Summary:
The construction work of the Kazhakuttam temple is believed to have caused migration of various communities to this place. Sobha, now a casual labourer in the Karyavattam campus, recalls her ancestors –Veluthan and Vellachi– who lived in the area till 1963. Kanis, a prominent community found in the hilly terrain in and around Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam, had a settlement in Karyavattam. Christians are a prominent community in Karyavattam in Kazhakuttam. There was a settlement of ironsmiths, who were possibly making arms for Ettuveettil Pillamar, in Vaidyan Kunnu, in Karyavattam campus, which is now occupied by the Technopark Centre..