Over the course of the last few years, there have been dramatic changes in the way in which the world is run.  There have been changes in governing systems of countries throughout the globe, as the former communist states and military regimes throughout the developing world have begun to move towards forms of government that more accurately reflect the will of the people that they govern.

There has also been a revaluation of political philosophies, and in particular, of the belief that the progress of mankind can be brought about simply by the actions of government.   The role of the individual, and of individual communities, has taken on a revived importance, as both people and government have come to accept that the progress of mankind, in social, economic, cultural and other fields, depends to a very considerable extent upon the endeavor of individual human beings.

Three decades ago, before the people went to the gulf countries for employment, Puthiyangadi village was struck with poverty.  It lacked modern schools, housing, hospitals, roads and all other essential components of a developed society.  The energies of the village’s people were largely devoted to the task of surviving and not to the fashioning of a better future. The gulf revenues have made the development possible in all fields especially in the field of education.

The local Muslim Jama-ath and Christian community considered education as the highest priority of Puthiyangadi village.  So the Muslim Jama-ath established a primary school at the adjacent of Juma Masjid in 1906 and the Christian community  established other two primary schools.  The majority of the children terminated their education because of the inconvenience for higher education. Those who went for higher education were mainly boys and for this they went to the Madayi Government High School which is 4kms away from the village.  As a result in those days, the girls of this village couldn't proceed to higher education. 

The year 1979, proved to be a great milestone in the improvement in the educational field of this village.  In this year a high school named Puthiyangadi Jama-ath High School was setup under the management of Puthiyangadi Muslim Jama-ath Committee .  Janab,C.H.Muhammed Koya (late) who was the Deputy Chief Minister and the Education Minister at that time,sanctioned this school.   Due to the sanctioning of this school by him, now there is not a single person in this village who haven't completed their secondary education.  Since there are no sufficient primary schools in accordance with the population of this village, most of the children depend on Madayi GMUP School for their primary education.  For the above reason, the GMUP School is one among the schools in the Kannur Dist having the highest  number of students. 

The other two primary schools run by the Christian Community are Puthiyangadi West L.P.School and BEMLP school.  These two schools play a key role in the development of the primary education of this village.  Both schools are Government unaided. 

A few individual organizations have been setup here.  One among them is Malabar Development Society which runs an English medium high school alongwith a DPham institute and an orphanage  in Mottambram, Puthiyangadi.  Three computer institutes exists in this village   namely Al-Falah Computer Institute, a free computer training institute setup by the Madayi Grama Panchayath Board at the C.H.Muhammed Koya memmorial soudum and one in the Puthiyangadi Jama-ath High School. 

The Puthiyangadi Dars Committee have been playing a very important role in the development of both basic and religious education.  They were the one who provided building facilities for  the Madayi GMUP School.  Six religious centers including an Arabic College and a nursery school are being run by this Committee. Decades ago, a "Dars" for religious higher education which is very famous in the Malabar area was also established here by this committee.  They provide free education to more than 2,000 students.  Other committees like Chootad and Vaadikkal Muslim Jama-ath are also provide the same type of services.  There is an Islamic studies center which is run by Payangadi Wadi Huda Islamic Complex. 

Courtesy:   Mrs. Shareefa Haneef