Pallana

Pallana
Pallana Kumaarakodi
kumarakodi
Village
Pallana
Coordinates: 9°17′47″N 76°23′39″E / 9.29629°N 76.394277°E / 9.29629; 76.394277Coordinates: 9°17′47″N 76°23′39″E / 9.29629°N 76.394277°E / 9.29629; 76.394277
Country India
State Kerala
District Alappuzha
Named for In memory of the Eternal poet Maha Kavi Kumaran Asan
Government
  Type KERALA GOVT
  Body Panchayath
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 690 515
Telephone code 91-(0)477-229 XXXX
Website entepallana.blogspot.com

Pallana is a village at the shore of Arabian Sea and it’s also rounded by the river named”River pallana”. Pallana is a nearby village of NH47 (National Highway 47).

The special remark of pallana is, here is the eternal resting place of great poet Mahakavi Kumaran Asan the true representative of cultural renaissance in Kerala who is introduced the new form of poetry called’Khandakavia’ to Malayalam. It is now preserved as 'Asan Smarakom' (Memorial Tomp) by state cultural DepartmentKerela Govt. And there is the school near the tromp it is named Kumaramasan Memorial School(U.P.School).There is a Library and it is also in the memory of the great poet, It houses the books of his poetry. The Asan memorial trust frequently organize'Kaviyarngu' (The meet of poets and literal persons in Malayalam )and also conduct the speeches of famous Malayalam poets.In the name of Ashan there is also a High school named M.K.A.M.H.S Pallana it established in the year 1976.

Pallana is the resting place of the poet Kumaran Asan.

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