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Pallana

Coordinates: 9°17′47″N 76°23′39″E / 9.29629°N 76.394277°E / 9.29629; 76.394277
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Pallana
kumarakodi
Village
Pallana
From Top Clockwise: Beauty of Pallana, K.A.M.U.P School, Pallana River, Pallana Temple, Pallana backwater scene in the west side
Nickname: 
Pallana River
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Coordinates: 9°17′47″N 76°23′39″E / 9.29629°N 76.394277°E / 9.29629; 76.394277
CountryIndia
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Named forIn memory of the Eternal poet Maha Kavi Kumaran Asan
Government
 • TypeKERALA GOVT
 • BodyPanchayath
Area
 • Total3 km2 (1 sq mi)
 • Rank14
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
690515
Area code690515
Websiteentepallana.blogspot.com

Pallana is a village near Haripad on the shore of Arabian Sea. It is also alongside the River Pallana. National Highway 66 runs nearby. It is made famous by the fact that it is the final resting place of the great Malayalam poet Kumaranasan.

Asan Memorial

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Pallana is the final resting place of the poet Mahakavi Kumaran Asan, the representative of cultural renaissance in Kerala who introduced the form of poetry called "Khandakavyam" to Malayalam. It is now preserved as 'Asan Smarakom' (Memorial Tomb) by state cultural Department Government of Kerala.

Schools

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Mahakavi Kumaran Asan Memorial High School was established in 1976.It was later renamed to Mahakavi Kumaran Asan Memorial Higher Secondary School. There is also a library in memory of Asan, which houses books of his poetry.

Kaviyarangu

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The Asan Memorial Trust frequently organizes 'Kaviyarangu' (a meet of poets and literary persons in Malayalam) and conducts the speeches of famous Malayalam poets.

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