Saturday, December 9, 2023

Why my village is called Chelakkara ?

 Why my village  is called Chelakkara  ?

 


Compiled from different sources

P.R.Ramachander

 

1,It seems Tipu Sultan wanted to Plunder Anthimalan Kavu and  he came  up to the other  shore of Bharatha Puzha   and asked some one where rich village is. He got a reply” ചെല്ല് അക്കരെ(chel akkara) " ie “go to the other shore  “ and they started   calling it  Chelakkara

 

2, It seems   roads of Chelakkara   was full of ചേലമരങ്ങൾ (A tree like banyan- Ficus tsjahela)  and it was called Place of Chela trees-Chelakkara

 

3,It seems one king distributed ചേല to  the poor women of the village and it was called  Chelakkara

 

4. ചേല് (chelu)   is a word indicating beauty  , Kara  were places were  Nairs lived.So it was called ചേലക്കര ie pretty village

 

5.It seems there was a small stream called ചോല(Chola)  and it was called Chelakkara

6.Chela also means Sari  and Kara is border .It could mean as pretty as sari border


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