{"id":5733943,"date":"2020-07-09T18:22:59","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T12:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=5733943"},"modified":"2023-11-10T11:49:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T06:19:57","slug":"renaissance-leaders-in-kerala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/renaissance-leaders-in-kerala\/","title":{"rendered":"Renaissance Leaders in Kerala and their Organisations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The achievements that Kerala enjoys today is not a cakewalk; it is the aftermath of the sacrificial stories of many unsung heroes who got buried deep inside the pages of history. In this article, we will learn about the Renaissance Leaders in Kerala and their Organisations in the chronological order. Many have contributed to making the State as we see it today. Being a very important portion of static GK, it&#8217;s necessary that we learn them for answering the sure-shot questions that are asked for any competitive exams.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/0x3b\/ow4f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Attempt free GK mock test! Download App Now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>List of Renaissance Leaders in Kerala<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There are many Leaders who went unnoticed during this timeline. Let&#8217;s give them our respect for helping us achieve all the amenities that we are granted today. Discussing a few of them who gave major contributions to uplift our society:<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805\u20131871) &#8211;\u00a0 Found CMI (India&#8217;s first Christian priest committee)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born in Kainakari, Alappuzha<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0He is known as the Father of Literacy in Kerala. Introduced the system which announced that a\u00a0 School must be built along with every Church. Also, the Pidiyari system( a handful of rice) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">encouraging people to make daily small donations to help the needy <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was introduced by him.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Established the first printing press in 1846 without foreign support in Kerala at mannanam. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Named st.joseph&#8217;s press, It was the 3rd one in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Kuriakose Elias Chavara <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> declared beatified in 1986 and canonized on 23 November 2014.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Vaikunda swamikal \/ Ayya vaikundar (1809\u20131851) &#8211;\u00a0 Founded Samatva Samajam.<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born in <\/span><b>1809<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place: Swamithoppu, Tamil Nadu<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First name: Mudi Choodum Perumal ( due to heavy protest from upper-class name changed to Muthukutty because at that time only upper castes were allowed to use the names of gods as their names)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>&#8216;Samatva Samajam<\/strong>&#8216; probably the first social organization of Kerala\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was imprisoned in 1838 at Singara thoppu Jail by Swathi Thirunnal for calling him &#8220;Ananthapuri devil&#8221; saying Travancore as &#8220;rule of Black devils&#8221; and British as &#8220;rule of White devils.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is the first to install a mirror for worshipping in South India<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Constructed public well for people. <\/span><b>Muthira Kinar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is situated at Swamithoppu. The people of various castes took their holy bath in the well and bath was called Muttiripatham.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Famous quote- &#8216;One caste, One religion, One clan, One world, One God&#8217;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">( &#8221; jathi onn, matham onn, kulam onn, daivam onn, lokam on &#8220;)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Famous slogan &#8211; \u2018If we work, we should be got paid\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Died on <\/span><b>1851<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>\u00a0Thycaud Ayya \/ Subharayan (1814\u20131909) <i>&#8211; <\/i>founded the famous \u201cSaiva Prakasha Sabha<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The original name of Thycaud Ayya was <\/span><b>Subbarayan<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Known as <b><i>Guru of great Gurus&#8217;<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was born in <\/span><b>1814<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>Nagalapuram<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He was the guru of Chattampi Swamikal, Sri\u00a0 Narayana Guru and Ayyankali.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was a Yogi cum Family man. Ayya Swamikal started inter-dining\u00a0 (<\/span><b>Panthbhojanam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) in Kerala during the 19th century even before Mahatma Gandhi thought of it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He argued that any Yogi could install idols in temples, that inspired Sree Narayana Guru to install idols of Siva.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><b>Oru jathi, oru matham, oru Daivam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d (\u201cIntha ulagathile orae oru jathi than, Orae oru matham than, orae oru kadavul than\u201d ) is the Malayalam translation of Ayyaswamy\u2019s teaching . Sri Narayan Guru popularized the slogan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1984 Thycaud Ayya Mission was formed at Trivandrum.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0Swamikal with the help of Manonmaneeyam Sundaram Pillai, the first MA holder of Travancore,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 founded the famous \u201c<\/span><b>Saiva Prakasha Sabha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d at Chalai, Thiruvananthapuram.