https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Vazhenkada Vazhenkada - Revision history 2026-09-07T00:58:46Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vazhenkada&diff=275971&oldid=prev ->Ira Leviton: Fixed a typo found with Wikipedia:Typo_Team/moss. 2021-11-19T12:56:35Z <p>Fixed a typo found with <a href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/Bharatpedia:Typo_Team/moss" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Typo Team/moss">Wikipedia:Typo_Team/moss</a>.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}<br /> {{more citations needed|date=May 2009}}<br /> <br /> {{Infobox settlement<br /> | name = Vazhenkada<br /> | native_name = <br /> | native_name_lang = <br /> | other_name = <br /> | nickname = <br /> | settlement_type = village<br /> | image_skyline = <br /> | image_alt = <br /> | image_caption = <br /> | pushpin_map = <br /> | pushpin_label_position = right<br /> | pushpin_map_alt = <br /> | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|10|55|30|N|76|17|45|E|display=inline,title}}<br /> | subdivision_type = Country<br /> | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br /> | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br /> | subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br /> | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br /> | subdivision_name2 = [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]]<br /> | established_title = &lt;!-- Established --&gt;<br /> | established_date = <br /> | founder = <br /> | named_for = <br /> | government_type = <br /> | governing_body = <br /> | unit_pref = Metric<br /> | area_footnotes = <br /> | area_rank = <br /> | area_total_km2 = <br /> | elevation_footnotes = <br /> | elevation_m = <br /> | population_total = <br /> | population_as_of = <br /> | population_rank = <br /> | population_density_km2 = auto<br /> | population_demonym = <br /> | population_footnotes = <br /> | demographics_type1 = Languages<br /> | demographics1_title1 = Official<br /> | demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]], <br /> | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br /> | utc_offset1 = +5:30<br /> | postal_code_type = &lt;!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --&gt;<br /> | postal_code = 679357<br /> | registration_plate = KL- 10 and KL 53<br /> | blank1_name_sec1 = Coastline<br /> | blank1_info_sec1 = {{Convert|0|km|mi}}<br /> | blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]<br /> | blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|Tropical monsoon]] &lt;small&gt;([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])&lt;/small&gt;<br /> | blank2_name_sec2 = Avg. summer temperature<br /> | blank2_info_sec2 = {{convert|38|°C|°F}}<br /> | blank3_name_sec2 = Avg. winter temperature<br /> | blank3_info_sec2 = {{convert|18|°C|°F}}<br /> | website = <br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Vazhenkada&#039;&#039;&#039; is a village, known for its [[Kathakali]] heritage, on the banks of the river [[Thuthapuzha|Thootha]] in [[Malappuram district]] of [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://wikimapia.org/4763816/Vazhenkada Wikimapia]&lt;/ref&gt; The nearest small towns are [[Cherpulassery]] (in [[Palakkad district]]) to its south 8 kilometres away and [[Perintalmanna]] to its north ,12 kilometres away.<br /> <br /> ==Culture==<br /> Vazhenkada&#039;s place on the cultural map owes largely to having been the native place of eminent Kathakali artiste, [[Padma Shri]] [[Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair]], a frontline disciple of the legendary [[Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon]]. Kunchu Nair&#039;s son, [[Vazhenkada Vijayan]], is a Kathakali artiste of repute, having retired from [[Kerala Kalamandalam]], where his father too had worked as a teacher for long. Another of Kunchu Nair&#039;s son, P.V. Sreevalsan, is a Kathakali aesthete and author of a [[Malayalam]] novel called &#039;&#039;Keshabharam&#039;&#039;. Kunchu Nair lived close to the Narasimhamoorthy temple in Vazhenkada.<br /> <br /> Other famous Kathakali artistes hailing from Vazhenkada include Kalamandalam Balaraman and Kalamandalam Krishnadas ([[chenda]]), Kottakkal Devadas (actor-dancer) and Vazhenkada Anandan (Kathakali musician), besides the late Vazhenkada Govinda Warrier (Kathakali make-up), Vazhenkada Kunjunni Nair, Kalamandalam Rajagopal, Vazhenkada Krishna Warrier and Vazhenkada Rama Warrier.<br /> <br /> ==Transportation==<br /> Vazhenkada village connects to other parts of India through [[Perinthalmanna]] town. National highway No.66 passes through [[Tirur]] and the northern stretch connects to [[Goa]] and [[Mumbai]]. The southern stretch connects to [[Cochin]] and [[Trivandrum]]. Highway No.966 goes to [[Palakkad]] and [[Coimbatore]]. The nearest airport is at [[Kozhikode Airport|Kozhikode]]. The nearest major railway station is at [[Shoranur|shornur]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Malappuram district}} [[Category:Villages in Malappuram district]]<br /> [[Category:Kathakali]]<br /> [[Category:Perinthalmanna area]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Malappuram-geo-stub}}</div> ->Ira Leviton