Valluvanadu

Valluvanadu

Valluvars were an ancient Dravidian people who were agriculturists,pastoralists who founded many small principalities within the limits of ancient Chera,Chola and Pandyan Kingdoms. Valluvans excelled in astronomy and medicine.The Panchankam a Dravidian astronomical guide which helped to ascertain the positions of stars and planets was the invention of Valluvans. Similarly Maruthuvars a related clan of Valluvars were the Surgeons and Physicians of ancient Tamil country.The Valluvans had huge stock of gold. All the Valluvanad areas there has been legends of golden ammi, grinding stones found by people who are tilling the land in the recent times. Similarly legends of golden statuets,ornaments and other large artifacts are rumoured to have been found in Valluvanad areas in Wayanad,Palakkadu and Kanyakumari districts indicating their affluent status.

Valluvanadu of Palakkadu

The Valluvanadu of the Palaghat district was ruled by Valluvakon in the ancient times. In the laterdays Nairs who entered Kerala annihilated or assimilated the Valluvars of Palaghat and occupied the land. The king of Valluvanadu was called Valluvakonathiri Moopil Nair.The Valluvanad is associated with bravery as most of the Chavers or the suicidal army of Kerala was derived from the Valluvanad area. The Valluvanad Chavers participated in the Mamankam a festival held every twelve years in which, the Chavers tried to kill the Samudhiri the king of neighbouring kingdom even though they were quite aware impossibility and the possibility definite death.

Valluvadi of Wayanad

At Wayanad district the Valluvans are believed to have their kingdom at Valluvady near the Kerala Karnataka border. At Valluvady many artifacts of Valluvars including golden artifacts are believed to be found.

= Valluvanadu of Kanyakumari =

Oral traditions say that Thiruvalluvar,who wrote the famous Thirukkural was the king of the Valluvanadu which was situated in the hilly regions of Kanyakumari district.A giant statue of Thiruvalluvar has been established at Kanyakumari as a tribute to Thiruvalluvar.