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In the 14th & 15th centuries, during the regime of the Kolathiri Rajas, Thaliparambu was renowned all over Kerala as a seat of learning, enlightenment and culture. In the early days, the ezhuthupallies (village schools)under the Ezhuthachan or village school master, provided facilities to pupils to acquire elementary education. After undergoing the preliminary course of study in these institutions, the children were sent to the kalaries for acquiring training in gymnastics and, in the use of arms and then to study Sanskrit in Vedic schools under the religious gurus. The art, kalaripayattu, famed as the first recorded unarmed combat training, is associated with this district.

The beginning of the Western education in the district may be traced back to the middle of the 16th century. The first English school, known as the Basel German Mission English school, was started on 1st march 1856 at Thalassery. The Brennen school at Thalassery, the nucleus of the present Govt. Brennen college, was started in 1862 with the generous donation made by Mr. Brennen, Master Attendant at Thalassery. The literacy rate is almost 100 % in Kannur.

The library movement in Kannur district received an impetus with the passing of the Madras Library Act in 1948 and the constitution of the Malabar local Authority with headquarters at Kozhikode in 1951. After the re-organization of states, a separate Local Library Authority was formed for the district with its headquarters at Thalassery. Along with this Kerala Grandhasala Sanghom extended its activities to the district. The Sanghom is a non-official body devoted to the promotion of the library movement.

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