Thunchan Parambu

The holy day of Vijayadashami witnesses children being brought here to be initiated into the world of education and knowledge The ancient kanjira tree (Nux vomica) under which he is supposed to have imparted knowledge to his beloved disciples and composed his poems is one of the treasured exhibits here. The memorial also houses a granite Saraswathi Mandapam along with a library of rare manuscripts.

The Government of Kerala constituted the Thunchan Memorial Management Committee in 1964 in order to propagate the vision and values of the great poet and to promote Malayalam language and literature. The Thunchan Memorial Trust was formed in 2001 to independently expand these activities under the leadership of legendary writer Mr. M. T. Vasudevan Nair.
The National Manuscript Mission has designated Thunchan Memorial Trust as its Manuscript Resource Centre to survey, document and electronically report manuscripts of north Kerala. The Thunchan Literary Museum was set up here in October 2008 and is the only one of its kind in any Indian language. The museum depicts the different stages of development of the Malayalam language.

The Thunchan festival held annually during the first week of February has emerged as a major cultural event in the country. The five-day festival is attended by eminent writers and scholars. Literary seminars, poetry reading sessions, cultural discourses, dance and music performances are the highlights of the festival. And during the festival time, the iron stylus with which Ezhuthachan wrote his poems is taken out in a grand procession.

Getting there
Nearest railway station: Tirur Railway Station, about 2 km
Nearest airport: Calicut International Airport, about 36 km
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