Girlfriends are not allowed in Kerala

The people of Kerala in India are on the whole very conservative and local Moral Policing groups have made it a fashion to attack young unmarried couples going out together. Even married couples were attacked under the assumption that they are a pair in love. A restaurant called ‘Downtown’ near the Nalam Gate in Kozhikode which is known as a student hangout was attacked by a vigilante group recently. They attacked this restaurant alleging that they tolerate unmarried couple to come here, hold hands and have coffee together. The incident has invited protests from human rights organizations and even became the provocation for the 2014 Kiss of Love protest movement in many cities of India. So bring your passport, air ticket and marriage certificate. Avoid words like girlfriend, living together and LGBT

Nalam Gate is a posh restaurant area of Kozhikode city. You have Garlic Routes on the eastern side of the gate and when you cross gate, there are three roads to choose from. The first road to the right goes parallel to the railway line and takes you to SNES College. The first road to the left takes you to Cherootty road shoppers paradise. The second road on the left takes you in front of Andaman Plywoods and A.B.Arcade. The international restaurant chain ‘Cafe Coffee Day’ has a retail outlet here with good ambience, air conditioning and all. They charge only Rs.59.00 for one cup of steaming coffee and Punjabi samoosa. The next restaurant ‘Down Town Cafe’ also has a similar facility. The Crystal Orchid apartments, Father Edamaram square and Kairaly TV are the next landmarks followed by the five star property ‘Gateway Hotel’. The official residence of the mayor of Kozhikode is here and the University of Calicut has maintained a study centre in front of it. There is a fashion institute, a lodge called Eswary and an housing colony called Jayanthi Nagar here. You can turn right to Moidhu Museum and K.A.L.A. and finally reach the beach on Vellayil Road.

 When you move northwards from the Head Post Office area of Mananchira square, you come by Paragon Restaurant on your right. Paragon is the place where you get the best Mutton Biriyani in Kozhikode. The next landmarks are Huyndai, KTC Tours, Honda, Chandrika newspaper, Kotak Mahindra, Tata Capital, YMCA, Air Rifle, Sony Centre and Malabar Christian College. Then comes the ancient English church and the office of the Post Master General. The Akbar Airline Academy, United Bank of India, P.T.Usha Road, Chavara Cultural Centre and St.Thomas Church are in this area. The YMCA cross road is also called Dr.Balakrishnan Nair Road. It has a Bhava Geetham Art Gallery, P.V.S.Apartments, Hotel Marine Residency and a Samsung showroom before joining the city main road with Air India and KSRTC depot.

Cherootty Road connects YMCA junction to the Railway Station through the west side of the railway line. When you walk north from Mathrubhumy area, you come across the Lorry stand road, Gandhi peace foundation, Convent Road, Karur Bank, Corporation Bank, Woodlands, Juice Junction, Raymonds, Paragon, Palm Spring Apartments and Coffee Beanz restaurant. The road meets Red Cross road and taking a right turn can make you reach the city through the C.H. flyover. Turning left can take you to Reid & Taylor, Tagore Centenary Hall, Address Shop and the Samsung shop. This area is called Moonnalingal. It joins P.T.Usha Road on the north. The league house, Live Biriyani restaurant, Zamzam restaurant and Doha square are on this locality.

Nadakkavu is a posh residential suburb of Kozhikode. The Head Post office Road leads to Nadakkavu on the northern side. After Malabar Christian College, the road to the left takes you to the Vellayil Railway Station and Gandhi Road. The road to the right is also called Gandhi road but it takes you to the district library and Rajendra hospital. Further north are the ancient English church, Manorama office and MES women’s college. The next junction has an epilepsy hospital with a road on the left called Panikker Road which also ends at the beach. When you move further north you reach the Post Master General’s office and the Nadakkavu police station. There is another parallel road on the eastern side taking you to Kottaram area and the KSRTC workshop. When you move east of Rajendra hospital you reach Ashokapuram and Jaffer Khan Colony.

