Kainady
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Kainady village is located in Neelamperoor grama panchayat. It is a small island and consists of picturesque paddy field
s and small canals. Population consists of Hindu and Christian denominations. Our Lady of Dolours Church and Karumathra Temple are two main places of worship in Kainady.
Kainady is the birth place of Pallithanam Luca Matthai
( popularly Known Pallithanathu Mathaichan) who was the member of Sree Moolam Popular Assembly
. He pioneered the backwater paddy cultivation in Kuttanadu. In 1900 he reclaimed Cherukara Kayal and Pallithanam Kayal from the Vembanad Kayal for paddy cultivation. He is considered as the father of cooperative agricultural movement in Kuttanadu. He spearheaded the debt relief struggle and was instrumental in the enactment of Agricultural Debt Relief Act, that emancipated the illfated agriculture families from the debt trap. He was the founder of Kuttanadu Karshaka Sangham, which was considered as the voice of Kuttanad's farmers.
The main educational institution is A. J. John Memorial High School, which was esatablished in the year 1921 and renamed in 1960 in honour of the eminent Catholic leader and Chief minister A. J. John, Anaparambil
.
Renowned botanist Fr Joseph Pallithanam http://www.sjweb.info/sjs/networks/ecology/Indian%20Jesuits%20Contribution%20to%20Environmental%20Protection.pdf and former member of Kerala legislative assembly Eapen Kandakudy also belonged to this place. Renowned social activist Fr Thomas Pallithanam also belongs to this place.
Kainady is a very scenic place of Kerala amidst the back water paddyfields but blessed in many ways with water and road transports. This village is very much at the brink of Kuttandan Kayals but is very close and connected to Kottyam and Changanssery towns.
Paddy field
A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing rice and other semiaquatic crops. Paddy fields are a typical feature of rice farming in east, south and southeast Asia. Paddies can be built into steep hillsides as terraces and adjacent to depressed or steeply sloped features such...
s and small canals. Population consists of Hindu and Christian denominations. Our Lady of Dolours Church and Karumathra Temple are two main places of worship in Kainady.
Kainady is the birth place of Pallithanam Luca Matthai
Pallithanam Luca Matthai
Pallithanam Luca Matthai was born in the year 1882 in Kainady village of Kuttanad.His father and uncle were the pioneers of kayal cultivation in Kuttandu.Since he lost both his father and uncle when he was only eighteen years, being the eldest son in the family he took over the family estate.The...
( popularly Known Pallithanathu Mathaichan) who was the member of Sree Moolam Popular Assembly
Moolam Thirunal of Travancore
Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma was the ruling Maharajah of the Indian state of Travancore between 1885 and 1924, succeeding his uncle Maharajah Visakham Thirunal .-Early life and education:...
. He pioneered the backwater paddy cultivation in Kuttanadu. In 1900 he reclaimed Cherukara Kayal and Pallithanam Kayal from the Vembanad Kayal for paddy cultivation. He is considered as the father of cooperative agricultural movement in Kuttanadu. He spearheaded the debt relief struggle and was instrumental in the enactment of Agricultural Debt Relief Act, that emancipated the illfated agriculture families from the debt trap. He was the founder of Kuttanadu Karshaka Sangham, which was considered as the voice of Kuttanad's farmers.
The main educational institution is A. J. John Memorial High School, which was esatablished in the year 1921 and renamed in 1960 in honour of the eminent Catholic leader and Chief minister A. J. John, Anaparambil
A. J. John, Anaparambil
Anaparambil Joseph John was an Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, and statesman. He was Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin and Governor of Madras....
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Renowned botanist Fr Joseph Pallithanam http://www.sjweb.info/sjs/networks/ecology/Indian%20Jesuits%20Contribution%20to%20Environmental%20Protection.pdf and former member of Kerala legislative assembly Eapen Kandakudy also belonged to this place. Renowned social activist Fr Thomas Pallithanam also belongs to this place.
Kainady is a very scenic place of Kerala amidst the back water paddyfields but blessed in many ways with water and road transports. This village is very much at the brink of Kuttandan Kayals but is very close and connected to Kottyam and Changanssery towns.