Pookkottukavu
Grama Panchayat

PookottuKavu
Pokottu Kavu Grama Panchayat is located in Sreekrishnapuram Block, Ottapalam Taluk, Palakkad District. This panchayat, which is covered by the villages of Sreekrishnapuram, Vellinezhi and Thrikkathiri, has an area of ​​22.01 sq km. The boundaries of the panchayat are Vellinezhi and Sreekrishnapuram Panchayats on the north, Sreekrishnapuram and Kadambazhipuram Panchayats on the east, Thrikkathiri and Ambalappara Panchayats on the south, and Vellinezhi and Thrikkathiri on the west. Pookottu Kavu Panchayat area is a Valluvanadan village. In the early days, this area was home to people who were skilled in Ayurveda, Vishvaidyam, carpentry and astronomy. There were also people who made sculptures using stone, wood and metal. This panchayat is the birthplace of the stone path of Kathakali.
History

The people lived in a joint family system. The population was concentrated in some areas. The main food was rice and rice porridge. In peasant families, the food was one meal of rice and two meals of porridge from Vishupulari to the end of Karkitakam. In the rest of the time, it was two meals of rice and one meal of porridge. This did not apply to landlord families. The rest of the people were semi-starved and completely starved. During the five months, they ate talam, thalli, ermpabhana powder, kudappana powder, bamboo shoots, and wild tubers. Theft of food items was universal. As part of feudalism, there were peasant restrictions on the style of dress. Tea was a rare drink. The dried stems and leaves of the banana tree were used for washing, and the leaves of the banana tree, Women and children used to chase away the devil by singing, "Chetta Bhagavathy is outside, Sri Bhagavathy is inside." There was a ceremony of stabbing the leaves and roots of the Karkki Takam on the first morning. On the first Sunday after Karkki Takam, Nira and Puthari were celebrated. Nelkka Thiru, leaves, etc. were applied to the mats and mats with cow dung and rice flour, chanting the words "Illam Nira", "Vallam Nira", "Vatti Nira", "Kutta Nira", and the mats were covered with dung. They were also decorated with rice flour. Schools were established in this area at the beginning of the century. The present Munnoorkot LP School was started in 1902 as the Kulangara Madhavan Nair Elementary School. His son-in-law Gopalannayar started the Munnoorkottu Panchama School. The lower castes were specially invited and educated in this. All the upper castes also studied. Over time, Panchama School merged with the Elementary School. Gopalan Ezhuthachan started the Kalluvazhi School around this time. He also started the Kinassery School, Pookottakavu and Punchapadam Schools during this period. Later, Thanikkunnu School, Kattukulam School and Munnoorkot Government School were started. The role of K.V. Eswarawaryar and K.K. Kanur in the formation of Kattukulam High School is memorable. The present Kattukulam High School is the result of the work of K.V. and Kanur, who used the permission received to start a Higher Elementary School at Shivamatthil during 47-48. The Government UP School was raised in 81. The Government High School at Munnoorkohate. The role of Malabar District Bordfa President P.T. Bhaskarapanikkar in the development of education in this area is memorable. The construction of the Ottapalam-Karimpu Road was carried out more than 100 years ago under the leadership of Notan alias Trottan Saip, a revenue officer. The first survey was carried out via Kadambur and Thanikkunnu Mangalam. The road was made into a gravel road due to the influence of a senior official in the east, who had a relative's house on the gravel road. In 1940, the coal-fueled Karimpuzha-Ottapalam services were started. On August 15, 1957, the diesel-fueled bus Bhagavathy Motor Services Company started the Kongad-Shornur service. Muthiyil Govindan Nair was a freedom fighter who received the Tamrapatram. K.V. Eswarawarrier, who played a leading role in the Quit India movement, temple entry, untouchability movement, and Harijan upliftment, is still a prominent figure in the social and cultural arena. About 100 years ago, Chulloli Sridevi Amma was a teacher at Munnoorkot Elementary School and was also a teacher at Kaypanchari.