Iringadan Pallly Road

Pooscharichi Kavu temple
The eastern side of Kozhikode city is filled with lush green vegetation and please your eyes with rivers and undulating terrain. If you want to enjoy walking in the middle of a vast expanse of paddy fields right in the middle of the city, take a bus to Kovoor on Medical College route. Ask for the Iringadan Pally road. You can walk up to Poolakkadavu junction on the Mysore road. You can also get the best beef curry in the city only in this place, just for Rs.40. It is available at a little restaurant even without a sign board. It is adjacent to Koyas Cycle Mart and Prabhakara Pharmacy at Poolakkadavu Junction near JDT, Vellimadukunnu. (1 pm to 9 pm). After dinner, you can continue walking on the Poolakkadavu river road, cross the river on the cute foot bridge and reach the village of Parambil Bazar from where you will get direct buses back to the city. ............................................................................................................ The road from Kovoor to Mavur town takes you via the Calicut Medical College, velliparamba town, Kuttikkattoor town, Poovattu Paramba town and Perumanna town. If you want to escape the heavy traffic and reach early, there is an alternative route from Kovoor through the MLA Road which is almost double the distance. The MLA road takes you through Athanikkal junction, Mundu Palam, Puthur Madam, Perumanna and back to Poovattu Paramba on the Mavur road. When you move east of Athanickal junction at Palazhy you reach East Palazhi, Pavupoyil, Coir society and Payyadi Meethal. The deepam bus stop is the next followed by Bodhananda school, Punathil bazaar, Mundupalam, Jhansi shelter, Puthoor Madam and Perumanna road. Turn right to vallikkunnu, Panniyur kulam, Edakoth, A.M.Hospital,Athany Residency, Bapuji School and finally the Pantheeran Kavu Junction on the highway.

Wayanad Road in Kozhikode city, India has become very crowded and congested quite recently.  After the Malapparamba junction, Civil Station is the main landmark with a Bishop’s House located there.  JDT Islam is a major educational organization of this area.  When you turn to Chevarambalam area, Arulippad temple and Ayyappa temple catch your attention. There is a Subramanya temple at Chevayur and one government tribal museum called Kirtads nearby.  Unni Rarichan Temple is also in this locality. 

 

Silk Street, Calicut

Mishkal Masjidh, Calicut

South Beach is an ideal place for morning and evening walks and it is less crowded than the more popular and touristy North Beach of Kozhikode. To access south beach, you have to begin from the back side of the Kozhikode railway station and walk westwards by Big Bazar or 'Valiyangadi' where Europeans and Arabs brushed shoulders just a few hundred years back. When you move south from Big Bazar, you pass by Gujarathi Street, Parappil, Thangals road, and Idiyangara. After crossing the Francis road, you can proceed to the Sheikh Dargah, Grand Auditorium, Mishkal Pally, Kuttichira, PI Road, MM Highschool, Girls School and Kundungal village. The next landmark is the scenic Chakkum Kadavu bridge on Kallayi river and when you cross it, you have reached Payyanakkal village.

Moving further south takes you to Marad beach. Marad is notorious in Kerala history because nine Hindus were killed here by Muslim terrorists. The next landmarks are Kayyadi Thodu and Gotheeshwaram Temple. This route proceeds to Beypore port where there is a one km walk into the Arabian sea with tiled suface and electric lamps to brighten the path in the evenings.

The Silk street connects Halwa Bazar with P.T.Usha Road on the western side of Kozhikode railway station. There is a Sunni mosque and Dargah in this area. The headquarters of the Malayalam Sunni newspaper ‘Suprabhatham’ is also in the locality. On the beach, there is a road going southwards which takes you to Gujarathi Street, Parappil, Bavutty Haji Road and Darul Huda areas. Mishkal Masjidh is situated at Kuttichira, some two km from the railway station. It is 600 year old structure. The mosque has a Beautiful pond surrounded by several old buildings. The mosque is very photogenic only when you look from the other side of the pond. This four level mosque is built mostly of wood. The mosque has no cupolas or minarets and looks like a Hindu temple. Maybe, Kerala’s temple architecture influenced the architecture of old mosques in Kerala which have gopuram-style entrance arches and no minarets. Non-Muslims will need a special permission to enter the mosque. After crossing Kallayi river, you have to turn right before reaching Kallayi railway station so as to access the Marad road. Chakkum Kadavu is the first town followed by Payyanakkal, Marad, Kayyadi thode and Gotheeshwaram temple. If you move further south, you can reach Beypore port and sea walk. If you turn north from Chakkum Kadavu, you can access the South Beach by the newly built bridge. From there, the railway station is another two kilometres only.

