Kunchan Smarakam, Palakkad |
Location : Killikurissimangalam at Lakkidi, about 30 km from Palakkad, north Kerala.
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Kunchan Smarakam, the memorial to poet Kunchan Nambiar, is not a conventional monument. In this house where the inventor of the satirical art form
'Thullal' was born, young
artists are trained in the various divisions of the art form -
Ottanthullal
,
Seethankanthullal and
Parayanthullal.
In addition to
Thullal, the
Smarakom celebrates the
Navarathri festival in a grand way. The fifth day of May, the birthday of the poet is celebrated with much fanfare as
Kunchan dinam .
Getting there:
Nearest railway stations: Lakkidi, a few minutes drive from Killikurissimangalam is a minor station; Ottappalam about 12 km from Lakkidi.
Nearest airport: Coimbatore, about 55 km from Palakkad town. |
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