About
Kottayam is a district in the Indian state of Keralam located in the central region of the state. Bordered by the lofty Western Ghats on the east and the expansive Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west, the district features a uniquely diverse landscape that transitions from highlands to low-lying wetlands.
Panoramic backwater stretches, lush paddy fields, highlands, hills and hillocks, extensive rubber plantations, places associated with many legends and a totally literate people have given Kottayam District the enviable title: The land of letters, legends, latex and lakes. The city is an important trading center of spices and commercial crops, especially rubber. Most of India’s natural rubber originates from the acres of well-kept plantations of Kottayam, also home to the Rubber Board.
Kottayam is also called as “Akshara Nagari” which means the “city of letters” considering its contribution to print media and literature.
