History of Pangode Grama Panchayat, Thiruvananthapuram

Historical overview

Pangode Gram Panchayat, located in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, falls under the Vamanapuram block. It was carved out of Kallara and Vamanapuram by Government Order No: 883/77/LA on September 30, 1977. P. A. Rahim was its first President and Pattanikkada Shahul Hameed its first Vice President. [1]

Pangode and Kallara were central to the Kallara-Pangode Struggle during the Indian independence movement; in September 1939 villagers resisted taxes on selling commodities at Pangode and nearby Kallara, leading to clashes with police and deaths. The struggle culminated in the hanging of Kochappi Pillai and Pattalam Krishnan on 17–18 December 1940; the Government of India lists the Kallara-Pangode Struggle among 39 movements that helped unlock independence. The 75th anniversary was celebrated on 29 September 2013. [1][3]

Timeline

1938-09-30

Farmers from Kallara and Pangode defied revenue authorities and police at Kallara Market, marking the start of the Kallara-Pangode Struggle. [3]
1940-12-17 to 1940-12-18

Kochappi Pillai and Pattalam Krishnan were hanged after the High Court confirmed sentences; others were imprisoned; Ramelikkonam Padmanabhan reportedly killed himself when surrounded by police. [1][3]
1977-09-30

Pangode Gram Panchayat carved out of Kallara and Vamanapuram by Government Order No: 883/77/LA; P. A. Rahim was its first President and Pattanikkada Shahul Hameed its first Vice President. [1]
2013-09-29

75th anniversary of the Kallara-Pangode Struggle celebrated. [1]

Sources

[1] Pangode — English Wikipedia contributors
[2] പാങ്ങോട് — Malayalam Wikipedia contributors
[3] Kallara-Pangode Struggle — English Wikipedia contributors
[4] കല്ലറ - പാങ്ങോട് വിപ്ലവം — Malayalam Wikipedia contributors

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