, Idukki

• Cardamom research institute in Kerala is situated at

                  Pambadumpara, Idukki

• Biggest Cardamom plantation in India is at 

                  Vandanmedu, Idukki

• Indo-Swiss project named Cattle and Fodder Development Project is at

                  Mattupetty

• First district in India with high speed rural broadband connectivity 

                  Idukki

• Kerala's first baby friendly police station

                  Kadavanthra, Ernakulam First baby friendly district is Ernakulam)

• First bachth (saving) district in India

                  Ernakulam

• India's first international marine was established at Kochi

                  Kochi

• First multiplex theatre in Kerala is at

                  Kochi

• First rubber park in India is at

                  Irapuram, Ernakulam

• First digital panchayat in Kerala is

                  Pampakkuda
                                                                              (To be Continued...)