KUMARAN ASAN MEMORIAL
Thonnakkal, Kerala, India
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THIS MEMORIUM IS BUILT ON THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY 47 BETWEEN TRIVANDRUM AND KOLLAM. KUMARAN ASAN (1873-1924) WAS ION THE FORE FRONT OF CHALLENGING THE CASTE SYSTEM IN KERALA. HE IS ONE OF THE TRINITIES OF MALAYALAM POETS OF MODERN TIMES. VIDYARAMBHAM AT ASAN MEMORIAL IS CONDUCTED ANUALLY IN OCTOBER,WHEN HUNDREDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN BEGIN THEIR LEARNING OF MALAYALAM.