Thalassery City of 3 Cs..........
Thalassery,
also known as Tellicherry,
is a small town on the Malabar coast of Kerala, South India. It is 21
km away from district head quarters, Kannur. The name Tellicherry the
anglicised form of Thalassery.
It is also known as "City of Seven Hills"...
Recently Thalassery is announced as "Kerala's First Heritage town"......
Cake
The first cake in India was made by Mambally Bapu in 1883,
who was a native of Thalassery. The delicious taste of this
Cake made the English delightful. Three years before
itself, there was a big queue of foreigners infront of
Mambally Royal Biscuit Company
Cricket
When monsoon recedes...cricket the antecedent sport among the millions
……Dazzles in the grounds, fields and in the hearts of people of
Tellicherry.Eventhough kerala had favoured all kind of efforts in the
earlier times itself, cricket does not gain much importance. But we can
acquiesce that it was Tellicherry which added the name of cricket in the
history of kerala.It had passed 200 years of excellence in it’s native
land. Even cricket was only an amusement for the higher class, all
sections of society took part in it.
The history of Tellicherry cricket is as long as of Indian cricket. Lord
Arthur Wellesley, who came to Tellicherry, leading the British army to
oppose pazhashi raja-who raised his swords against the British Empire,
was the one who sowed the seeds of cricket in Telicherry .The
participation of common people to fill the number of players in a team,
made it an antecedent sport.
Circus
The famed teacher for Indian circus , prof keeleri kunhikannan was born
and bought up at the city of thalassery . he was a gymnastic instructor
in bemp school thalassery .he is an expert in horizontal bar,and so on.
He was not trained all this from a teacher ,but only due to his zest by
reeing ,hearing,& by training himself. It is been said that 'he is
as strong as an elephant'.
European hipodrom circus was the first circus seen by keeleri. Then
'Chathres' circus at thalassery .that day chathres and keeleri happened
to meet each other. The argument between them was really auspicious that
it gave birth to 'circus keeleri'. Some braveful youths joined the
circus valourly started by keelari. He expected that his students would
get accomadation at Maharashtra circus. Neverthless, it was a wol. .
his wish did not completed. Feeling prosy his students choose some
other proffesion.As a drastic result kallari stunded
After years one of his
students named 'Pariyali Kannan' came to Keeleri with an oblige to
start a circus by his own with Keeleri's tutelary . It was exgratia
did by Keeleri to Pariyali to train his volunteers .Its really hap that
Kallari was restarted.
Pariyali , poovadan , kunhabu , poovadan , eraimban kannai , kunnath
yashoda , velandi , madhavi gladfully joined kellari who were the
natives of thalassery and Kozhikode . keelari trained them physically
and mentally.
On that days , europian circus played horizontal bars with one or
two bars . but keelari introduced new items with 3 bars. For that he
trained m. k raman , 'kambakalli' was another item introduced by keelari
to circus stage. For this keelari trained his students in another
drazzling items like frog jumping, foot juggling , foot acrobat,
bornless, roman rings , loosewire etc. keelari hardly trained the
trainers for 3 years for zappiest circus presentation.
First circus of keeralites was at the field of chirakara[thalassery].
Pariyali’s Malabar grant circus was innaugrated by keelari chief .
keelari shining star kunnoth yashoda also played circus.
Pariyali’s circus was not zoir . still fascinating and when turned a
challenge to other cicuses. So circus of Maharashtra staged with
europian and animals . eventhough the Malabar grant circus is frisky ,
the circus had to be stopped at kumbakonam .
Pariyali & his troop returned to thalassery. By the time chathrai
paised away so hisbrother ‘kashinad’ was incharge of the circus. So he
went to keelari trained
Engrossing other circuses malayalee trainer duly performed the items .
keelari circus was contemptuous. Adventuress youths came infront. Among
these most of them were in poverty . keeleri is a man Friday that he
provided food & clothes for his trainers . he did not collect any
fee for his teaching . his only motive is in growth of circus.
In 20 years keelari student administrated Indian circus. Some of his
students too started circus by their own after pariyali. But it was an
utter failure. Many circus of Maharashtra was started& stunded. So ,
keelarites circus ownership increased. Keelari was a remarkable person
on staging woman.. through kellari thalassery had only limited job
opportunity. But circus could provide equally job for men& woman.
The zeal person in the growth of circus is one and only ‘ keelari
kunhikannan’ passed away in his 30’s. due to ‘keelari’ . his dedication
& contribution to this art is
Circus what we see today really has scent of keelari...
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