North Beach walk @ Kozhikode

When you go west from Big Bazaar near the railway station, you reach the beach within one kilometre and you can turn north towards the Lions Children’s park and the North Beach Walk begins. The beach behind this park is very crowded and you have to move at least one km to the north to reach less crowded and peaceful beaches. The next landmarks are Puthiya Kadavu, Bhatt Road, Thoppayil, Konadu and the Fisheries office. Further north are the Vellayil police station, Koya Road, Puithyappa, Radio Mango, Vengaly and finally the little riverside village of Elathur. Vallikkattu Kavu is a 27 acre sacred grove in a swamp at Edakkara near Elathur. You can see monkeys, peacocks, wild boars, porcupines, wild hens, different kinds of butterflies and numerous species of orchids here. There is a species of herb here which has leaves in the shape of butterflies. ................................................................................................................... West Hill is very near Mananchira pond in Calicut. The road north of the head post office takes you to Vandipettah, Chakkorathukulam, Rotary youth Centgre, Kanakalaya Bank and West Hill Chungam. The post office junction at West Hill is the landmark for turning right to St.Jospeh’s school and St.Michael’s school. Two other road to the right side takes you to Chakkarothkulam and Bilathikkulam areas. When you proceed further north from West Hill, you pass the government polytechnic college on the right and the helipad on the left. The government guest house, the rest house and the engineering college are in this area. The big junction is called ‘West Hill Chungam’ where you have two restaurants—one is the US Pizza and the other is the ethnic Thalassery restaurant. When you turn left from the junction, you enter the Bhatt road leading to the beach. This junction also has an IAS Academy, an IIKM college and a Christian college office. The government has opened a passport service station in the junction making it a popular hangout of expatriates.

Jaffer Khan Colony

When you access the little Azhakody Temple Road on the left side of Mast Malabari Restaurant near Baby Memorial Hospital, you can see Alsalama College, Kottaram Traders, Cherootty Nagar, Lips Churidhar and Muthappan Kavu on K.P.Chandran Road. This road bends rightwards to reach Sarovaram biopark. Sarovaram Bio Park has 7 mangrove species, 29 mangrove associates and fauna ranging from protozoa to Otter. It is also a congenial habitat for 20 types of water birds. The area is 200 acres containing canal walkways, boating facilities, an Otter Park and a Butterfly Park. The outers section is beautifully tiled and lighted. It is a popular hangout of college couples. The inner section is undeveloped mangrove forest with mud tracks. The entrance ticket is Rs.10 for the outer section and additional Rs.10 for the forest section.There is a foot overbridge here and crossing it gives you access to the road leading to Kottooly centre, Nethaji nagar and Chevarambalam.

 The mavoor road begins from a T-shaped junction near the ship shaped shopping complex. You have a fine restaurant here called the Cocoa Nut attached Hyson Heritage hotel. They charge Rs.160 for Kerala style vegetarian lunch. If that is expensive for you, another restaurant called 'Indian Coffee House' on Mavoor road offers good ambiance at reasonable prices. When you move east on the Mavoor road, the first landmarks are National Hospital, Hotel Sagar, Dakshin Restaurant, Ruchi Restaurant, Cosmopolitan buildings, KSRTC bus station and the shopping complex attached to it. Further east are the Bata showroom, the Renault showroom, Citizen tourist home, Syndicate bank and Nokia showrooms. Hotel Maria is on the right side and Western lodge is on the left side. The next land mark is the Central Bank of India followed by City Tower on the right side near Yara restaurant and Kairaly Cinema. Everest lodge is on the left and LBS Computer College is on the right. You can quit Mavoor road here and turn left to enter U.K.Shankaran Road which is just wide enough for cars to pass. This road begins with OUR College, Malabar castle, Madhyamam newspaper, SIO office, SS Computers, City Homes and Begum complex. Finally you reach in front of the Veterinary hospital on the city main road.

 When you move north of the news bus station at Mavoor Road, you will access the Jaffer Khan Colony Road. The road begins from the Markaz complex, Bhima jewellery and Calicut Tower Hotel. There is an A.P.mosque here and the road bends to the left side to Umadevi sarees, Dr.Taj Hair fixing, Mini Mansion Road, Samastha Centre, Hajj house, Vehicle exhibition ground, More supermarket, Janaki Sarees and finally the Science Centre and Planetorium. The Planetorium has 3-D shows and science exhibitions that can interest school kids. The next junction is called Cherootty Nagar and V.panoly Road takes you to the right. Turning straight and slightly left, you reach the Zoological Survey of India. This is a junction from where you can turn right to K.P.Chandran road. The Brahmakumari Ashram is here and they give Satvic food and meditation practice free of cost. The road on the left is called Balan K. Nair road which takes you Rajendra Nursing Home on the city main road. Moving north, you can also access Ashokapuram, Jawahar nagar, Kottaram Nagar and Salex Tax office.

