Mananthavady
Mananthavady is a municipality and "taluk" in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. Mananthavady has been referred to as "Hosenkadi" in a dictum scribbled under a copper artefact found at the Ananthanathaswamy Temple at Varadoor. The dominant view on the etymology is that the word is derived from "Maane Eytha Vady" (English: "The place where an arrow was shot at the deer"). This view is strengthened by the existence of a place called "Ambukuthy", literally "the location where the arrow pierced", on the outskirts of the town. Mananthavady is one of the three talukas or tehsils in Wayanad district . It was a major British station during the colonial times, mostly for the spices it produced and the violent resistance leaders such as Pazhassi Raja put up. Transportation. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara, away. A Thalassery–Manathavady–Mysore railway line is being planned. The nearest airport is Kannur International Airport at Mattannur, away. The Thalassery–Bavali Road passes through Mananthavady and is the town's main road, allowing connection to Mysore, Karnataka. The road to Mysore through Nagarhole National Park has been declared a National Highway by the central government; it is parallel to the Kabini River, night  travel in this road is regulated so that the road is closed from 6PM to 6AM. The highway goes from Kainatty (at the junction of NH 212) to Mysore via Bavali, Jayapura. Another road permits access to Gonikoppal, Kodagu district, away via Kartikulam, Tholpetty forest, Kutta and Ponnampet.