Punnapra
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Punnapra is a place in Alappuzha district
of Kerala
, India.
Punnapra is divided into 2 panchayats:
Punnapra is a place that is situated along the coast of Arabian sea. It lies west to Kuttanad
-popularly known as the rice bowl of Kerala.
Once it was the land of revolution called the Punnapra-Vayalar.
History says that people came on foot with weapons to attack the police camp that was situated here and a fierce battle took place.
The same incident happened in Vayalar too. Thus the incident was named Punnapra-Vayalar revolution.
Now there is a memorial here known as the Punnapra-Vayalar memorial martyrs' column.
Every year, a procession on the date is being held from Valya chudukad in Alappuzha to here as the martyrs are remembered.
Alappuzha district
Alappuzha is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala in India. It was formed as Alleppey District on August 17, 1957. The name of the district was officially changed to Alappuzha in 1990. The district is a widely known tourist destination, and is well known for its coir factories. Most of...
of 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.
Punnapra is divided into 2 panchayats:
- Punnapra NorthPunnapra NorthPunnapra North is a panchayat and part of Punnapra. It is in Alappuzha district, India....
- Punnapra SouthPunnapra SouthPunnapra South is a panchayat and part of Punnapra. It is in Alappuzha district....
Punnapra is a place that is situated along the coast of Arabian sea. It lies west to Kuttanad
Kuttanad
Kuttanadu is a region in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India, well known for its picturesque vast paddy fields and its geographical peculiarities. It's the region with the lowest altitude in India, and one of the few places in the world where farming is carried out below sea...
-popularly known as the rice bowl of Kerala.
Once it was the land of revolution called the Punnapra-Vayalar.
History says that people came on foot with weapons to attack the police camp that was situated here and a fierce battle took place.
The same incident happened in Vayalar too. Thus the incident was named Punnapra-Vayalar revolution.
Now there is a memorial here known as the Punnapra-Vayalar memorial martyrs' column.
Every year, a procession on the date is being held from Valya chudukad in Alappuzha to here as the martyrs are remembered.