Kottooly junction on the Medical College road begins the northern road to Kottooly Centre. This road is called K.T.Gopalan Road and when you turn right after Kottooly Centre, you reach the Pipeline Road and the Nethaji Nagar Housing Colony. Moving further east can make you reach the bypass road and Chevarambalam areas. Chevarambalam is a posh residential area of Kozhikode city. You can also access Chevarambalam by driving east on the Medical College road. When you reach Chevayur junction, you have to turn left and pass by KKK Restaurant, CIGI, Leprosy Hospital and Kirtads Museum. You have the beautiful Vrindavan housing colony on your right and the ‘store’ bus stop followed by the Chevarambalam junction. The next landmark is Unni Rarichan temple and Prisunic Apartment and finally you join the highway at Max Tyres. You can turn left to reach Iqra Hospital and when you turn right you reach the Bishops House, Kerala Water Authority, Paroppady, Malapparamba and JDT.

Start from Fathima Hospital, take the narrow line opposite the hospital. Walk past Kerala NGO Union, Lakshmi Printers and Oyisca Youth Centre. Cross the culvert in the swamp, turn right, walk beyond the forest temple, Hajj House, Sunni House, again turn right to Chilli Malabar Restaurant and once again turn right to reach at the New Bus Station. Alternate route: Start from the new busstand. Take the road opposite to it, walk past Markaz Mosque and Samastha centre. Turn right towards More Supermarket, Planetarium and Science Centre. You enter Cherootty Nagar where you can get a nice cup of coffee at the roadside stall. Walk straight to Bhagavathy Temnple, Muthappan Forest, Balan K Nair Road and the Zoological Survey of India. The Brahmakumaris Meditation Centre and the Needle Acupuncture Clinic leads you to Spiinelly School and Redeemer Convent. You have reached Aqsa Juma Masjidh at St. Vincent Colony, and walk back to the new bus stand.

West Hill, Calicut

English Church, Nadakkavu
When you move north from Head Post Office area of Mananchira square, you come across West Hill post office, Kanakalaya Bank, Telephone exchange, Sooryodayam hospital, Sharada hospital, ESI hospital, Fiat showroom, MTI complex and West Hill helipad. Hotel Shri Krishna is the next landmark followed by Devan tea, Shri Kashi Math, Juma Masjidh and Garudan Kulam. You have reached West Hill Chungam junction and by turning right you have the Govt Guest House and Govt Rest House and Kendriya Vidyalaya. Turning left can take you to the beach on the Bhatt Road. The junction also offers a Thalassery ethnic Biriyani restaurant and a US Pizza restaurant. Going straight takes you to Kannur city, some 100 km away. West Hill is very near Mananchira pond in Calicut. The road north of the head post office takes you to Vandipettah, Chakkorathukulam, Rotary youth Centgre, Kanakalaya Bank and West Hill Chungam.

The post office junction at West Hill is the landmark for turning right to St.Jospeh’s school and St.Michael’s school. Two other road to the right side takes you to Chakkarothkulam and Bilathikkulam areas. When you proceed further north from West Hill, you pass the government polytechnic college on the right, the helipad on the left and the next big junction is called ‘West Hill Chungam’ where you have two restaurants—one is the US Pizza and the other is the ethnic Thalassery restaurant. When you turn left from the junction, you enter the Bhatt road leading to the beach. This junction also has an IAS Academy, an IIKM college and a Christian college office. The government has opened a passport service station in the junction making it a popular hangout of expatriates.

Palazhy suburb of Calicut

Hilite Mall, Calicut
Palazhi has a Hi-Lite mall with 4 million sq feet space and they have 200 branded shops, 32 escalators, 18 elevators, 8 cinemas, a gaming zone and a food court. Be prepared for traffic snarls lasting for several hours that can trap you in the locality of the mall ............................................................................................When you turn right from Pottammal junction, you come across Ollur Shiva temple, Kaithapadam, Kattu Kulangara, Kachilatt, Valayanad and Methott Thazham junction followed by Vazhipokku shelter on the bypass. But if you turn right from Methott Thazham junction, you come across Pavithram bankers, Maveli store, Kommeri Bank, Vinod Villas, Mecheri Thazham, Vayanashala, Povangal and Manthal Thazham and then again you can reach Palazhy area by crossing the bypass road.

