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Ancestry
The exact date of our ancestor’s migration to Manjapra gramam is not known but it is known to our generations that these villages were initially occupied by them with the patronage and support of the Samundiri dynasty of Kozhikode (Calicut).
Mannapra Stalwarts
Manjapra has produced a lot of eminent scholars in various fields, most popular among them being Venkitchen Vadhyar and Kittappu Vadhyar for Sama Veda, Pithukutti – Appai – Parameshwaran and Narayanan of Jadavallabhar families for Yajur veda. Among musicians, Veena Kanda Bhagavathar, Venkatadri Bhagavathar, Anantharama Bhagavathar, Devesa Bhagavathar, Kalyanakrishna Bhagavathar and M.D.Ramanathan were Yesaswees in their own fields in 20th century.
