Gundert Bungalow
ഗുണ്ടർട്ട് ബംഗ്ലാവ്
The home of German missionary Hermann Gundert, where he compiled the first Malayalam-English dictionary. It is now a small museum on the history of language and printing.
Hermann Gundert, the maternal grandfather of writer Hermann Hesse, lived here for 20 years from 1839. He wrote Malayalam grammar and dictionaries and founded one of Kerala's earliest newspapers. The bungalow is a single-storey house in Kerala style. After recent restoration, it has been turned into a digital museum introducing Gundert's life and the development of the Malayalam language. It is on Eli Kunnu hill north of Thalassery and can be visited together with Thalassery Fort.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–17:00; closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Overbury's Folly
- Thalassery Fort
- Dharmadam Island
- Muzhappilangad Drive-in Beach
- Mahe
- Arakkal Museum
- Mappila Bay & Kannur Lighthouse
- St. Angelo Fort