Princess of Wales Dispensary

Kuttichathan Kavu Temple, Kallayi

When you move south from Mananchira junction, you come across Touring Book stall, Ahamediya mosque, Catholic Syrian Bank, Tom and Jerry icecream, DD office, KFC and BSNL. The old and crumpling Jayathi Building is the landmark in Palayam which is opposite to Moidhu Masjidh and the Mother and Child hospital. When you turn left from Palayam, you enter Mohammed Ali Road taking you to Ram Mohan Road and Taluk Office Road. The last road has Maharani Hotel, Kasaba police station, Chindavalappu UP School and the District Jail. Moving further south makes you reach Thali temple. This beautiful 14th century temple has very big pond. The temple walls are elephant shapedOther nearby landmarks are the vegetable market, Jaya Lodge, Koya shop, Shanthi lodge and Canara Bank. Back to Kallayi road you can find Sai baba Lane with Telephone Bhavan, Nayanar building, PVS Hosptial and Jayalakshmi Silks. Palayam road is on the northern side of Kozhikode railway station. When you turn east, you reach the Palayam vegetable market and bus statin. When you turn south again from Palayam junction, you come across the Indian coffee House in the Imperial building followed by Jayalakshmi silks on Annie Hall Road and Aradhana Lodge on Kallayi road. There is an ashram of Sai baba here followed by Pushpa junction. When you turn westwards from Pushpa junction, you can access Francis Road overbridge and reach South Beach. Aradhana Hotel compound has two fine restaurants run by Indian Coffee house Chain: one is vegetarian and economy type and the other is non-vegetarian and expensive sort. Other landmarks are Paico Bookstall, Marzook College, Snehanjali Hall, King Fort Hotel, ABVP office, KSFE office, Mangalam office and Atlas Inn. The area around Kallayi Bridge has Hotel Madhusoodhan, Kallayi Railway Station and Kallai Library. The foot overbridge here takes you to the cute temple on the other side of the railway track. Moving southwards on the highway you pass by Hotel Prachili and Grand fresh supermarket. The next landmark is the Panniyankara police station where you can find the cute and colonial Homeo Dispensary building which was the former Princess of Wales Dispensary built by the British architects. Thiruvannoor road begins from here on the left side. Then comes Kannanchery, Areekad and the Hyundai showroom. The Govt Arts and Science College is on your right followed by Meenchantha Junction with bypass road back to the city on your left. The Nallalam road and SAIL-SCL factory are the next major landmarks followed by Kundayithode junction where you have Toyota, VKC Hawaii, Modern Bazar, Githanjali Press and St.Antony’s Church. The next landmarks are Srambia bus stop, Catholic Syrian Bank. B.C.Road on your right can take you to Beypore beach and seawalk. Moving staright take you to Koyas junction followed by the bridge on Chaliyar river taking you to Pettah, Chungam and Ramanattukara town.

