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  Punnapra Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Punnapra Punnapra (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:9°26′0″N76°20′0″E / 9.43333°N 76.33333°E /9.43333; 76.33333 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
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| • Official | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 688004 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-04 |
| Nearest city | Alappuzha |
| Nearest Hospitals | Vandanam Medical Hospital Sagara Hospital |
Punnapra is a village inAlappuzha district ofKerala, India. It is a coastal area of theArabian Sea and lies west toKuttanad, popularly known asThe rice bowl of Kerala. Punnapra is located onNH 66 of about 8 km (5.0 mi) south of district headquartersAlappuzha.
Punnapra is divided into 2panchayats:
Punnapra was part of the princely state ofTravancore before the independence of India. In 1940s, Communist party developed a good influence among the workers in the coir industry and organised a strike for better wages.Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, the diwan(prime minister) of Travancore intervened to resolve the labour issues, but situation worsened with the faction of workers demanding forResponsible Government, a political move against the rule ofSir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer. A landlord, Applon Aroj in Punnapra was given with police protection on demand and one demonstrator was shot dead in an agitation near to his house. A large number of strikers attacked the police camp, killed a four policemen and about 35 strikers were also killed. Government declared martial law and in the following army action about 300 people were massacred. The series of incidents is known asPunnapra-Vayalar uprising.[1] There is a memorial known as the Punnapra-Vayalar uprising martyrs' column and every year, a procession is held from Valya chudukad in Alappuzha to the memorial on the date.
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