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thycaud Ayya passed away in <\/span><b>1909.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Chattampi Swamikal (1853-1924)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sree Vidyadhiraja Parama Bhattaraka Chattampi Swamikal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was a Hindu sage and social reformer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chattampi Swamikal was born on <\/span><b>25 August 1853 at Kollur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a suburban village of Thiruvananthapuram in Southern Travancore.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His childhood name was <\/span><b>Ayyappan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But he was called by his pet name <\/span><b>Kunjan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by all and so was later known as Kunjan Pillai.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While learning at the \u2018Patasala\u2019 of Pettayil Raman Pillai Asan, he was deputed as the <\/span><b>\u2018Chattampi\u2019 (monitor)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the class. So later he came to be known as \u2018Chattambi Swamikal\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Aniyoor Temple near Vamanapuram Chattampi Swami met another young man Nanu Asan who was in search of spiritual guidance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He attained Mahasamadhi on 5th August 1924 at Panmana in Kollam district.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mortal remains of Chattampi Swamikal were enshrined at his Samadhistanam at Panmana. This site is today called Panmana Ashramam (Kollam district).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vedadhikara Niroopanam, Prachina Malayalam, Adwaitha Chintha Paddhathi, Moksha Pradeepa Khandanam, etc. are famous works of Chattambi Swamikal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Sree Narayana Guru (1856\u20131928) &#8211; Founder of SNDP<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sree Narayana Guru was born at <\/span><b>Chempazhanthy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Thiruvananthapuram district on <\/span><b>20th August 1856<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Chathayam in the month of Chingam).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His father was <\/span><b>Madan Asan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and his mother was <\/span><b>Kutty Amma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He was named <\/span><b>Narayanan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and was dotingly called<\/span><b> Nanu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After his studies, he also began teaching in a nearby school. From that time the people respectfully called him \u201c<\/span><b>Nanu Asan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His friendship with Chattambi Swamikal started in 1884. Chattambi Swamikal introduced him to <\/span><b>Thycaud Ayyaswami<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a distinguished yoga guru of Trivandrum.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Later he went to <\/span><b>Maruthwamala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in search of ultimate truth and spent 8 years of solitary life. Here, Narayana guru is believed to have attained a state of Enlightenment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1888, he installed an idol of Shiva at <\/span><b>Aruvippuram<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the banks of the <\/span><b>Neyyar river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sree Narayana Guru was appointed as the first president of <\/span><b>SNDP Yogam founded in 1903<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the initiative of Dr.Palpu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is regarded as the <\/span><b>father of the renaissance of Kerala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He belonged to the Ezhava<\/span><b> community<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and it was an era in which Ezhavas were facing many social injustices in the caste-ridden society of Kerala.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was the first Keralite to be appeared on an <\/span><b>Indian stamp<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and also the first Keralite to be inscribed on a <\/span><b>coin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of RBI.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is the only Keralite whose <\/span><b>birthday and death anniversary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are declared a holiday by the Government of Kerala.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The slogan popularized by Sree Narayana Guru-\u201c<\/span><b>One caste, one religion and one God for mankind<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also exhorted \u201c<\/span><b>Liquor is poison, make it not, sell it not, drink it not<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Dr. Ayyathan Gopalan<\/b><b> (1861\u20131948) &#8220;<\/b><b><i>Darsarji<\/i><\/b><b>&#8220;, <\/b><b><i>Rao Sahib<\/i><\/b><b> (Title honor given by British)<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Gopalan was born in Thalassery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is the founder of the Suguna Vardhini movement and a leader and propagandist of Brahmo Samaj in Kerala.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0He started the Kozhikode branch of <strong>Brahmosamaj<\/strong> in 1898.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0He also founded Chandavarkar Elementary School in Kozhikode to encourage education among Dalits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the year 1900, Dr. Gopalan ignited reform activities by initiating <strong>Suguna Vardhini movement<\/strong> in order to foster human values in children and to protect the rights of women, children, and the downtrodden sections such as the Harijan communities of the society and educate them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He left for his heavenly abode on <\/span><b>2 May 1948<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, at the age of 87.