History of PARAYIL family

 

                                                P C Simon, Parayil, Payyavoor- 670 633

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Dear my friends , relatives,                                                                                          Dated: 01.10.2018

I have a lot of information, regarding Parayil family, to share with you. Many of the matters are difficult to share with you by talk, but easy to write here for your future reference. This will help you to understand the history of Parayil family.

My birth place is at Indippara near Thodupuzha in Idukki district (Kerala). My father is Late P V Cherian, S/o Varkey Parayil and mother is late Eley of Koottianikkal family of Nellappara, Thodupuzha.

Grand father (Pithamahan) was a Varkey and his father (also a Varkey- Prapithamahan) lived at Ambara in Edamatam (wife house Kachirayil family)  with seven issues, 4 sons and three daughters. The daughters were married to Naduvappurayidath and Vettiyeppurath families. Two of his sons were adopted by two families (Dattu nilkal ) ,viz, Kappalumakkal and Kinattukara families,

Grand father Varkey's brother got lion's share of property (11 acres land) and settllled  at Ambara itself and Varkey (My grand father) settled at Indippara with two sons- my father Cherian and his elder brother Varkey-  and parents and grand mother (Thabalakkat family of Palappilly) at Indippara. In the team of migration Varkey had a daughter of two years old. On the way she died at a place called Vilakkumadam close to a temple. She was cremated with the help of local people. It was reported by the local people that the child was killed by ' Yakshi' as a black marking on the body was seen like' poonool ' immediately after her death.

Grandfather Varkey purchased 3 acres  land at Odukkushy near Karimkunnam. Pepper was the main crop and within 2 years he purchased another 2 acres land at a place called Idapramkunnu by the earnings from the pepper cultivation. The elder son, ie, brother of my father Varkey (pet name Appi) settled at Idapramkunnu after marriage and my father Cherian (pet name Kunhappan) stayed Odukkushy.

  

 Varkey, father of my father had 8 sons and one daughter. (Two of the sons died at an early stage.They were,)

 (1) Devasia -- died on 26.05.1949 at the age of 22, two years after his marriage with Kum. Mammy Kurialippushayil. They had no issues. . Later she was married to another gentleman Sri. Benny- 2 years after the death of Devasia- with the active role of grand father .Now she is settled at Aaranoly near Indippara.

 (2) Kunhootty (died on 30.04.1952 at the age of 28) married to Therthya Puthenpurackal Thodupuzha (she died on 01.08.2009).

His Children are,(1) Papachan alias George , retired HM, married  Smt. Annakutty, Neeranal , Muthalakkodam and settled at Vengallur near Thodupuzha,  (2) Devasiachan (died on 22.02.2010)  married Smt. Annakutty Kunnattur house Chittarikkal and settled at Vyttila (3) Sr. Chinnamma SMMI congregation at Kumbakonam, TN.

 (3).  Varkey married Eliyamma of Puthiamadathil family, settled at Payyavoor in 1962 and later at  Vellarikundu, Kasargod and died on 25.12.1996.

      His children are 1.Smt. Elyamma married Sri. Devasia Muthuplakkal and settled at Neeloor,  2. Smt. Mariakutty married Sri, Mathai Poothakushiyil and settled at Imlomb, 3.Smt. Eliyamma married Sri. Kochu Uppanmakkkal and settled at Adimali, 4. Smt. Kathri married Sri.Joseph Panamthanath and now settled at Odayamchal,5. Smt. Thressia alias Theruthy married Sri.Kunheppu Kallumkamakkal, now settled at Areekamala,6. Smt. Achamma married Sri. Vakkachan and settled at Thiruvalla, 7. Rosamma married Sri. Kuriachan Mattathikuzhy and settled at Parappa and 8. Sri. Appachan married Smt. Thressiamma of Moothedath family Kudianmala and settled at Vellarikkundu 

 (4) My father  Cherian ( more details below)

 (5)  Mathai settled at Mattathipara, Thodupuzha (DOB 26.07.1927 died on 06.11.2008) married Annakutty Thachampurath, Neeloor (died on September 8. Children are (1) George married Valsa Mullookunnel (2) Pennamma married Jacob Kodianthunnel Anthinad (3) Baby married Smt. Jessy Valavanat, Chakkampuha (4) Babu married Gracy Puthiyaparambil, Vallichira and (4) Rosely married Sanny Muthuplakkal, Anavilasm, High Range.

