Celebrities from Palai

Notable Persons from Palai

Head of State

Governor/Minister/Legislator

[In reverse chronological order]

Literature & Education

Government & Administration

Sports

Science

Commerce & Industry

Movies

Journalists

Records and Achievements

Meenachil Taluk, of which Pala town is the headquarters, has the unique distinction of holding innumerable records. It is amazing that a rather remote Taluk located in the hilly inland could achieve so much.

World Records:

  1. The Christian parish that is home to the largest number of catholic priests in the world – Kozhuvanal Parish, Pala Diocese[12] (151 priests).
  2. Promoter of one of the world's ten best Resort Hotels selected by the world's leading travel magazine – Dominic Joseph Kuruvinakkunnel (Coconut Lagoon, Kumarakom of Casino CGH Earth Group of Hotels[13]).

National Records:

  1. India's only dalit President – K R Narayanan (1997).
  2. First Indian to become Economic Advisor to Government of India – Dr P J Thomas[8][9] (1942).
  3. India's first and only Taluk to produce one President/Vice-President, two State Governors, one State Chief Minister and one Ambassador – K R Narayanan, K M Chandy,[14] M M Jacob,[15] P K Vasudevan Nair & Kidangoor Gopalakrishna Pillai.[3]
  4. Longest term as Finance Minister of a State in India – K M Mani (13 years).
  5. Longest term as State Governor in India – M M Jacob[15] (12 years).
  6. Highest number of Catholic Bishops from a Diocese in India – Pala Diocese.[16]
  7. The first travelogue in an Indian language – "Varthamana Pusthakam" by Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar (eighteenth century).[17]
  8. The first native Indian Roman Catholic (and the first Syro Malabar Catholic) Saint – St. Alphonsa.[18]
  9. Author of the first encyclopaedia in an Indian language – Mathew M Kuzhively Syrian Malabar Nasrani.
  10. First head of a Homoeo Medical Dept. of a State in India – Dr K Z George[19] (1973).
  11. First Bank to open a branch in India's capital New Delhi – Palai Central Bank (1932).
  12. Maker of India's largest selling medicinal toilet soap – C R Kesavan Vaidyar (Chandrika Soap).[20]

State Records:

  1. First and only President/Vice-President from Kerala – K R Narayanan (1997/1992).
  2. First Speaker of the State since Independence – R V Thomas[7] (1948).
  3. Longest continuous term as MLA of the State and Finance Minister who presented highest number of State Budgets – K M Mani (MLA from 1965 onwards and 13 State Budgets)
  4. One of the first two from the State to be beatified by Catholic church – St Alphonsa[18] (1986).
  5. Promoter of the institution that was the largest in the State for over three decades – Joseph Augusti Kayalackakom - Palai Central Bank (1927–60).
  6. First and foremost sports promoter of the State – Col. G.V. Raja.[21]
  7. First company promoter of the State to make a public issue of shares of a plantation company – J Thomas Kayalackakom - Mysore Plantations Ltd (1943).[22]
  8. First person to run a Star Hotel in the State – Dominic Joseph Kuruvinakkunnel - Malabar Hotel, Cochin (1962).[23]
  9. First Liquor Baron of the State – Joseph Michael Manarkattu (1980s).[24]
  10. First Stock Broker's Firm in the State – Kayalackakom Company (1946).[22]
  11. First person from the State to dominate the multi-crore Forward Trade (Satta Bazar) in spices – M O Devasia Mattathil (1970s).[25]
  12. First lady athlete of Kerala to win Asian Games gold medal – M D Valsamma (1982)
  13. One of the first two women IPS officers from the State – B. Sandhya IPS (1994).[26]
  14. First MBA degree holder of Kerala – K M George Kayalackakom - New York University[27] (1948).
  15. First Christian Mahakavi and Editor of one of the oldest literary magazines in Malayalam – Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai - Sreeyesu Vijayam (1926) & Vijnaana Rathnaakaram (1913).[28]
  16. First person to introduce the ‘Vanchippaattu’ branch of Malayalam poetry – Ramapurathu Warrier - Kuchelavritham (18th century).[29]
  17. First editor of a Malayalam Newspaper – Nidhiry Mani Kathanar - Nasrani Deepika[30] (1887).
  18. First bridge constructed by private individuals - Puzhakkara Bridge - 80 ft*16 ft (Constructed in 1998 by P.A Kuriakose and brothers John and Joseph, Puzhakkara family).[Page10, 15 June 1998 Malayala Manorama Daily, Business Deepika 15-21, 1999].
  19. First Queen of the Malayalam silver screen: Miss Kumari
  20. First candle manufacturing company in Kerala:THE LITTLE FLOWER CANDLE WORKS PALAI Estd.1939 Mg.Prop.J Thomas Chavara Palai
  21. An entrance coaching institution: Brilliant Study Centre

References

  1. ↑ http://rajyasabha.nic.in/kiosk/whoswho/alpha_m12.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.genealogy.rocksea.org/getperson.php?personID=I723&tree=roots
  3. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  4. ↑ http://www.genealogy.rocksea.org/getperson.php?personID=I136
  5. ↑ http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok03/state/03lskl.htm
  6. ↑ http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok02/state/02lskl.htm
  7. 1 2 http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/ginfo_2_3.htm
  8. 1 2 http://www.palai.com/more.htm
  9. 1 2 http://rajyasabha.nic.in/kiosk/whoswho/prev90t.htm
  10. 1 2 http://www.keralaassembly.org/history/popular.html
  11. ↑ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/130516/make-way-for-kenny.html
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  13. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  14. ↑ http://www.rock-sea.net/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I136
  15. 1 2 http://rajyasabha.nic.in/kiosk/whoswho/prev90j.htm
  16. ↑ http://www.palaidiocese.com
  17. ↑ http://cs.nyu.edu/kandathi/kariattil.html
  18. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  19. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-05-06. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  20. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  21. ↑ http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/sportsmain.htm
  22. 1 2 http://www.surfindia.com/finance/madras-stock-exchange.html
  23. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-05-23. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  24. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  25. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  26. ↑ "Women form 10 p.c. of local police force". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 July 2005.
  27. ↑ http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/alumni/networking.cfm?doc_id=2790
  28. ↑ http://cs.nyu.edu/kandathi/kattakayam.html
  29. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  30. ↑ "Spiritualist with a vision". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 June 2004.
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