MES Pattambi is an English medium private high school in Pattambi, Kerala, India. It is a CBSE affiliated school that is run by the Muslim Educational Society.^[1][2] The school, that was established in 1978, is located on a 4-acre (16,000 m²) site. The current Principal of the school is Asha Byju.^[3] Further it is an ISO 9001:2001 certified institution and first among MES group of schools in Kerala. Furthermore it is the First Fully Digitalized School in Kerala. It has classes from KG level to Class Twelfth. At the KG level the school provides Montessori level Education. The school has numerous fully fledged labs for conducting various practicals as put forth by CBSE and a state-of-the-art Library for promoting reading and referring skills among its students.

M.E.S. English Medium Senior Secondary School, Pattambi was established in 1978 with a view to provide formal education to those who were deprived of it. The school is sponsored by the Muslim Educational Society (Regd.) Calicut and is managed by the local unit of the above organization. The School is situated in a 4-acre (16,000 m²) plot in a quiet and serene atmosphere, about 400 metres west of Pattambi Railway Station and the Bus Station. The school has excelled greatly not only in the field of academics but many other diverse fields as well.

As part of its community involvement, a youth festival for children in local orphanages, was held at the school in January 2004.^[4] At the 11th Kerala CBSE Schools Youth Festival, held in October 2005, student Anusha Aziz received the highest number of points.^[5]

The school has an Alumni Association named Skooldays^[6] that was formed in 2008. The Alumni meets once in every 3 years in the school. Skooldays also offers a Placement Cell for old students of the school.^[7]

The 17th Kerala CBSE Arts & Cultural Fest 2011-2012 conducted by the Kerala State CBSE School Managements Association was organized at MES English Medium Senior Secondary School, Pattambi on 10, 11, 12 & 13 November 2011. The event was conducted in 23 stages spread across the campus, which included an open AC auditorium with a capacity of 2000^[8]. Rani Public School, Chorod, Vadakara topped the Youth Festival for the 3rd consecutive year. Runners up were SN Vidya Bhavan, Chenthrappinni, Thrissur followed by IES School, Chittilappilly, Thrissur.

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External links[link]

• Official site
• Virtual Tour of the School

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Pattambi പട്ടാമ്പി
—  town  —
Pattambi പട്ടാമ്പി Location of Pattambi പട്ടാമ്പി in Kerala കേരള
Coordinates	10°49′N 76°12′E / 10.82°N 76.20°E / 10.82; 76.20Coordinates: 10°49′N 76°12′E / 10.82°N 76.20°E / 10.82; 76.20
Country	India
State	Kerala കേരള
District(s)	Palakkad Districtപാലക്കാട്
Language(s)	Malayalam മലയാളം
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 63 metres (207 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 679 303 • Telephone • +91466 • Vehicle • KL-52

Pattambi is one of the major town in the Palakkad district of the state of Kerala, South India. The place got its name from Batta Nambi. Once under Nedunganad Samanthas of Chera Kings. Later on Samoothiri(Zamorin) Raja annexed this place to his country and kept under the control of Eralpad Raja, the second Raja of Calicut.

Geography[link]

Pattambi (പട്ടാമ്പി)is well-known for its cultural importance. Situated in the banks of River Bharathappuzha (also known as Nila River),Old Name was Nethirimangalam it is a junction that connects roads from Ottapalam , Perumbilavu and Perinthalmanna.pattambi town is situated at the banks of Nila river. Malayalam is official language.but, Hindi, Tamil, is also understood due to significant number of migrants from other states.English is also used.

Bharathappuzha River[link]

River Bharathappuzha flows through Pattambi and the nearby Panchayats. Renowned writers such as M.T. Vasudevan Nair and Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri have been influenced by the Nila River's beauty. Continued sand mining of the river's beds, however, has tarnished its beauty. The mining also disrupts the river bed and causes reeds and river grass to grow, which obstruct water flow. Frequent droughts have resulted from this continuous sand mining, due to a fall in the water table. The sand lobby influences the police force and other authorities.^{[citation needed]} Police officers and other officials who objected to the mining lost their jobs.^{[citation needed]}.

There is a causeway linking the north and south coasts of Bharathappuzha at Pattambi, which is one of the important bridge links across the river.

Efforts of organizations such as the Bharathappuzha Samrakhshana Samithi (Bharathappuzha Conservation Committee) led by Dr.K.P. Mohammed Kutty and Adv. Udhayavarman had made some progress in raising awareness among the public about the need of conserving the river.^{[citation needed]}

Off-late, social networking sites like Facebook have active groups with a purpose of saving the river named as Bharathappuzha Samrakhshana Samithi http://www.facebook.com/groups/bhaarathapuzha/

Major causes of the river pollution are attributed to the waste originating from hotels, hospitals and houses that directly discharged into the river rather than being run through a sewage treatment plant. The river, once a habitat for a variety of aquatic life, is close to becoming an ecological disaster.

Sree Neelakanta Govt. Sanskrit College[link]

The history of the college goes back to the last decade of the 19th century, a time of political, social-cultural and educational renaissance throughout the land. Sree Neelakanta Sharma contributed to the reform in Sanskrit education. He started a Sanskrit school called "Sarasvatodyothini" in 1889 at Perumudiyoor, an underdeveloped village near Pattambi. He offered Sanskrit education to disciples drawn from almost all castes and religions.

