EZHUTHACHAN SMARAKAM

                                            CHITTUR

CHITTUR GURUMADOM

  Located on the banks of the river Sokanasini (the destroyer of sorrows) in Chittur, this is a memorial to Thunchath Ezhuthachan, the author of Adhyatma Ramayana, who spent his last days here. A srichakra, some of the idols worshipped by him, a stylus, wooden slippers and a few old manuscripts are exhibited at Chittur Gurumadom.

 

Thunchath Ramanujan Ezhuthachan

 Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan was known as the 'Father of Malayalam language and literature.' In Malayalam the word 'Thunchan' means the youngest, though he was one of the eldest among vernacular poets who had made the Bhakti cult popular among people of the region. 'Ezhuthachan' means 'Father of writing.' He was born in 1495 in a place near Thrikandiyoor Shiva Temple, Tirur Taluka of Malappuram district, Kerala. The year of his death was marked 1575 AD.