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“However, as an outsider visiting Mananchira, I don’t experience that
effect. If I hadn’t been told about it, I wouldn’t know. It would just be a
park for me.” Promiti Mallik, one of the participants (Placeholder2)
At the entrance of SM Street in Kozhikode, there is a bust of the
Malayalam-language writer SK Pottekkatt. This street is a heritage rich
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marketplace where hawkers sell all kinds of knick-knacks. You might
wonder why his statue is placed there. The reason is that his novel named
“Oru Theruvinte Katha” won him the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award. It
was based on the story of this street, which is also known as Mittai
Theruvu or Sweetmeat Street. The novel paints vignettes of characters
from “The Street.”
After considering the historical significance of Kozhikode, I have decided
to locate my proposed design near these areas in the city centre to reflect
the rich literary history.
Figure 2 Kozhikode – The Creative City (Author)
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