City walk @ Calicut,1

Start from Fathima Hospital, take the narrow line opposite the hospital. Walk past Kerala NGO Union, Lakshmi Printers and Oyisca Youth Centre. Cross the culvert in the swamp, turn right, walk beyond the forest temple, Hajj House, Sunni House, again turn right to Chilli Malabar Restaurant and once again turn right to reach at the New Bus Station. Alternate route: Start from the new busstand. Take the road opposite to it, walk past Markaz Mosque and Samastha centre. Turn right towards More Supermarket, Planetarium and Science Centre. You enter Cherootty Nagar where you can get a nice cup of coffee at the roadside stall. Walk straight to Bhagavathy Temnple, Muthappan Forest, Balan K Nair Road and the Zoological Survey of India. The Brahmakumaris Meditation Centre and the Needle Acupuncture Clinic leads you to Spiinelly School and Redeemer Convent. You have reached Aqsa Juma Masjidh at St. Vincent Colony, and walk back to the new bus stand. ................................................................................................................... The mavoor road begins from a T-shaped junction near 4-in-Bazar and the ship shaped shopping complex. You have a fine restaurant here called the Cocoa Nut attached Hyson Heritage hotel. They charge Rs.160 for Kerala style vegetarian lunch. If that is expensive for you, another restaurant called 'Indian Coffee House' on Mavoor road offers good ambiance at reasonable prices. When you move east on the Mavoor road, the first landmarks are National Hospital, Hotel Sagar, Dakshin Restaurant, Ruchi Restaurant, Cosmopolitan building, KSRTC bus station and the shopping complex attached to it. Further east are the Bata showroom, the Renault showroom, Citizen tourist home, Syndicate bank and Nokia showrooms in plenty. Hotel maria is on the right side and western lodge is on the left side. The next land mark is the Central Bank of India followed by City Tower on the right near Yara restaurant and Kairaly Cinema. Everest lodge is on the left and LBS Computer College is on the right. You can quit Mavoor road here and turn left to enter U.K.Shankaran Road which is just wide enough for cars to pass. This road begins with OUR College, Malabar castle, Madhyamam newspaper, SIO office, SS Computers, City Homes and Begum complex. Finally you reach in front of the Veterinary hospital on the city main road. ................................................................................................................... The news bus station area on the Mavoor road is filled with shops and establishments like Lawson Travels, VIEC study abroad, Vasanthy Architects, Alhind travels, UAE exchange, Bank of India and Calicut furnishing. On the eastern side of the bus station are shops like Amrutha Bar, St.Paul’s Books, Chemmannur Jewellery, Gulf City Bazar and Singapore City Bazar. You can also see on the opposite side of the new bus station, shops like Nandilath G.mart, Creative Travels, Amar Restaurant, Crystal Lodge and Birla Insurance. ................................................................................................................... When you move north of the news bus station at Mavoor Road, you will access the Jaffer Khan Colony Road. The road begins from the Markaz complex, Bhima jewellery and Calicut Tower Hotel. There is an A.P.mosque on the left and the road bends to the left side to Umadevi sarees, Dr.Taj Hair fixing, Mini Mansion Road, Samastha Centre, Hajj house, Vehicle exhibition ground, More supermarket, Janaki Sarees and finally the Science Centre and Planetorium. The next junction is called Cherootty Nagar and V.panoly Road takes you to the right. Turning straight and slightly left, you reach the Zoological Survey of India. This is a junction from where you can turn right to K.P.Chandran road. The Brahmakumari University and Ashokapuram are further north. The road on the left is called Balan K. Nair road which takes you Rajendra Nursing Home on the city main road. Moving north, you can also access Jawahar nagar, Kottaram Nagar and Salex Tax office. ................................................................................................................... When you turn right from Max Tyre area on the highway at Malapparamba, you can access the Wayanad road. You pass by Paroppady, St.Antony’s Church, Greenline Silver apartments, Upasana and Malapparamba Telephone exchange. The next bus stop is called NGO Quarters where the Law college, Amrutha Ashram, Fire Station and C.C.Library are situated. The next landmarks are JDT Islam College, Nirmala Hospital, Govt Press, Aqua Nursery, Madhyamam newspaper and East Vellilmadukunnu. Then comes Chelavoor village, Karanthur town, Markaz College, Indian Institute of Management, National Institute of Technology, Kunna mangalam, Muriyanal, Padanilam and finally Koduvally town. Koduvally is called ‘the gold town’ because more than 100 jewelleries are packed into a single street of one km length

M.L.A.Road, Kovoor

Chevayoor junction leads to Kovoor junction on the east when you go by the Medical College road. When you turn right from Kovoor junction before the statue, you can access the road back to Chevayoor through SBI Colony Road. There is another road from Kovoor turning the second right from the statue which is called the ‘MLA Road’. You can turn right from this road and access the gas godown road which can take you back to Chevayoor through SBI Colony road. The MLA road begins from Kovoor and goes by Vishnu temple and NTMC. After the bending U.Kannan Road and AKVK Amat Road, you come by Makkanchery and the dangerous uphill GKN Road leading to Devagiri College. But if you go straight on the MLA Road you can reach Nellippathazam, Mayyazhi Thazham, Payyadi Meethal, Omassery Thazham, Ummalathoor and finally Athanikkal junction. The road on the left of the junction takes you to Punathil, Patheer Madam and Perumanna. The road on the right takes you to Palazhi town and Hi-Lite Mall areas on the highways................................................................................................................... . Chevayoor junction leads to Kovoor junction on the east when you go by the Medical College road. When you turn right from Kovoor junction before the statue, you can access the road back to Chevayoor through SBI Colony Road. There is another road from Kovoor turning the second right from the statue which is called the ‘MLA Road’. You can turn right from this road and access the gas godown road which can take you back to Chevayoor through SBI Colony road. ................................................................................................................... The MLA road begins from Kovoor and goes by Vishnu temple and NTMC. After the bending U.Kannan Road and AKVK Amat Road, you come by Makkanchery and the dangerous uphill GKN Road leading to Devagiri College. But if you go straight on the MLA Road you can reach Nellippathazam, Mayyazhi Thazham, Payyadi Meethal, Omassery Thazham, Ummalathoor and finally Athanikkal junction. The road on the left of the junction takes you to Punathil, Patheer Madam and Perumanna. The road on the right takes you to Palazhi town and Hi-Lite Mall areas on the highways.

