Nettur

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'''Nettur''' is a village segment which comes under the jurisdiction of [[Thalassery]] [[municipality]], in the state of [[Kerala]], India. It is situated in North [[Thalassery]] en route to [[Kannur]] via [[National Highway 17 (India)|NH 17]]. The [[Anjarakkandy|Anjarakandi]]-[[Thalassery]] state Highway passes through Nettur. Nettur is picturesquely nestled between the Kuyyali and [[Anjarakkandy|Anjarakandi]] rivers.

==Nettur Institute== NTTF, a renowned technical training institute was established in Nettur in 1959 by the [[Church of South India|CSI]] and the ''[[Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen der Schweiz]]'',<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.heks.ch/en/ | title=Heks Eper}}</ref> [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080116053221/http://www.hinduonnet.com/edu/2004/08/24/stories/2004082400080200.htm Article Title]}}</ref> A [[bungalow]] occupied by the renowned German [[missionary]], scholar and [[lexicographer]], [[Hermann Gundert|Rev. Hermann Gundert]] better known as [[Hermann Gundert|Gundert]] Bungalow is situated atop Illicoon hill in Nettur, close to the present day NTTF campus.<ref name=kerals>{{Cite web | url=http://kerals.com/keralatourism/kerala.php?t=10 | title= Famous Small and Big Towns in Kerala - Thalassery | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303191133/http://kerals.com/keralatourism/kerala.php?t=10 | archive-date=2012-03-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005021101990300.htm&date=2005%2F02%2F11%2F&prd=fr& | title=Thalassery's Gundert legacy | access-date=16 April 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606113901/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005021101990300.htm&date=2005%2F02%2F11%2F&prd=fr& | archive-date=6 June 2011 | url-status=usurped}}</ref> [[Hermann Gundert|Rev. Hermann Gundert]] stayed in Illikkunnu, Nettur since 1839 and most of his literary works including the first English-[[Malayalam]] dictionary were published during this period.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/Rajyasamacharam-66418.htm|title=Rajyasamacharam in India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Gundert Bungalow | url=http://www.keralatourism.org/destination/places-of-interest/gundert-bungalow-194.php | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924031406/http://www.keralatourism.org:80/destination/places-of-interest/gundert-bungalow-194.php | access-date=2025-05-18 | archive-date=2008-09-24}}</ref> It was in Nettur that the German missionaries introduced [[weaving]] mills in a large scale, which later spread to [[Kannur]] and beyond, where the [[handloom]] sector evolved into a major source of revenue and employment.

==History== Nettur has a significant role to play in the evolution of [[media in Kerala#History of Media in Kerala|news media in Kerala]]. It was in Nettur in the year 1847 that the first [[Malayalam]] newspaper ''Rajyasamacharam'' was published.<ref name=kerals /> It was published out of [[Hermann Gundert|Gundert]] Bungalow by [[Basel Mission]]aries for the purpose of religious propagation until the year 1850. ''Rajyasamacharam'' was first published in the month of June, 1847. It was in October of the same year that another [[Malayalam]] newspaper ''Paschimodayam'' was first published elsewhere in [[Thalassery]].

==Temples== Chirakakkavu [[temple]] is a famous [[Hindu]] temple located in Nettur. Renowned freedom fighter and [[Member of Parliament]], [[Nettur P Damodaran]] hails from Nettur. Late [[Moorkoth Kumaran]], author, ardent disciple of [[Sree Narayana Guru]] and renowned social worker, taught at the then Middle school in Nettur, in the present premises of NTTF. The school was later upgraded and shifted to [[Thalassery]] town, which is now known as [[Basel Evangelical Mission Parsi High School, Thalassery|BEMP]] High School

==Transportation== The national highway passes through [[Thalassery]] town. Goa and [[Mumbai]] can be accessed on the northern side and [[Cochin]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram]] can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of [[Iritty]] connects to [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]]. The nearest railway station is [[Thalassery]] on Mangalore-[[Palakkad]] line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. [[Kannur International Airport|Kannur airport]] is 24 km away. Both of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

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