The Padmasree Kalyana Mandapam in Tali is a major link between Kozhikode and film producer K. Ravindranathan Nair who passed away in Kollam on Saturday.
The Kalyana Mandapam, reportedly first of its kind owned by women in Kozhikode district, was founded in 1973. Nair, better known as Achani Ravi, had laid the foundation stone to the mandapam then.
The mandapam is owned by Women’s Indian Association, founded in 1914 as part of the freedom movement. The association engages in vocational training and social development programmes for women. The headquarters of the association is attached to the Kalyanamandapam, the proceeds from which support the activities of the association till date.