Podiyath

Podiyath is a Zamindar family based in Quilandy taluk in north Malabar, India. This family played an important role in the Indian independence movement especially in the state of Kerala. Even though the feudal days have become a mere memory, the Podiyath family members still keep up the prestige and dignity of the olden ages. The Ancestral house is a state of the art old Kerala style bungalow with more than 18 rooms in it. The house is situated in the middle of green paddy fields and has a beautiful family-pond near it. The wood-craft inside the house is eye catching and there is a temple of family goddesses inside the house.

Famous Podiyath family members

* Podiyath Appa Nair who was one of the first graduates of the District (graduated in 1912) was a freedom fighter and an anti-racism leader, but he passed away at a very young age.

* T.K. Madahvan Nair was a popular congress leader and a famous Advocate, who was one among the first lawyers of the independent Kerala. He was a man of principles and was famous for his simplicity and sense of humor. After 50 years of law practice, he spent his last days in the ancestral house of Podiyath at a remote village called Nochad.