Marthandanthurai

Marthandanthurai
Village
Marthandanthurai Location in , India
Coordinates: 8°17′15″N 77°6′18″E / 8.28750°N 77.10500°ECoordinates: 8°17′15″N 77°6′18″E / 8.28750°N 77.10500°E
Country	India
District	Kanyakumari
Government
• Body	Kollemcode town panchayat
Languages
• Official	Malayalam · English · Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	TN 75 (official) , KL 19
Civic agency	Kollemcode town panchayat
Website	www.marthandanthurai.com

Marthandanthurai is a coastal village on the shore of the Arabian Sea in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India, near the border with Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The village is part of the Kollemcode panchayat. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum from 1967. Before 1967 this village was part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin. The village is known for its beauty and versatility. It is a pilgrimage centre of Our Lady of Lourdu and is dedicated to the patronage of Our Lady of Dolours. The historical AVM Canal flows through this village. Its golden sand beach is the attraction of this tourist village. Being the part of Kollemcode Town Panchayat, this is the prime centre of trade and transportation for the neighboring villages.The 70% of people live in Marthandanthurai speak Malayalam as their major spoken language and the remainder speak a mixture of Malayalam and Tamil. In short, it can be said that people have their own colloquial way of talking and language.This language slang has big difference among neighbor regions and villages.Marthandanthurai also call as 'Land of Marthanda Varma because the king who did lot of favors to this village.The villages of Vallavilai and Neerody are located near the village Marthandanthurai.This Village is located nearly 70 km from Kanyakumari and 30 km from Trivandrum.

History

The history of this village lays back with the history of His Highness Marthanda Varma Maharaja, the then Ruler of Travancore. There are a lot of myths regarding its origin.

Festivals

• Feast of Our Lady of Dolours, on 15 September
• Feast of Our Lady of Lourdu, on 11 February
• Feast of St. Joseph, on 19 March/ 1 May

Known Peoples of Marthandanthurai

• Arch Bishop.Dr.Maria Callist Soosapaakkiyam Head of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum / Latin Rite
• Rev. Fr. Antony Xavier (Late)
• Rev. Fr. Stellus (Late)
• Rev. Fr. Sylvester Kuris
• Rev. Fr. Jerome Alphonse
• Rev. Fr. William Cyril
• Rev. Fr. Fredy Solomon
• Rev. Fr. Joseph Prasad
• Rev. Fr. Austin
• Rev. Fr. Michael Albino (Late)
• Rev. Fr. Jose Franklin
• Rev. Fr. Ansalam
• Rev. Fr. Dony Paul
• Rev. Fr. Saberiyar
• Rev. Sr. Nikon Mary (Mary Stella - D/O Late Manuel Fernandez & Late Soosanamma)
• Rev. Sr. Mary Bazilia (Mary Margaret - D/O Late Bonifas Morais & Late Adima Kannu Morais)
• Rev. Sr. Helen
• Rev. Sr. Subi

Sports Teams

• Social Education Centre SEC (Official)

   * Fc Marthandan Thurai
   * Joy Seekers
   * Earnest Friends
   * New Star Friends
   * Universal FC
   * Win Star Friends
   * Spartans Marthandan Thurai
   * Magicans
   * DG boys,Soosaipuram
   * St.Joseph FC,Soosaipuram
   * Dominic Savio Sports Club ( Converted to SPIZY GUYS)
   *Friends forever

Village Parts

• Soosai Puram Colony
• Vyakula Madha Colony
• Lourdhu Madha Colony
• Kovil Valagam
• Palli Valagam
• Mother Teresa Junction
• Shangu Valagam
• Meda Valagm

Arts Club

• Joy Seekers Arts
• Back Street Boyz

Anantha Victoria Marthandam Canal

The AVM canal was formed in July 1860 during the reign of Marthanda Varma Maharaja of Travancore state. It was a scheme for connecting Thiruvananthapuram with Kanyakumari and thus extending the water communications to the extreme south of the country. All the coastal villages numbering more than 20, including, Pozhiyoor, Marthandanthurai, Thengapagttinam, Colachel, and Mondaicadu, all depended upon this resource for most of their needs, including navigation. But today the purpose is no longer served because of a various political reasons.

Football Players

• Alexander -GoalKeeper- Played Santhosh Trophy for Tamil Nadu State football team.
• B.Pradeep - Former Player of MS university captain,A.G.C.CLUB,FCI CLUB,Sathyabama University,Chennai
• A.Jose - Former Player&captain of Jeppiaar Engineering College,Chennai,Nethaji FC.he also played in Hyderabad football club and coach for academy.
• Sol Shenit Zen - Former captain of St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai in year 1999,2000,2001 and 2002(2002 Batch)
• Ruban - Former Player of Jeppiaar Engineering College, Chennai&played in sub junior tamilnadu football team.

Schools

• St. Aloysius H.S.S. which started its Lower Primary section in 1800. It has Malayalam,Tamil and English mediums.
• John Bonal Matriculation School, run by the Charity Sisters of St.Anne, started in 2000.
• St.Aloysius Primary School,Marthandan Thurai.It has Malayalam and Tamil mediums and it is located in vallavilai ( Near SMAC football ground) because of old land issues.

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