Kalpathy Heritage Area Development

Kalpathy Agraharams , a traditional of Tamil brahmins in and around the banks of river Kalpathy, Palaghat , and Kerala houses a settlement pattern much duplicated by Kerala brahmins. The profound character of row housing with high emphasis to traditional rituals and the presence of Kundambalam as the epicentre of their cultural lives enlines the character of settlement. The crisis of Kalpathy started with the aging population of residents finding it difficult to enliven the traditions living deep with in the society and home away younger generation finding it unable to sustain the cultural fabric.
The intervention in to such a sensitive would have proved risky if not dealt carefully . The uplifting and maintenance of the cultural fabric , provision of certain basic amenities , taking care of prevailing ecological disturbances were all been envisaged with a scent of educative process all over. The whole re development was planned and executed keeping the residents as stake holders.