 (6)  Ouseph alias Joseph settled Karimkunnam, Thodupuzha. (DOB 03.11.1926 died on 25.09.2005). Married Mary, D/o Mathai, Mattathilanikkal, Kadaplamattam- died on 27.03.1992. Children are, (1) Appachan alias George married Sucy Olikkamalil Palai settled at Vikaspuri New Delhi (2) Joseph Mathew married Marykutty Paikkat Kanhiramattam and (3) Chinnamma alias Sr. Lucina, C J congregation, Patna and 4) Mary Joseph (died on 15.04.2011) married James Antony, Edappadykarottu, Chengalam (5) Alice (died on 09.07.1995) married Joy VargheseThumbukavu, Olassa and (6) Molly married Baby Agustine Kakkunnel, Mattathippara.

 7)  Thomas settled at Indippara, Thodupuzha- (08.01.1936 to 19.10.2011) married Chinnamma Azhakanakunnel, Rajakkat. Children are (1) Vakkachan died at the age of 4 1/2 on 27.11.1959 (2 Ammini Kaduvakkulam Kottayam (3) Kunhumary married Antony Murukkumattahil, Muthalakkodam (4) Lucy married Tomy Kavumgukattil, Valavoor, Palai (5) Benny married Laly Valiplakkal, Kanichiporutha, Palghat- settled at Indippara near Thodupuzha and (6) Meena married Benny Manjeriyil, Vazhakkulam.

(8) the  youngest son Chackochan died at the age of one.

 My grand father  died  at 4.30 am on 03.01.1963 at the age of  75 and grand mother died at 2 pm on 26.09.1968 at 78.

Cherian's (my father) family consists of 10 children- 4 male and 6 females. DOB of my father is 02.07.1918.  Father died at 3 am on 5th March 1999  and mother died on 19th February 2009 at the age of 92.

The youngest two sisters were twins , one of them died 28 days after her birth. My elder brother George died on 5th June 1962 at Palai hospital, younger brother Joseph died on 3rd April 2014. My 2nd sister Mariakutty died in 2013.

 My family members,

1. Chinnamma -- Married Joseph Poshnapillil - DOB 1110 Meenam 15 (29.03.1935). Now settled at Antonykad nearNilambur. Her husband  is Sri. Joseph alias Kunheppu, S/o Agusthy Poshnapillil and Smt. Eley. The family consists of 5 members. they are, (1) Sri. Jose married Smt. Achamma Kuttyanikkal family and settled at Adakkakundu, Malapuram district (2) Smt. Maria- married Sri. Mathewkutty, S/o Paul Puthanpurackal and settled at Puthanathani, Malappuram (3) Sri. Benny married Smt.Swapna, D/o Sri.Jacob  Pittapillil and Thressiamma, (4) Sri. Biju- He is no more- died in an accident and  (5) Sri. Tomy- married Smt. Deepa D/o Valamannil Jose and Annamma. settlled at Bangalore

2. Mariakutty alias Kutty-- DOB 1115 Makaram 1(15.01.1940), (died  on 10.08.2013 after an operation in a hospital) Married Joseph alias Papachan Eruvelikunnel, Palai.  Children are, (1) Baby married  Ancy Elavumkal Ramapuram and settled at Pizhaku near Palai. Two issues Divya and Divin (2) Josekutty married Jincy Onottu Alakuzha settlled Moovattupusha, Two children Jinto and Jeena.(3)Alice married Shajee Muthupunnakkal, Plassnal. Children are, Johnychan, Ousepachan and Kuriachan (4) Thankachan married Siji Pullikkattil , One child Miss.Ann Maria.

3. Marykutty-- DOB-- I1.03.1943 Joined SMMII congregation on 27.11.1962 . Now at Selem TN. She was fortunate in receiving national award for the rehabilitation of Physically handicapped persons, from the hon'ble President of India Zail Singh, She served in Papua New Guinea for 25 continuous years and returned to India in 2015

4. George alias Mamachan--DOB 1122 Makaram 22 (04.02.1947). died on 05.06.1962 at Palai. He appeared for the SSLC in 1962 at Karimkunnam HS, He studied with his brother Appachan staying with Sri. Josepn parayil. brother of my father. Later both of them joined with my family at Vembua in  1962. He was treated for his liver complaint from Kauur. During that period the treatment at kannur was not upto mark according to Sri. Thomas. So he came to Vembua and took him to Palai for better treatment. His condition was improved very much but all on a sdudden his physical condition became worse and died. The death was immediately informed  by wire but was very late when  we got it by a person deputed from post office. My mother & team reached the house of Sri. Thomas on the next day, But by the time the body of my brother was cremated in the cemetery of Indippara church. My mother used to say " I could not see him nor his body, but only the domp".

