Prominent personalities

* **Arundhati Roy:** Booker Prize-winning author of *The God of Small Things*, set in Aymanam, Kerala. * **P.T. Usha:** Legendary track and field athlete, often called the "Payyoli Express." * **Mohanlal & Mammootty:** Icons of Malayalam cinema, each with legendary decades-long acting careers. * **E. Sreedharan:** The "Metro Man" of India, renowned civil engineer instrumental in building the Konkan Railway and Delhi Metro. * **Shashi Tharoor:** Prominent author, diplomat, and Member of Parliament representing Thiruvananthapuram. * **K. R. Narayanan:** The 10th President of India and a distinguished diplomat. * **Raja Ravi Varma:** Historic painter celebrated for bringing Indian mythology to life with Western academic realism.