Pinarayi Grama Panchayat
Documented local history
Kannur district · Thalassery taluk
Historical overview
In the independence movement, the 1930 foreign clothes boycott was conducted in Pinarayi, led by AKG, AK Sankaran Nambiar, Kacherikkandi Chathukkutty and Thattari Kunhiraman; in the 1930s the population and mass mobilization context are recorded here, including the 1938 march by peasants to reduce varam and pattam. [1][2]
After the CPI split in 1964, Pinarayi is described as a CPI(M) bastion; the first conference of the Communist Party of India in present-day Kerala was held at Paraparam in Pinarayi, where the party was formally constituted. [1][2]
Timeline
- 1920s
In the 1920s, peasant and teachers organizations were strong in Pinarayi and there was widespread support for the freedom movement. [1][2]
- 1930
1930: Boycott of foreign clothes conducted; leaders included AKG, AK Sankaran Nambiar, Kacherikkandi Chathukkutty and Thattari Kunhiraman. [1][2]
- 1938
1938: Seven thousand peasants marched from Pinarayi to Kottayam Kovilakam to reduce varam and pattam. [1][2]
- 1958
1958: Electricity reached the village and was inaugurated by VR Krishna Iyer. [1][2]
- 1977-06-10
1977-06-10: A high school was inaugurated at Pinarayi in the memory of AKG. [1][2]
- 1964
1964: After CPI split, Pinarayi is considered a CPI(M) bastion; the first conference of the Communist Party of India in present-day Kerala was held at Paraparam in Pinarayi, where the party was formally constituted. [1][2]
Sources
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