1 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁C och in ▁State ▁Central ▁War ▁Committee ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁were ▁all ▁made ▁at ▁this ▁very ▁ground . ▁ ▁During ▁those ▁early ▁days ▁this ▁ground ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁exhib itions , ▁football ▁games , ▁regular ▁military ▁par ades ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁process ions ▁taken ▁out ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁Sh iva ▁Temple ▁festival . ▁This ▁ground ▁and ▁the ▁path ▁leading ▁from ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁temple ▁nearby , ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁bounds ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁r ungs ▁of ▁the ▁society . ▁A ▁change ▁in ▁this ▁law ▁came ▁about ▁only ▁after ▁the ▁Temple ▁Entry ▁Dec laration . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁K ul ap ur am al ika ▁that ▁stands ▁at ▁one ▁end ▁of ▁this ▁ground , ▁that ▁App an ▁Th amp ur an ▁and ▁Kun j uk utt an ▁Th amp ur an ▁launched ▁` R as ik aran j ini ,' ▁the ▁famous ▁literary ▁magazine . ▁And ▁it ▁was ▁here ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁that ▁the ▁war ▁committee ▁organ ised ▁a ▁spect ac ular ▁war ▁exhibition ▁that ▁was ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁spect acles ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Al most ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ground ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁resident ial ▁qu arters ▁for ▁District ▁collect or ▁and ▁for ▁official ▁resid ences ▁of ▁Jud ges ▁of ▁High ▁court ▁of ▁Ker ala . ▁The ▁present ▁day ▁ground ▁is ▁just ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁size