Ayemenem

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Ayemenem is a small village in the Indian state of Kerala, best known as the primary setting of Arundhati Roy’s novel "The God of Small Things."

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Ayemenem canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
associatedWithAuthor Arundhati Roy
belongsTo South India
climate tropical monsoon climate
country India
culturalContext Syrian Christian community of Kerala
economyBasedOn agriculture
featuredIn The God of Small Things
fictionalizedAs Aymanam in The God of Small Things
geographicFeature low-lying riverine landscape
governingSystem panchayati raj
hasClimateCharacteristic heavy monsoon rainfall
hot and humid weather
hasNaturalFeature backwaters
paddy fields
rubber plantations
tropical vegetation
hasReligiousSite Christian churches
Hindu temples
knownFor depiction in The God of Small Things
lush greenery
literarySignificance important site in contemporary Indian English literature
locatedIn Kerala
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Kottayam district
locatedInCountrySubdivision Travancore region of Kerala
linked to: Travancore
locatedInRegion Central Kerala
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedOnRiver Meenachil River
majorCrop coconut
rice
rubber
spices
nearbyCity Kottayam
nearbyTown Kumarakom
notableAs primary setting of Arundhati Roy’s novel The God of Small Things
partOf India
Kerala
Kottayam district
postalSystem served by India Post
primaryLanguageSpoken Malayalam
religionPracticed Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
secondaryLanguageSpoken English
transportConnection local roads to Kottayam
UTCOffset +05:30

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Rahel childhoodHome Ayemenem
Rahel livesIn Ayemenem
Estha placeOfResidence Ayemenem
Baby Kochamma residence Ayemenem
Chacko residence Ayemenem
Sophie Mol storyLocation Ayemenem
Mammachi isFrom Ayemenem
Pappachi associatedWith Ayemenem
Rape of Ammu location Ayemenem