Angamaly
—  municipality[1] and suburb[2]  —
Angamaly Location of Angamaly in Kerala and India
Coordinates	10°12′00″N 76°24′00″E / 10.2000°N 76.4000°E / 10.2000; 76.4000Coordinates: 10°12′00″N 76°24′00″E / 10.2000°N 76.4000°E / 10.2000; 76.4000
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Ernakulam
Population	33,424 (2001[update])
Sex ratio	0.9689 ♂/♀
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 31 metres (102 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 683572 • Telephone • +0484 • Vehicle • KL-7

Angamaly (Malayalam: അങ്കമാലി, Aṅkamāli) is a satellite town of the city of Kochi, situated 34 kilometres (21 mi) north of the city center and a municipality^[1] in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is one of the entry points or gateways to Ernakulam district from northern Kerala. The Main Central road terminates in Angamaly where it also intersects the National Highway 47.^[3]

Demographics[link]

Manjaly Thodu

As of the 2001 India census,^[4] Angamaly had a population of 33,424. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Angamaly has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 50% of the males and 50% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Angamaly is distinguished by a number of churches of different rites and was the leading ecclesiastical centre in early modern times (later seventeenth and eighteenth centuries) .

Politics[link]

Angamaly assembly constituency is part of Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency).^[5]

References[link]

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Jose Thettayil
Minister for Transport
Incumbent
Assumed office 2009
Preceded by	Mathew T. Thomas
Constituency	Angamaly,
Personal details
Born	(1950-08-17) 17 August 1950 (age 61) Angamaly, Ernakulam, Travancore Cochin, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Janata Dal (Secular)
Spouse(s)	Daisy
Website	http://josethettayil.in

Jose Thettayil (born 17 August 1950) is an Indian politician, trade unionist, advocate, and a member of Janata Dal (Secular). He is the current Minister for Transport in the Government of Kerala.^[1] He represents the Angamaly constituency in Ernakulam district in the Kerala Legislative Assembly.^[2]

Career[link]

Jose was born in Angamaly on 17 August 1950 as the son of Thomas Thettayil and Philomina. He received his B.Sc. degree in Zoology from Sree Sankara College, Kalady and Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from Government Law College, Ernakulam. He entered Politics through Kerala Students Union (KSU), the student wing of the Indian National Congress. He was convener of the Youth Congress, Ankamaly Constituency in 1973. Jose was expelled from Indian National Congress in 1975, during the Emergency period. Jose joined the erstwhile Janata Party in 1977 and became a State Committee Member and National Council Member in 1980 and Janata Party Vice-President of Ernakulam district in 1981.^[3]

See also[link]

• List of Kerala ministers

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Official website

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K. M. Roy is a veteran journalist and writer from Kerala.^[1]

While studying for M.A. at Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam, in 1961, K.M. Roy joined as a subeditor in Keralaprakasham, a Malayalam daily owned by Mathai Manjooran and published from Kochi . After the studies Roy went on to work in Deshabandhu and later on in Keralabhushanam. He was a reporter in The Economic Times, The Hindu and the UNI.^{[citation needed]} He retired as the General Editor of the Mangalam daily.

K.M. Roy has officiated as the president of Kerala Union of Working Journalists two times and also as the secretary general of Indian Federation of Working Journalists for 4 years starting from 1984.

Mr. Roy is a recipient of several awards for his service in journalism. The editorial he wrote on the Babri Mosque destruction earned him the Muttathu Varkey Foundation award for the best editorial in 1993.^[1] Other awards he received are the American FOKANA Award, Sahodaran Ayyappan award, Shivaram award, All India Catholic Union Lifetime Award, and the first C.P. Sreedharan Memorial media award.

He had travelled widely abroad. For the last 20 years, K.M. Roy has been writing the widely read column Irulum Velichavum ('darkness and light') in the Mangalam Weekly magazine. He has also written 9 books including fictional and non-fictional works.^{[citation needed]}

Some books by K.M. Roy:

• Irulum Velichavum
• Kaalathinu Munpe Nadanna Manjooran

References[link]