Thekkinkadu Maidan
Thekkinkadu Maidanam | |
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Rama Varma Sakthan Thampuran | |
Operated by | Cochin Devaswom Board |
Open | All year |
Thekkinkadu Maidanam is situated in the middle of
History
Thekkinkadu Maidan was a dense forest in olden days. All kinds of wild animals used to roam in the forest where wanted criminals of
Structure
The Thekkinkadu Maidan is 65-acre (260,000 m2) in area and is encircled by Swaraj Round, Thrissur to all sides. It houses Vadakkunnathan Temple, Nehru Park, Thrissur, Kerala Water Authority office and water storage tanks and seven wells. The whole of the city branches from Thekkinkadu Maidan through nine roads, including most of the important roads like the M.G road and the M.O road. These roads further form junctions to make the spread of the city a circular one.
Activities
A wide range of activities are visible. There are many card players and chess players in the maidan in the evening. Political debates also take place here every day. Students Corner, Labour Corner and Nehru Mandapam are the famous spots where historical events had taken place. Famous people like
Prime Ministers of India who visited Thekkinkadu Maidan
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Indira Gandhi
- Rajiv Gandhi
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Manmohan Singh[6]
- Narendra Modi[7][8]
References
- ^ "Rs. 6 crore for beautification of Thekkinkadu maidan". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 19 March 2005. Archived from the original on 26 April 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Thekkinkadu Maidan". Manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ^ "Thekkinkadu Maidan and speeches". Mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "First Fr. Vadakkan Award presented". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Thekkinkadu Maidan and speeches". Mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Thekkinkadu Maidan and speeches". Mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Thrissur gears up for Modi's visit". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Thrissur gets set to welcome Modi". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 June 2016.