Govindapuram, Calicut

Take a bus to Govindapuram from Mananchira pond. Walk up the hill to Central School. Very good view of the entire city and Arabian sea . The views are terrific but nobody comes here other than the school people. Elderly people can also reach here by hiring an auto rikshaw from Mankav junction. ................................................................................................................... You can also access Govindapuram from Mankav junction on the bypass. MIMS Hospital is on the junction and MIMS College is on the Govindapuram road. You come by little towns like Valayanad and Korangot and finally reach Govindapuram town and Kendriya Vidyalaya. Moving further north takes you by A.P.BalakrishnanPillai Road, Kuthiravattom road and, when you turn west again, back to Puthiyara, Baby Hospital and the New bus station area. ................................................................................................................... When you move south from Baby Hospital at Arayidathu palam, you pass by Alsalama hospital, Vasan Eye Care, Dr.Shaji’s clinic, Sub Jail, Spring Onion Restaurant, Devi Apartments, PNB, Mezban Express Resaurant, Khaleej Residency, MIMS Hospital, A.M.Residency, Kartyayani Temple, Oottupura Restaurant, Grand Fresh supermarket, Valayanad village office and finally the great Mankavu junction. ................................................................................................................... When you move south from Mankavu junction, you pass by the SBT Mankavu, MRF Tyres, Qalbi Foods, Eranhikkal Temple, Karunakara Restaurant, Odukathil Gopalan Road and Thiruvannoor. Further west is the Meenchantha junction from where you can move north to Kozhikode city and move south to the Airport. ................................................................................................................... When you turn east from Pushpa junction, you enter Madhavan Nair Road and pass by CSI School, Kesari, Casa Blanca Apartments. The Ganapath Girls Highschool is the next landmark followed by Cooperative Bank Headquarters, Chalappuram post office junction, Kalur Road junction, Azhchavattom, Tagore College and finally the Mankavu Junction with direct access to Kozhikode and Kallayi. ................................................................................................................... Pottammal junction looks very complicated because road leading to the city and medical college are joined by two other road in a ‘K’ shaped formation. The inner road to Kuthiravattom takes you by KWA and Balakrishnan Road to Govindapuram on the left . Going straight, you pass by Senguptha Library, S.K. Library, A.Damodaran Nair Road and the Kuthiravattom Psychiatric Hospital. The road ends at Puthiyara close to Arayidathupalam and new bus station areas. ................................................................................................................... When you move east of Athanickal junction at Palazhy you reach East Palazhi, Pavupoyil, Coir society and Payyadi Meethal. The deepam bus stop is the next followed by Bodhananda school, Punathil bazaar, Mundupalam, Jhansi shelter, Puthoor Mdam and Perumanna road. Turn right to vallikkunnu, Panniyur kulam, Edakoth, A.M.Hospital,Athany Residency, Bapuji School and finally the Pantheeran Kavu Junction on the highway.

Kozhikode to Payyoli via Koyilandi

Pavangad can be reached from Mananchira pond within half an hour. The bus passes through Vandipettah, Kanakalayam, West Hill and Chungam. After Chungam, the major landmarks are the Koyenko factory, Athanikkal junction, Koya road and Puthiyangadi junction. The road turning right from Puthiyangadi junction takes you to All India Radio and Kundukparamba areas. When you move straight north, you pass Hotel Zion and reach Pavangad junction. When you turn right from Pavangad junction, you pass by a 110 kv sub station, Puthur UP school and the clinic of Dr. Salam the child specialist. There is a plastic company called ‘Zeena’ here and the road straight goes to Atholy. The road diverges to right to Ankakolly temple, CKG Centre and the BJP office. Kunduparamba Road, Kozhikode The road turning right from Puthiyangadi junction takes you to All India Radion facilities and then to Edakkad town. Further east takes you to Nellipalam and Vaidyarangady. The next place is Kunduparamba junction. ................................................................................................................... The road left of the junction takes you to Pavangad. Elathur village in Kozhikode city Elathur is a beautiful village with an estuary 12 km from the heart of the Kozhikode city. You can reach Elathur by bus from Mananchira pond. The bus passes through West Hll, Puthiyangad and Pavangad junctions. After Pavangad the notable landmarks are Puthoor town, Vengaly flyover, Putiya Nirathu town, Ananthapuram, Chettikkulamk town, Elathur railway station and Hindustan Petroleum facility. The bus terminates at Elathur bus station. Vallikkattu Kavu is a 27 acre sacred grove in a swamp at Edakkara near Elathur. You can see monkeys, peacocks, wild boars, porcupines, wild hens, different kinds of butterflies and numerous species of orchids here. There is a species of herb here which has leaves in the shape of butterflies. ................................................................................................................... After Elathur village, there is a bridge across the Korappuzha river. This bridge is the limit of Kozhikode city. After the bridge comes Kattil Peedika village, Vengalam overbridge and Thiruvangoor town. The road right takes you to Tusharagir and Atholly. The road left takes you to Kappad beach. Going straight north takes you to Vettil Para, Pookkad, Chemencheri Railway Station, Poyil Kavu, Chengottu Kavu, Overbridge, Arangedath, Melur and finally Koyilandy. ................................................................................................................... After Koyilandy town, comes the Kollam village, Anakkulam, Moodady, Toll Booth and Nandi overbridge. The road left akes you to Kadalur Point light house. Going straight north takes you to Thikkody and Payyoly. There is also a railway station at Payyoly.