The University of Madras granted affiliation in 1911, and the humble Sanskrit school became "Central Sanskrit College, Permudiyoor, South Malabar". In 1931 it was also approved as a research center. Kuttikrishna Marar, C. Sankunni Nair, Kallanmarthodi Ravunni Menon, P. Kunniraman Nair, K.S. Ezhuthachan, M.P. Sankunni Nair, and K.P. Narayana Pisharodi were among the students of Punnasseri Kalari. The tradition of molding prominent social-cultural figures still persists in personalities such as Desamangalam Ramakrishnan, D. Vinaya Chandran, Attoor Ravi Varma, M.S. Kumar, Nharalathu Harigovindan and N.M. Unnikrishnan, Dileep Vydhyamadham and Ravi Thekkedath.

The college was renamed "Sree Neelakanta Central Sanskrit College, Pattambi, Perumudiyoor" in July 1943 by the Madras University in memory of its founder. The Malabar District Board took over management in 1957. It was affiliated with Kerala University in 1958 as "Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College, Pattambi". The college is presently affiliated with the Calicut University.

The land the college sits was donated by A.S.K. Rama Iyer, President of College Welfare Committee, E.P. Gopalan, Ex. MLA, M.P. Udaya Varman, K.S. Raman, and P.K.Kumaran Vaidyar. The members of the committee were interested in infrastructural development, as well as introduction of new courses in the college curriculum.

Initially, the new college offered graduate degrees in Sanskrit, Malayalam and economics. The last time a course was added to the curriculum was during the 1999-2000 year when a graduation program in BBA was introduced. The college offers nine degree courses, six post-graduate courses and two doctoral degrees in Sanskrit and Malayalam.

The college is recognized as a Center of Excellence in the field of higher education in the state of Kerala. Recently, the College was awarded with a 5-star accreditation by NAAC. The campus is situated 2 kilometers from Pattambi. The official website of the college is http://sngscollege.info. The site also included an e-journal named vijnanacintamani.

Business,Commerce and Education[link]

The business/commerce sector has been equal growth like other comparable neighboring towns like Perinthalmanna, Manjeri, Valanchery, or Kunnamkulam. Pattambi lacks the "gulf money", which plays an important part in the economic and business development of the region. The peculiar geography of the town has hindered the organic growth of commerce and business community.

Government offices like the Police station, Treasury, Court, the government Lower Primary & Upper Primary School occupies a big chunk of the town. The mini civil station has started functioning partially. The public had raised concerns about the safety of school children who have to pass through heavy traffic.

The town is also home to MES Pattambi a premier CBSE Affiliated ISO 9001:2008 certified School in Kerala which had a humble beginning in 1978. The school saw phenomenal growth under the able leadership of Dr. KP Aboobacker and other like minded people.However, there are widespread allegations that once a reputed school has now come under authoritarian control thereby becoming less democratic. The intended objectives of MES has now been hijacked by a few. Other schools include St.Paul's English Medium High School, CGM English Medium High School, etc. sevana, nila are the two main hospitals in the town.car, bike dealers of different companies are also there. Different banks are in town.

Pattambi is well-connected by road and rail. The Shornur railway junction is a 20-minute bus ride from Pattambi, which also has its own railway station.

Prominent Personalities[link]

Pattambi is the birth place of famous personalities like scholar Punnasseri Nambi Neelakanta Sharma, socialist leader E.P. Gopalan, and local leader Hajee K.P. Assainar Vaidyar. E.M.S. Namboodiripad was elected from Pattambi constituency and became the Chief Minister of Kerala. This is also the town from where the famous Kathakali artiste, Guru. Raghavan Teyunni Nair originated and went on to become a famous dancer, choreographer and teacher in Bombay. He was trained in Kathakali at Kottakkal and also in Carnatic music. He had established a dance school in Bombay, called Nritya Bodhini, to impart Bharata Natyam and other Indian classical dances to aspirants in Bombay & Padmasree.malayalam film director Major Ravi hails from pattambi.E.Sreedharan (metro rail) is also hails from pattambi.

Religion and Festivals[link]

The Padinjare Madham Guruvayoorappan Temple (also known as "Pattambi Guruvaayoor") is one of the famous temples in Kerala. The Panthakkal Bagavathy Temple annual festival Mandalathalappoli: In this festival more than 20 elephants are lined up. Sree Kadapparampathu Kavu Bagavathy Temple is one of the famous temples in Kerala. In the Annual festival Kalavela, more than 50 bulls are lined up. Bulls are made by bamboo and grass. In this festival all the bulls are coming from the section kizhayur, pallipuam and ongallur are lined up around the temple.

Between 70 to 80 elephants are lined up for the Pattambi Nercha festival which is held in memory of Aloor Valiya Pookunj Koya Thangal, a Muslim saint of South Malabar. People from all corners of the state attend this festival, The town is illuminated, and a pageant replete with traditional musical ensembles like 'Panchavadyam' and 'Thayambaka' parades through the town at night. Various art forms of Kerala are then performed on the banks of the river Bharathappuzha. Even though the festival does not have any Islamic or religious significance, it is still celebrated by the society at large.

Politics[link]

Pattambi assembly constituency is part of Palakkad (Lok Sabha constituency). Rajesh and CP Mohammed represents Pattambi in Lok Sabha and State Assembly respectively.^[1]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Satellite image of Pattambi
• Kudallur Village