Manamboor
Grama Panchayat

Administrative History
This relatively peaceful village has a rich past. Manambur is the land of auspiciousness. Legend has it that the village (Thirumanamoor) where Subramanian performed Thirumana (Mangalyam) became Manambur. The headquarters of the administrative units from the Manambur Adhikar that existed in the last century to the present Manambur Village is the same place where the present village office building is located. Large rooms for storing paddy that was threshed by hand were also attached to this building in the past. The first president of the Manambur Panchayat, which included the halves of Ottur and Manambur, was K.R. Gopalakrishna Kurup. When Manambur Village became Manambur Panchayat in 1977, Mr. Habib Muhammad was the nominated president of the Manambur Panchayat.

Cultural History
This relatively peaceful village has a rich past. Manambur is the land of auspiciousness. Legend has it that the village where Subramaniam celebrated his auspicious auspiciousness (Mangalyam) was named Manampoo. Whatever the legend, this village has a Shiva-like atmosphere. This is due to the influence of knowledge and art. The process of enriching the country's culture by imparting Sanskrit through the Kutipalli Koodas had been going on here since ancient times. Govindanashan's Sanskrit Pathashala at Vazhamkot, Manampoo was famous. The great poet Kumaranashan learned Sanskrit from Govindanashan, who was the Sathirthyan of Sree Narayana Guru. Perhaps because the tradition of Sanskrit existed, there were many doctors in this village. Sivanandan Vaidya, Ramakrishnan Vaidya, Damodaran Vaidya, etc. were prominent in the field of traditional Ayurvedic treatment. Many of the notable social assets of this village were formed as a result of the generosity, sacrifice and solidarity of many generous and service-minded people of the past generation. Even the land where Kavalayoor High School is located was obtained in this way. Collective efforts have also been made in the informal sector to raise and maintain the educational standard of the people. Many of the past generations have tried to spread the light of knowledge in this village day and night by forming literacy committees and night schools. Along with the educational tradition, a rich artistic tradition also existed here. A drama committee based in Perumkulam had been functioning since ancient times. Gopalanasan, who was famous for his drama performance of Kakkarissi, was a person here. The Rani, pleased with the drama he performed at the Attingal Palace, honored him with Nedumangad properties and other things. The Seva Samiti, an art committee based in Manampur Vedanvila, also made great contributions to the field of art. Under the leadership of C. Narayana Pillai, a prominent figure in KPAC, the committee, consisting of Mullappallikonam Narayana Panicker, Vedanvila Krishnan, Sreedharan Pillai Sir, V.K. Sadanandan, V.K. Sukumaran, Govinda Pillai Tyler, and Thencharikonam Neelakantha Pillai, presented many plays including farces. The YMA organization in Kavalayoor has also made great contributions to this field. In Malavila, an area where the Scheduled Castes live in large numbers, a cultural scene was active under the leadership of Eeswaran. Art forms such as Kambatikkali, Thanayivattom, Thiruvathira, Kakkarissi Natakam, and Padayani were presented under the leadership of this committee. The play “Sri Harishchandra” was performed in many audiences. In order to eradicate illiteracy in these areas, literacy was taught under the leadership of Gopalan Vadhyar and Baputty. Apart from these, night schools were also functioning in Manampur and Kurattumula. The Artist Raja Ravi Varma Library is a cultural center that was established in 1943 centered around Neeruvila. This library was built with the help of Kilimanoor Palace on the land donated by Raman Narayana Pillai in Mullappallikonam. Perhaps due to the influence of the national movement, a library movement and literacy movement started to emerge in some parts of this village. An organization called Seva Samiti, which was based in Vedanvila, tried for a library and thus a library was established there in 1943 with the financial help of Kilimanoor Palace. This is the Artist Raja Ravi Varma Library. The YMA library located in Kavalayoor is also the oldest library in the village. As far as land tenure is concerned, the lion's share of the land was in the hands of Brahmins, Nayans and a small section of other communities. But the majority were nominal landowners or landless. After the Land Reforms Act came into force and the tenancy rights were established, a large section of the Scheduled Castes became owners of plots of land. It is not known that any agrarian struggles or anti-caste agitations took place in this village as part of the national movement. However, a progressive and renaissance outlook was growing in the village. This village became a hotbed of the national movement in the 1930s.