5. Agustine alias Appachan-- DOB 18.06.1949.. He married Smt. Elamma, (renamed her Elsamma by my parents) D/o Sri.Edat Devasia and Smt. Elykutty Kalappurackal and Settlled at Vembua in Payyavoor. He has 4 issues. they are, (1) Sri. Jaison. He died on 2nd May 2009 at Fr. Muller's Hospital Mangalore following a surgery on pineal gland (2) Smt. Jaimol.(DOB 09.08.1973) married Sri.Mathew alias Saiby, S/o Sri.Ulahannan and Mary Nettananickal and settled at Kunhiparamba. (3) Smt. Jainy (DOB 29.06.1996) married Sri. Saji Puthenpurackal and settled at Chempanthotty and (4) Sri. Jinesh (DOB 01.06.1979) married Smt. Shincy alias Smitha, D/o Joseph and Mariakutty, Vattakunnel, Areekamala.

6. Valsamma--DOB (06.11.1952)- Married   Sri. Jose, S/o Sri. Mathew Chalil and Brijitha Kishakkekunnel and settled at Chemperi.. The children are (1) Sri. Jomy (DOB 25.08.1982) married Smt.Ramya, D/o George Cheruvupurath and Mary, (2) Fr. Jobish (DOB 15.03.1989) His ordination was in 2015 at Chemperi Forane Church and he is serving with Adilabad diocese and (3) Sri. Joyal (DOB 16.03.1988) married Smt. Teenu ,D/o Sri. Thomas Chorikkavil and Agnus and settled at Ernakulam.

7. Simon--DOB 12.10.1956- Married Elsy Valavanattu, D/o Sri. Joseph Valavanat and Eley. Settled at Vannaikadav, Payyavoor.  The children are (1) Sri. Suhas (DOB 03.04.1985) married Smt. Neethu, D/o Sri. George ananthakkat and  Sally. (2) Sanooja (DOB 16.07.1989) married Sri. Paul, S/o Sri. Jose Puthiyidathsseril and Anny Thondayad, Koshikkode.

8.Joseph--(DOB 27.05.1958)- Married Reethamma Edaparambil (DOB 08.11.1958). He died on 03.04.20014. Settled at Vembua in Payyavoor. He has three children. they are, (1) Smt. Jisha (DOB 16.09.1984) married Sri. Sijo, S/o Papachan alias Pappa Kalappurackal and Gracy. Sijo and Jisha are serving in Gulf, (2) Smt. Jinu, (DOB 29.12.1989) married Sri. Paul, S/o Sri. John Paravilayil and Susamma and settled at Chempanthotty (3) Sri. Jinto (DOB 16.04.1952 and serving in Gulf.

9. Gracy- DOB 29.06.1961(One of the two twins Alphonsa died on 27.07.1961- pet name Malli) Married Sri.Cheriachan Thekkedath, S/o Sri.Joseph Thekkedath and Thressiamma and settled at Kalluvayal near Iritty. She has two children, viz, (1) Smt Deepa married Sri. Sibi Varghese, S/o Sri. Varghese Onakkushiyil and Mariamma and settled at Ernakulam and (2) Sri. Dipin. he has now completed Hotel Management course and working in Kuwait.

My Father migrated with 4 children Valsamma, Simon, Joseph and Gracy) to Malabar and settled down at a place called Vembua in Eruvessy village in the year 1962. Late Varkey,( elder brother of my father) and his family was also with the migration. (My Brothers George and Augustine stayed with Ouseph alias Joseph at Karimkunnam - younger brother of my father- to complete their studies and later joined with us at Vembua.)

 By this time my father Cherian managed the marriage of the eldest two daughters. The eldest one Smt. Chinnamma was married to Sri. Josepb Poshnapillil of Ramapuram, Idukki district (Now settled at Nilambur with family) and the 2nd daughter Smt. Mariakutty married to Sri. Papachan Eruvelikunnel, Pizhaku, Idukki district. The 3rd daughter Miss Marykutty was very much particular to join with missionaries and joined with SMMI congregation. She has completed 25 years service in Papua New Guenea as missionary and her golden jubilee was celebrated on 21st May 2016 at the house of my brother late Joseph. Due to the two marriages and the joining of the 3rd daughter with the missionaries and consequent expenditure incurred in those connections,  he became financially unsafe. This led his migration to Malabar. My grant father Varkey advised my father to migrate to Malabar and acquire more land to sustain the children. He also advised his elder son Varkey to join with my father telling " he should not be alone".

