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Socio-cultural Processes and Livelihood Patterns at Tirurangadi - CDS

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Anangadi<br />

Navajeevan<br />

Table X<br />

Place name Conversion into parambas Conversion into house-sites<br />

Anayarangadi<br />

K<strong>at</strong>tungal p<strong>at</strong>am<br />

Munnichira p<strong>at</strong>am<br />

Korunkuzhip<strong>at</strong>am<br />

Kadalundi p<strong>at</strong>am<br />

Kanjirakuzhip<strong>at</strong>am<br />

Railway chambra<br />

Anay<strong>at</strong>til p<strong>at</strong>am<br />

Thekkep<strong>at</strong>am<br />

Kottayilp<strong>at</strong>am<br />

V<strong>at</strong>akkep<strong>at</strong>am<br />

P<strong>and</strong>ikasalapramba<br />

Source: Field Diaries: Vallikkunnu Panchay<strong>at</strong><br />

Kuttiyil p<strong>at</strong>am<br />

K<strong>at</strong>tungal paramba<br />

Munnichira p<strong>at</strong>am<br />

Korunkuzhip<strong>at</strong>am<br />

Kanjirakuzhip<strong>at</strong>am<br />

Railway chambray<br />

Anay<strong>at</strong>tilp<strong>at</strong>am<br />

Thekkepetam<br />

V<strong>at</strong>akkep<strong>at</strong>am<br />

Kottayilp<strong>at</strong>am<br />

Vennakk<strong>at</strong> thara<br />

Ch<strong>at</strong>hankai p<strong>at</strong>anna<br />

The Coastal area has been heavily popul<strong>at</strong>ed from early times. Puthenkadappuram,<br />

Ottummal beach <strong>and</strong> Alungal beach in Parappanangadi, Anangadi in Vallikkunnu are<br />

areas inhabited by traditional fishing popul<strong>at</strong>ion. Alungal beach is particularly interesting,<br />

as it was the area of the traditional market centre called Angadi or Parappanangadi, a<br />

point th<strong>at</strong> we will discuss l<strong>at</strong>er. Another coastal market centre is Kadalundi Nagaram, to<br />

the north of Anangadi. The existence of a kadalundipp<strong>at</strong>am in the area indic<strong>at</strong>ed th<strong>at</strong> he<br />

region, now comprising the coastal area of Vallikkunnu, was called Kadalundi. The<br />

implic<strong>at</strong>ions for this have to be discussed separ<strong>at</strong>ely. The market centers are no longer<br />

visible today, <strong>and</strong> only the fishing villages survive today. The large houses in Alungal<br />

beach could be called the relics of the old market centre.<br />

Resources<br />

Walking does not yield reliable indic<strong>at</strong>ions of the resources of the region, except some of<br />

the surface finds to a careful observer. Walking in <strong>Tirurangadi</strong> was hardly different. Still

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