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Meenkunnam

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nameMeenkunnam
settlement_typevillage
image_skylineMeenkunnam Syro-Malabar Church.jpg
image_captionSt. Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Meenkunnam
pushpin_mapIndia Kerala#India
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Kerala, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Kerala
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Ernakulam
established_title
unit_prefMetric
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Malayalam, English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code686672
area_code_typeTelephone code
area_code91 485
registration_plateKL-17
blank1_name_sec1Nearest city
blank1_info_sec1Muvattupuzha
blank2_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Idukki

Meenkunnam is a village with waterfalls, rocky terrains, small hills, and paddy fields. It is located within Arakuzha and Marady Panchayat, Kerala. The local community heavily rely on farming and forms an agrarian-based economy. Most of the income is generated from rubber and pineapple plantations combined with other cash crops such as black pepper, cocoa bean, banana, and tapioca. Due to farming, when compared with the extent of land which was available a decade ago, only 20% of the paddy fields remain today.

Landmarks

St. Joseph's Church

St. Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church of Meenkunnam was founded by Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly.

Little Flower Lower Primary School

Little Flower Lower Primary School enrolls children from Grade 1 to Grade 5.

Pietà

A main landmark of Meenkunnam is a copy of Michelangelo's Pietà, which was created by the artist Appukuttan. It is situated in front of St. Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. This sculpture at Meenkunnam gigantic when compared with the size of the original Pietà (1.74 m x 1.95 m), located at the St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. Owing to its size, the artist could make a compromise on intricate details and created a sculpture lacking realism, ideal beauty, harmony and balance observed in the original sculpture which showcases a balance of Renaissance ideals of classical beauty with naturalism.

Mayiladum Para Action Council

Mayiladum Para Action Council was set up in an attempt to resist unrestrained rock quarrying on areas surrounding Meenkunnam. This action council has been in operation since 2007.

References

References

  1. [http://deepika.epapr.in/c/3625240 Deepika newspaper article]
  2. [http://www.ernakulamarchdiocese.org/payyappilly.pdf Payyappilly Palakkappilly Varghese Kathanar] {{webarchive. link. (17 July 2011)
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