On 15.02.1962 my father Cherian reached Vembua (near Payyavoor) with my mother and 4 children and stayed with his brother-in-law named Kutty alias Agusthy Kootianickal) for few days and shortly constructed a hut in his won property at Vembua and shifted the family. There was no basement for the building, walls were made of  tree twigs and roofing was with bamboo and thatched with Theruva pullu. A better house was later constructed with country bricks and Baliapatam tiles and shifted to that house on 13.03.1974. At Vembua he purchased 6.78 acres of dry land at two locations in survey number 25 of Eruvessy village (3.78 acres- earmarked for Augusty Kootiyanikkal my uncle- at Vembua near Vembua bridge and 3 acres at Pattathinkad). The whole area was actually forest like.

Mother Eley, W/o Cherian

Father Cherian, S/o Varkey

Cherian Parayil

Ely parayil

Cleared the area in a phased manner in three years and my mother was always behind my father in all the cultural operations in the field, after kitchen work. The main crops were tapioca, paddy, sweet potato, thuvara, Chama, coffee, etc. We consumed mainly tapioca and rice four times everyday. Vegetables like paval, venda, vellari, mathan, banana and even colocasia- both leaf and tuber- and papaya were the main items. At least one cow was always there with 1-4 goats providing milk.  We used river fish caught by choondal and nanju kalakkal and another unique technique was ' vellakkol attal' with two persons involved and valavirikkal. My father was very much particular to purchase 3-4 kilogrammes  red meat on every Sundays. so almost all main items of kitchen eatables were from our own farm- fresh and organic.

 Father's asset was his health and hard working nature. He was trustee of Holy Cross Church Vembua at two spells and was a well known worker of Congress party. Mother was a person of love and affection and hard working. She guided all her children withproper advice, lesson of cleanliness and very famous for cooking tasty food. She used to do hard work in field after kitchen works. Due to the hard working nature of parents, there was no shortage of food for the children. His money management was a model and he used to write diary on a note book from 1950 onwards and the same is kept in my Almirah at present.

In 1962 when we reached here, there was no road to Vembua but only a kacha road used for bullock cart mainly the one owned by Thettayil Chettan of Chalimparamba. No radio, no news papers, and publications. Church and school was at Chemperi 5 km from home. Shops were available at Payyavoor 2 km from home. No hospitals other than one man operated 2 clinics owned by Dr. Rajan and another by Dr. Mohan at payyavoor. They were not qualified doctors.Films theatre was available at Chengalai 12 km from home. Father allowed me to see 2-3 cinema every year. I used to walk the whole distance of 24 km (to and fro) in the early days to see the cenema.

I got my primary education from Nirmala School Chemperi. I joined in the 1st STD in the year 1963 along with my brother Agustine-4th STD  and sister Valsamma- 2nd STD. My father had only one bad habit of smoking . He used to consume 2 packets of Sadhoo beedi- each packet containing 25 nos. This influenced me and I used to steal beedi from father's packets and smoke regularly. Hesitated to attend the classes especially in the forth standard and used to cut the class and sit in an  abandoned hospital at Chemperi on several days.along with friends. We used to play in the hospital, take lunch given from home and return to home along with other students who attended the classes. This led to failure in the IV STD. Father got information on all these and he shifted me to Payyavoor Sacred Heart School, This was a turning point in my life. Here I remember teachers like S/s Scaria, Punnachan, Jose Mulloor,Philip, Gopi, Marykutty ,Sr. Nuwara Elia, Kuruvilla, etc.( Sri. Kuruvilla later became my strong enemy and spoiled my life to a great extent in collaboration  with Sri. Thankachan Paisakary)

(I was never a problem maker in the class. I joined with a team to form a unit of KSU in the school in 1972 and attended a secret meeting in a cashew plantation. But the unit was not formed due to the protest and intimidation from school authorities. In the year 1972 there was an agitation throughout Kerala called 'college Samaram' with the leadership of Sri. A K Antony supported by Congress party. I supported the agitation and joined with strikes. The 'college samaram' was a great success in Kerala. College admission was declared as based on merit only. It was because of this rule only that I got admission in college.)

Thereafter I never failed in any class. I was above average in terms of marks in the class. Passed SSLC in the year 1973 in 1st class- 389 marks out of 600 and got prize from Payyavoor panchayath being top scorer in the Panchayath.

My teacher, Philip sir influenced me to join in college. The nearest college was at Taliparamba- Sir Syed College 35 km away from home at Vembua. By this time service bus stated from Chemperi to Taliparamba. This encouraged me to join in college as a day scholar. Father was not much happy to send me to college due to financial difficulties. However mother recommended me suitably and finally father agreed to.

