Veliyam is a village 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 situated near Kottarakara in the Kollam district

Kollam district

-Climate:Kollam's temperature is almost steady throughout the year. The average temperature ranges from 25 to 32 degrees Celsius. Summer usually runs from March until May; the monsoon begins by June and ends by September. Kollam receives an annual average rainfall of around...

 of Kerala. A. Sreedhara Menon

A. Sreedhara Menon

Professor Alappat Sreedhara Menon was a distinguished historian from Kerala. He received the Padma Bhushan for Literature & Education in 2009, India's third highest civilian honour....

 briefly narrates the historical importance of this place in his book Kerala History.

Agriculture

The majority of the people are farmers. Paddy and coconut were the major crops here; they have given way to rubber as in most part of Kerala.

Temples

The famous temples in this village are Veliyam Temple, Subhramanya Swamy Temple and Palakkottu Temple.

Politics

Veliyam is famous for the Nationalised Political Parties in India including Communist Party and Congress. Veliyam gave birth to many political leaders including Veliyam Damodaran. He laid the foundation for communism in this region.

Notable residents

Veliyam Bhargavan

Veliyam Bhargavan

Veteran Communist Leader of Kerala. He was Kerala State Secretary of Communist Party of India ,during the period 1998 to 2010.He was first elected to the post in 1998,after P.K.Vasudevan Nair . Then he was re-elected to the post for 3 continuous terms....

 is a leading politician who was born and brought up in Veliyam Padinjatinkara. The famous film star Murali was born and brought up in this village at a place called Kudavattoor

Kudavattor

Kudavattor is a small village of the Kottarakara Taluk in the Kollam district of the Indian state of Kerala, well-known for its agriculutral atmosphere and natural beauty of the landscape. In the local Malayalam language, kuda means "umbrella" and vattor "round", thus it is common to see a special...

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External links

• http://www.veliyam.com
• http://www.veliyam.co.nr
• http://www.tdmedicos.com/veliyam.htm