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Coordinates: 10°14N 77°16E / 10.23°N 77.27°E / 10.23; 77.27
 

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Neelakurinji

Kurinjimala Sanctuary protects the approximately 32 hectare core habitat of the endangered Neelakurinji plant in the Kottakamboor and Vattavada villages in Devikulam Taluk, in the Idukki districtofKerala, a state in southern India.[1][2]

History

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According to some historians, the earliest known inhabitants of southern India were hunter-gatherers who inhabited Kurinjimala.[3]

The sanctuary was declared by the Kerala Forest Minister Benoy Viswam at the Neelakurinji Fest at Munnar on 7 October 2006. During the 2006 bloom, massive flowering of Neelakurinji attracted nearly one million people to Munnar and other places.[4]

The Government notification said that the sanctuary would ensure the long-term protection of the unique biodiversity of the area, especially Strobilanthes kunthiana and its habitat. Private land holdings having legal titles are excluded from the sanctuary area.

Wildlife

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The sanctuary is home to threatened species of elephant, gaur, nilgiri tahr and deer.

The new sanctuary is contiguous to the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary to the northwest, Manjampatti Valley in Amaravati Reserve Forest of Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary to the northeast, Eravikulam National Park and Anamudi Shola National Park to the west, Pampadum Shola National Park to the south and the proposed Palani Hills National Park to the east. The sanctuary provides continuity and connectivity to these five protected areas.[5][6]

Silambam

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The Indian martial artofSilambam, known to be practiced by the Tamil people, originated in the Kurinji hills. It derives its name from the Tamil word silam, meaning hill, and the Kannada word bamboo from which the English word bamboo originates. The term silambambu referred to a particular type of bamboo from Kurinjimala.[7] The silambam staff is known as neduvadiinKerala, dhanta varisaiinKarnataka, and karra saamuinAndhra Pradesh.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Kurinjimala Sanctuary" (PDF). forest.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  • ^ "Map of proposed kurinjimala sanctuary". kurinji.in.
  • ^ Rajagopalan, Krishnaswamy (February 2014). A Brief History of Physical Education in India (New ed.). Author House. ISBN 978-1-4918-8722-6. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  • ^ Mathew Roy (7 May 2007) "Neelakurinji - generation next" the Hindu, retrieved 5/12/2007 the Hindu Archived 1 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Government of Kerala, Forest and Wildlife Department, Notification No. 36/2006 F&WLD (6 October 2006) retrieved 5/12/2007 Kerala Gazette Archived 30 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Mathew Roy (25 September 2006) "Proposal for Kurinjimala sanctuary awaits Cabinet nod", retrieved 5/12/2007 The Hindu Archived 1 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ "Martial Arts (Silambam & Kalaripayattu)". fitindia.gov.in. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  • ^ Experts, Arihant (20 April 2018). Indian Art & Culture. Arihant Publications India limited. ISBN 978-93-5094-484-4. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  • 10°14′N 77°16′E / 10.23°N 77.27°E / 10.23; 77.27


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