Puthencavu
village
Puthencavu is located in Kerala
Puthencavu
Puthencavu
Location in Kerala, India
Puthencavu is located in India
Puthencavu
Puthencavu
Puthencavu (India)
Coordinates: 9°19′23″N 76°38′23″E / 9.32306°N 76.63972°E / 9.32306; 76.63972
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Government
 • BodyChengannur Municipality
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
689123
Lok Sabha constituencyMavelikkara
Legislative Assembly constituencyChengannur

Puthencavu is a village in Alappuzha District of Kerala, India, located 2 km east of Chengannur along the southern bank of the river Pamba. The village is around 2 km from Arattupuzha, and can be easily accessed from Chengannur and Arattupuzha.

Education

Metropolitan Higher Secondary School,[1] run by the Catholicate and MD Schools Corporate Management of the Malakara Orthodox Syrian Church is located at Puthencavu.

Transportation

Chengannur Railway Station is the nearest railhead, and Cochin International Airport the nearest airport. The Century Multispeciality Hospital is located very near to Puthencavu Junction. [2]

Structures

The 218-year-old Puthencavu St Mary's Orthodox Church[3] is located in the village. The remains of three leaders of the Malankara Sabha, Mar Thoma VI, Mar Thoma VIII & Geevarghese Mar Philoxenos are interred in the church.

Notable people

Rev. George Mathan who is also known as Mallappallil Achan is from Puthencavu Kizhakethalaykal family. He wrote the first Malayalam Grammar 'Malayazhmayute vyakaranam.'1863,though Herman Gundert's grammar is considered first printed.He was the first Indian priest of Anglican Church.He is also considered as father of Malayalam prose by many scholars. Geevarghese Mar Philaxenos is another notable Metropolitan of the Orthodox Syrian Church belonging to Puthencavu. Dr. Abraham Ayrukuzhi, a well known scientist and former Dean of Kerala University. Barister K.K.Chacko, who was a judge Travancore High court and later Kerala High court. K.G. Kurien,of Kunnumpurathu family was a biblical scholar and a leader of Brotheren Church. Mahakavi Puthencavu Mathan Tharakan hails from this village and has made significant contributions to the freedom movement and the Malayalam language. His son K. M. Tharakan was a president of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, and a noted writer, novelist and critic.

References

  1. ↑ "Metropolitan Higher Secondary School". Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Century Hospital Location". Century Hospital.
  3. ↑ "St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral". St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral. Kerala: Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. Retrieved 25 July 2013.


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