Kallara Grama Panchayat
Documented local history
Thiruvananthapuram district · Nedumangad taluk
Historical overview
The Kallara-Pangode Struggle, part of India’s independence movement, began in the 1930s in Kallara and Pangode in response to revenue measures and the Diwan’s rules. [1][3]
Memorials associated with the struggle include a martyr’s memorial at Kallara and the Pangode Police Outpost heritage building; the 75th anniversary was celebrated on 29 September 2013. [3]
Timeline
- 1938-09-30
Farmers in Kallara and Pangode defied revenue authorities and tax rules; confrontation at Kallara Market led to deaths among the agitators, including Plankeezhil Krishna Pillai and Cheruvalam Kochu Narayanan Achary. [3]
- 1940-12-17
Kochappi Pillai, one of the accused in the Kallara-Pangode Struggle case, was hanged after the High Court confirmed the sentence. [3]
- 1940-12-18
Pattalam Krishnan was hanged after the High Court confirmed the sentence. [3]
Sources
- [1] Kallara, Thiruvananthapuram — English Wikipedia contributors
- [2] കല്ലറ (തിരുവനന്തപുരം ജില്ല) — Malayalam Wikipedia contributors
- [3] Kallara-Pangode Struggle — English Wikipedia contributors
- [4] കല്ലറ - പാങ്ങോട് വിപ്ലവം — Malayalam Wikipedia contributors
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