Three beach walks @ Kozhikode

One: Start from the Nalam Gate, and as soon as you cross the railway gate the road forks into three. Choose the third one, walk past Caffe Coffee Day and Gateway Hotel. The Mayor Residence and Moidhu Museum are on your way. Enter Vellayil Road and walk to the beach. There is a very short sea bridge and the Vellayil Fishing Harbour there. When you reach the beach, turn right, you will go by Vellayil Police Station, Shanthi Nagar, Radio Mango, Puthiyappa, Vengaly, Elathur and Pavangad. Pavangad offers air conditioned buses back to the city ................................................................................................................... Two. Start from All India Radio on Kozhikode beach. Head south to Mohammedhali Beach. You can walk through a beautiful promenade and reach Francis Road junction within ten minutes. Continue walking on the beach road until you pass Kannanm Parambil cemetry, Kannam Parambil mosque, Nainan Valappil beach and finally the New Kothy bridge. When you cross the bridge, you reach Chakkukm Kadavu village. Proceed to Payyanakkal beach. Finally, ask for Panniyankara police station to get back to the main road. Come back by one of the green buses, they all take you to Mananchira pond junction. ................................................................................................... Three: Enjoy a walk in the ancient seaside market of Valiyangadi where Arabs and Europeans brushed shoulders a few centuries back. Even today, the businessmen in this ancient market include Hindus, Muslims, Jains, Gujarathis, Marwaris and Tamils. This market is not targeted by local tourists, as they are ignorant of its importance. Start from the back side of the railway station and enter Valiyangadi directly. Valiyangadi ends on the seashore, turn left to Gujarathi street and you can even see the 600 year old Mishkal Masjidh near Kuttichira pond, another 1 km from there.

City walk Calict.2

Mananchira Pond and Gardens (near the Railway Station). A sprawling park with many beautiful statues. Entrance is free but the gate is open only after 2 p.m. There are many historic buildings like the Commonwealth Company near the park. There is a circular mosque called 'Pattala Pally' on the side of the park. You can also have a walk into the crowded 'Mittayi Theruvu' shopping zone on the southern side of the park. The town hall, the art gallery and the crown theatre are on the western side of the pond. The Basel Evangelical Mission and Girls School are on the eastern side of the park. The park has 250 colonial style lamps posts, an artificial stream, a musical fountain, a music stage and an open air theater. The public library near the park has a huge collection of Malayalam and English books.

City buses of Kozhikode

City buses are green colored in Kozhikode and they are very punctual and cheap. All the city buses originate and terminate in the Mananchira Pond area. Buses going to Pavangad, Elathur, Nadakkavu areas originate from the Head Post Office side of Mananchira. Buses going to Medical College and Mavoor Road stop at the Income Tax side of Mananchira. Buses going to Feroke, Kallayi and Beypore stop at the Girls School side of Mananchira. Buses are not available to the beach area. You have to walk the 2 km distance or take an auto-rickshaw. Private buses originate from the New Bus Stand on Mavoor Road (1 km). Private buses to nearby villages originate from the old Bus Stand at Palayam ( 1 km). Government buses originate from the New KSRTC Bus Station on Mavoor road. This modern bus station has 350,000 sq.ft.space for traveler amenities. Parking is provided only for 270 cars. They have slow moving low floor air conditioned buses to nearby towns. You can make use of these buses for travelling inside the city.