Dayapuram
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Dayapuram http://dayapuram.org/ (Malayalam: ദയാപുരം) is an institutional campus in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is named for a part of the village Kattangal or Kettangal
Kettangal
Kattangal is a small town situated near the National Institute Of Technology, located in Kozhikode, Kerala, India. It is about 22 km far from the city of Calicut. Chathamangalam Gramapanchayath is the village administration and this village is a major educational hub in Kerala...

 near Kunnamangalam
Kunnamangalam
Kunnamangalam is a census town located about 15 km east of Kozhikode city on the Calicut-Bangalore National Highway. Nearby places are Koduvally, Chathamangalam, and Kettangal. The locality is home to one of India's premier management institute Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode and Spring...

, in Calicut
Kozhikode district
Kozhikode District , formerly Calicut, is a district of Kerala state, situated on the southwest coast of India. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 38.25% urbanised...

 District. In Malayalam, the word "Dayapuram" http://news.webshots.com/photo/2810026660101055006ypYWsg means "the land of kindness".
http://wikimapia.org/152808/Dayapuram-Women-s-Hostel

Institutions

  1. Ansari Orphanage Established in 1984
  2. Dayapuram Residential School in 1984
  3. Madrasathul Mufthah in 1984
  4. Dayapuram Nursery School in 1984
  5. Vanitha College
  6. Dayapuram Institute of Management, Arts and Technology (DIMAT) established in 2000
  7. Dayapuram Arts and Science College for women, established in 2002
  8. Dayapuram Institute of Information Technology (DIIT) One of the approved study centre of Madurai Kamaraj University
    Madurai Kamaraj University
    Madurai Kamaraj University also abbreviated MKU is a public university in India.-Overview:Madurai Kamaraj University, located in Madurai city established in 1966, has 18 schools comprising 72 departments. The Directorate of Distance Education of the University has a student strength of about 1.3...

  9. Dayapuram Juma Musjid, general mosque
    Mosque
    A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

  10. Zainab Musjid, a mosque
    Mosque
    A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

     for women only
  11. Dayapuram Library

History

The school was established in 1984 http://dayapuram.org/history.htm under the leadership of C.T.Abdul Rahim, P.P. Hyder Haji, K.P. Muhammed Haji and V. Marakkar. Started as an English Medium School near National Institute of Technology Calicut
National Institute of Technology Calicut
The National Institute of Technology Calicut is a federally funded technical university and an institute of national importance governed by an act passed by the Parliament of India. The campus is situated 22 km north-east of Kozhikode city on the Calicut – Mukkam Road. It was established in 1961...

, (formerly R.E.C. Calicut), their aim was to bring educationally backward situations into to the mainstream, especially for orphans http://edoptiondayapuram.org/dayapuram.htm. Orphans from all religions http://dashadayapuram.org/ are admitted without regard to financial circumstances http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/21/stories/2008022152870300.htm. Shaik Abdulla Ibrahim Al Ansari, was their main financial source. In 1986 formal inauguration done by Sheikh Abdulla Al Ansari founder of Qatar Calandar House and Dayapuram Residential School gets affiliation of the Central Board of Secondary Education
Central Board of Secondary Education
The Central Board of Secondary Education is a Board of Education for public and private schools, under the Union Government of India.-History:...

, New Delhi in 1986.

Organisation

All Institutions are Under Al Islam Charitable Trusthttp://dashadayapuram.org/AlCT.htm.
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