Panavally
Grama Panchayat

Socio-Cultural History
Panavally is a small village in Cherthala taluk of Alappuzha district. This panchayat has an area of ​​about nineteen square kilometers. Panavally panchayat is a coastal plain in the Karapuram area at the northern end of old Travancore. Legend has it that the mythical characters Pandavas stayed here for a long time during their migration and thus this land, which was then known as Pandavarveyali, later became Panavally. The four stones located at the place where the panchayat office now stands, have a very ancient history. There are many oral stories related to this. One of the stories is that four Brahmins who had migrated from some ancient tribes and returned after crossing the sea were later excommunicated and converted to Islam, and in their memory, four stones were erected opposite the Nalpannathenniswaram temple. In any case, until some time ago, Hindus and Muslims alike had attributed divinity to these four stones. During the reign of the king, the king's church was located near the eastern bank of Odampally. The landowners of that time were the former Namboodirimanas and temple deities. Malayalam Brahmins, Tulu Brahmins, Ilayath clans, and Gaudasaraswatha Brahmins held the priestly and clerical positions. The presence of Sree Narayana Guru, the social reformer who changed the social history of Kerala, has blessed Panavalli. Like anywhere else, here too, along with places of worship, there were art and cultural centers. Thrichattukulam Mahadeva Temple, Arayankakavu Annapurna Swami Temple, Edappangazhi Sree Krishna Swami Temple, Thaliyaparamba Devi Temple, Nalputenneeswaram Mahadeva Temple, Sreekantheswaram Mahadeva Temple, Odampally Bhagavathi Temple, Karalapathi Temple, Uraliparamba Shastakshetram etc. are the ancient and famous places of worship here. There are many personalities who have shone in the political, social and cultural history of this village. Desath Sreekrishna Panicker, a leader who fought bravely against social injustices, Kattu Tharakesavan, who participated in the Vaikom Satyagraha and was martyred on the day of the Martyr's Day, Panikam Veetil Narayanan, Kuzhikkattu V.K. Velayudhan, a Youth League activist who fought against the tyranny of Sir CP, C.G. Sadashivan, a strong leader of the Punnapra-Vayalar movement, and K.K. Sukumaran, Damodaran, C.K. Narayanan, M.K. Karunakaranpinalla, who were all coir factory workers, still live in the hearts of the people today. Karuppuruthil Tarkkikan Ramakaimalasan, who is famous throughout Kerala for his Sanskrit scholarship and Thachu Shastra, as well as Panavalli Krishnanvainadyan, who is famous in the field of medicine, and the great doctors of the medical families of Manamkurichi, Puthanthora, Kuncharath and Chitti, are the pride of this village. P.K. Pattamana, a well-known poet of Kerala, is a native of this panchayat. K.V. Vaidyan, who was an early poet, was a famous artist of his time. The Azad Library, Odampally Library and Poochakkal Young Men's Library in Thrichattukulam are very old. Before independence, during the monarchy, only those who had a karamthiruva had the right to vote. The first Praja Sabha member was Kochupillakaimal. Panavalli Panchayat was formed in 1953. The leaders of the working class and progressive movements were the early leaders of the Panchayat. The first president of this Panchayat was M.K. Karunakaran Pillai, a coir factory worker.