Reached college in 1973 July and filled up the application form. with III(Indian history, World history and Civics and IV group (accountancy, book keeping) as my 1st and 2nd choices. The college lecturer of the college Sri. Madhavan sir of physics department advised me to apply for II and I group as choices. Reluctantly I corrected the choices and submitted the application.. On information from the college, appeared before the Principal Dr. Aboobecker for interview. He immediately declared me as selected for the II group the 1st choice and put the certificates in the tray and advised my father  to remit the fee of Rs.144/-. We had not enough money. So the principal gave permission to remit the cash next day. We were in a dilemma and another gentleman knowing the situation gave the required money and we remitted the cash. On the 1st working of the course PDC, the loan amount was paid by the cash given to me from home. My college admission was merely because of two factors. (1) The principal put my certificates into the tray. so the only option for my father was to remit the fee. (2) One person gave enough money to my father with which we remitted the fee on the day of interview.

During the 1st year of the course  PDC, I was a day scholar going to college by bus. I used to walk 3.5 km to catch bus at Chundakunnu (Chemperi- Taliparamba route) crossing a bamboo bridge, at Eruthukadav, of 100 metre in length. The daily journey to college started at 7 am and used to reach home by7- 8 pm, with candle light. There were only 3 buses running between Chemperi and Taliparamba- Ajantha, Ananthakrishna and HMT. The bus staff were not in good terms with the students as the concession rate was only 40 paise and on several days there were clashes with the conductors. So I determined to become a good bus conductor, after education, who would be in good relationship with students.

In the pre-degree course I passed with 1st class - 71.2 % marks- in 1975. Up to 1975, the selection for medicine was entirely based on marks obtained for the PDC. I was eligible for admission, but didn't applied due to financial problems. Actually I was unaware of the way of  applying for government job. My parents used to say that Govt. job was not for people like us, but for people like political leaders or wealthy people who can pay bribe or offer recommendations. So I never thought of studying for a job. Moreover there was nobody in my family with Govt. job. My father studied up to IV STD and mother only II STD.

After passing the PDC my aim was to get a job. My aim was to become a bus conductor. I went to  Kannur. I had information that the owner of NKBT bus as residing there. When I reached there, I inquired about the person, the owner of the bus.Nobody could help me at kannur. Hence returned to home. This was my 1st visit to district HQ. Also I tried to join with missionaries and contacted the then Vicar of St. Antony's Church Chundaparamba Fr. Abraham for recommendation. But my mother insisted that I should complete degree.

My mother compelled me to continue study and father was also happy that I passed the PDC with good results. So I applied for B Sc Botany in Sir syed College Taliparmba in 1975 and completed the course with 1st class in 1978. I am grateful to my teachers and remember S/s Vani Devi, Thankam, Kareem, Vijayan, Raveendran, Chindankutty, etc. A simple remembrance of my teachers will give me extra positive energy.

From II PDC onwards, ie, 1974, I stayed in Private lodge named Cosmos and Oasis. There I prepared my food using kerosine/diesel stove and many of the items like tapioca were brought from my home. Mother used to give me pickles in bottles. Still now I can remember and enjoy the taste of the pickles used there. I never joined with any strike in the college. Strike by KSU, SFI and MSF was common on those days. However the college was calm during the emergency period.

I had heard my parents, especially father, admiring teachers for their  valuable works in modelling the students. This had set my mind to become a teacher. My parents also encouraged me to get admission in B Ed college. I got admission in Ramakrishna institute of Moral and spiritual Education Mysore in 1979. At the same time I had applied for the same course at Govt. Brennan Training College Thalassery also. I was admitted at this college also. So I preferred the 2nd college and studied there upto January 1980 and completed the teaching practice at BEMP School Tellicherry.

By this time I had applied for 4 posts. One in ESI Corporation, 2nd LDC post in PSC and 3rd in Rubber Board as Jr. Field Officer and 4. NMGB.. There was no response from ESI Corporation, In NMGB, I appeared for the written test and later for  interview. at Kannur. The mode of conduct of the interview itself was clear that they had already selected the persons required. So before the interview board itself I said that I had no faith in the interview and returned to home.

In January 1980 I got appointment as LDC in Employment exchange Kasargod. But in July 1980 itself I got appointment as Jr. Field Officer in Rubber Board. My entire history in Rubber Board is given in another post named 'my history in Rubber Board'.

                                                                                           

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