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Kottayi panchayath

India / Kerala / Palakkad / Kottayi
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One of the beautiful villages in Palakkad District. Chembai Gramam (Village) is situated near Kottayi. As every one knows, Chembai is the birth place of the doyen of carnatic music, the late Sri Chembai Vaidhyanatha Bhagawathar. In my view and opinion Kottayi is an ideal place to settle down as it has many facilities, schools, clinics, doctors, police station, electricity office, telephone exchange, and above all very large - hearted people.

Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar (Malayalam: ചെമ്പൈ വൈദ്യനാഥ ഭാഗവതര്‍, Tamil: செம்பை வைத்தியநாத பாகவதர்) was a Carnatic music singer from the Indian state of Kerala. Known by his village name Chembai, or simply as Bhagavatar, he was born to Anantha Bhagavatar and Parvati Ammal in 1895.[1] Chembai was noted for his powerful voice and majestic style of singing. His first public performance was in 1904, when he was nine. He was a recipient of several titles and honours. He was known for his encouragement of upcoming musicians, and also for his ability to spot new talent. He was responsible for popularizing compositions like Rakshamam, Pavana Guru, among others. The music critic 'Aeolus' describes him as "the musician who has meant the most to Carnatic Music in the first fifty years of the 20th century" Some of his prominent disciples include Yesudas, T. V. Gopalakrishnan, V.V.Subramaniam, P.Leela, among others. Many memorial music festivals are held in his honour annually since his death in 1974, the most important being the annually celebrated Chembai Sangeetholsavam.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kottayi_(gram_panchayat)
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Coordinates:   10°45'37"N   76°32'15"E

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  • malayalam
    Kottayi is a small village situated about 15 km from Palakkad, in Kerala. It is the native place of the late Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, the doyen of Karnatic music. Kottayi can be accessed from Palakkad viz Putur. Palakkad Town Railway Station is the nearest railhead.
  • N.NARAYANAN (guest)
    KOTTAYI AYILAM GRAMMAM IS FAMOUSE IN PALAKKAD, MAJAR RAMASWAMI ROAD SITUTED IN KOTTAYI.
  • Rajesh KP (guest)
    Major Ramaswamy was a great soldier who laid life for the country during the second world war, whose name is given after the road.He is only 24 years at the time of his valiant death. Rajesh KP
  • jkomerath (guest)
    it is a beautiful village with everything.It was also way ahead of its time.it has a hospital,verternery hosipital,many schools,for over 55years which is way before than many similar villaages.Two names come to mind,whenyou think of kottayi Dr.A.B.Menon,and Mr E Narayanan nair the Head master of the school in the 1950s who oversaw all the progress of kottyi-they have a role in everythng that happened in kottayi in its earlier stage
  • Ravikumar puthuvayil (guest)
    chembai is the famous place in kerala is located in kottayi
  • DASAN (guest)
    THEKKINKARA IS A SMALL VILLAGE IN KOTTAYI PANCHAYATH.ONE OF THE FAMOUS MUNDIYANKAVU IS NEAR THEKKINKARA.
  • Neelima Aravind (guest)
    My mothers house is at kottayi gramapanchayat.I used to visit kottayi at more than 1 time a month.there is a big statue of SRI CHEMBAI VAIDYANATHA BHAGAVATHAR opposite the Shiva temple at kottayi.
  • Manikandan Nair (guest)
    I am Manikandan Parasseri. The beautiful Kottayi is my birth place and I am very much proud of it. I am in Abroad but whenever I visit native place, I visit Kottayi and take blessing of Lord Ayyappa/Shiva/Murugan/Krishna/Bhagati. Kottayi has become a beautiful Mini City.
  • Sreekumaran P (guest)
    I am sreekumar from Ayyappankave gramam, Kottayi. My father was teacher GHS Kottayi.
  • kottayi (guest)
    page https://trackkottayi.wordpress.com will give you more details about this place
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