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Agamananda Swami (1896\u20131961)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>He was born on 27 August 1896 in Chavara, Kollam.<\/li>\n<li>His real name was Krishnan Nambyathiri.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established <\/span><b>Sanatana Dharma Vidyarthi Sangam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Brahmanandodayam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The magazines started by him \u2013 <\/span><b>Amruthavani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Prabuddha Keralam<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works \u2013 <\/span><b>Vivekananda Sandesham<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Sree Sankara Bhagavat Gita Vyakhyanam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Vishnu Puranam<\/b><\/li>\n<li>He established the first ashrama in Thrissur in 1935 and another one in the bank of river Periyar in 1936.<\/li>\n<li>Established Ramakrishna Ashram in Kaladi in 1936.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Ananda Theerthan (1905\u20131987)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0His real name was Ananda Shenoy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0He was close to Sree Narayana Guru and worked against casteism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0He assumed his new name at Sarada temple at Sivagiri in 1928.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0He established Sree Narayana School in Payyannur in 1931.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0He promoted inter caste-marriage through the <strong>Jathinashini Sabha, founded in 1933<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direct Disciple of Sree Narayana Guru.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Founder of<strong> Jathi Nashini Sabha<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Brahmananda shiva yogi<\/b><b> \/ Karat Govinda Menon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(1852\u20131929)<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(&#8216;Guru of Atheists&#8217;, Purusha Simham, Swami of Alathur)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">born at Palakkad<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Started his reform activities through Brahmosamaj founded by Dr. Ayyathan Gopalan .Dr. Ayyathan Gopalan titled Karat Govinda Menon as Brahmananda Sivayogi for the untiring services done through Brahmo samaj. Sivayogi was one of the favorite disciples of Dr.Gopalan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Founded &#8216;Siddha rasam&#8217; at Alathur in 1893.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>&#8220;Stree vidya poshini&#8221; book for spreading awareness of woman education.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formed Ananda Maha Sabha in 1918.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Famous disciple &#8211; <\/span><b>Vagbhatananda<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/exam\/kerala-psc-coaching\/\">Crack the exam with us!<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Vagbhatananda \/ V.K. Gurukkal(1885\u20131939)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Also known as Vyleri Kunjikannan, Balaguru)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born in patyam, kannur<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Started his reform activities through <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brahmosamaj<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> founded by Dr. Ayyathan Gopalan in the year 1898 at Calicut. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaghbhatananda<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was the favorite disciple of Dr.Gopalan who wrote the book &#8220;KausallyaGopalan&#8221; as a tribute to Kausallyammal wife of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr.Gopalan<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who was the backbone behind every reform activities of his guru <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Ayyathan Gopalan<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Found <\/span><b>Athma vidya Sangam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at V<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">atakara<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, slogan &gt; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;unaruvin, aghileshane smarippin, kshanamezunnelpin, aneethiyod ethirpin&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the 1900s he became the disciple of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sree Narayana Guru<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Founder of ULCCS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Uraalunkal Labour Contract Cooperative Society) currently the Largest Labour contract in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major works works include Abhinava keralam, adyathma yudham, atma vidya kahalam, Prarthananjali, kotiyoor ulsava paatu, shivayogi vilasam.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Dr. Palpu (1863\u20131950)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Padmanabhan, &#8216;<strong>Political father of Ezhava community&#8217;<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Palpu (Padmanabhan Palpu)was born on 2nd November 1863 at Pettah in Thiruvananthapuram.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Palpu was a relentless fighter for the cause of the Ezhavas in Kerala.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarojini Naidu praised him as one of the greatest revolutionaries in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was the founder of <strong>\u2018Travancore Ezhava Sabha\u2019.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Palpu took initiative to establish Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam in 1903.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr.Palpu spent the major share of his income on the activities of SNDP Yogam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He called <strong>Kumaranasan as \u2018Chinna Swami\u2019.(\u2018Periya Swami\u2019 was Narayana Guru)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He passed away on 25th January 1950.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Kumaranasan(1873\u20131924)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N. Kumaran Ashan was born on 12 April 1873 in a merchant family belonging to the Ezhava Communist in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is also known as<strong> Mahakavi Kumaran Ashan<\/strong>, the prefix Mahakavi, awarded by Madras University in 1922, which means &#8220;great poet&#8221; and the suffix Ashan means &#8220;scholar&#8221; or &#8220;teacher&#8221;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was also a philosopher, a social reformer and a disciple of Sree Narayana Guru<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He got a job as a primary school teacher and an accountant to a wholesaler at the age of 14, he quit the job two years later to pursue higher studies in Sanskrit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He undertook a studentship in poetry under <strong>Manamboor Govindan Asan.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He wished to learn Yoga and Tantra and worked as an apprentice in a Muruga temple at Vakkom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He died aged 51 as a result of a boat accident in January 1924 while traveling to Kollam from a function in Alappuzha.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Sahodaran Ayyappan \/ K. Ayyappan (1889\u20131968)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born in Cherai, vypin, Ernakulam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Found Sahodara Sangam in 1917.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He became the disciple of Sree Narayana Guru<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Founder of Vidya poshini sabha<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established\u00a0 <\/span><b>Socialist party in 1938.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weeklies include : velakkaran, yukthivaadi, sahodaran<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His works are\u00a0 : Kaasi mahatmyam, Sahodari kurathi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; No cast, No religion, No god for man.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Pandit Karuppan(1885\u20131939)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also known as Shankaran, Sahithya Kudeeram, Lincoln of Kerala,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerala Varma called him &#8216;Vidwan&#8217;, the Maharaja of cochin called him &#8216;Kavi Thilakam&#8217;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born in cheranalloor, ernakulam<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1904 he wrote <\/span><b>&#8220;Jathikkummi&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> first book in Kerala to <\/span><b>criticize the caste system.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Found Araya samajam in 1907<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1925 he was\u00a0 Nominated as a member of the cochin legislative council.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>T.K. Madhavan (1885\u20131930) -&#8220;Megha Jyothis&#8221;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social reformer, journalist and active member of Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0He met Gandhi at Tirunelveli and persuaded him to support Vaikkom satyagraha.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A monument was raised in his honor at Chettikulangara.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The founder of Temple entry movement<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0In 1915\u00a0 <\/span><b>Started Deshabhimani News Paper<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> From <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kollam<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Only Malayali to <\/span><b>attend the INC session at Kakkinada,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Presented a resolution on Eradication of untouchability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>The main leader of Vaikkom Satyagraha(1924)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Vakkom Abdul Khadar Moulavi (1873\u20131932)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The father of Muslim renaissance in Kerala<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moulavi was born on <\/span><b>28 December 1873<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Vakkom, Chirayinkil Taluk, Thiruvananthapuram in Travancore to parents <\/span><b>Aash Beevi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Mother) and <\/span><b>Muhammad Kunju<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Father)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was the founder and publisher of the newspaper <\/span><b>Swadeshabhimani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on <\/span><b>19 January 1905<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which was banned and confiscated by the Government of Travancore in 1910 due to its criticisms against the government and the <\/span><b>Diwan of Travancore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He founded the Travancore <\/span><b>Muslim Mahajana Sabha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Thiruvananthapuram.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He died on <\/span><b>23 August 1932<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aged 59.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai (1878\u20131916)- Keralan (pen name)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Became the first editor of Magazine Malayali<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Became editor of <\/span><b>Swadeshabhimani Newspaper in 1906<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was <\/span><b>elected to Sree Moolam Praja sabha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Neyyattinkara<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1910 he was deported to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thirunalveli<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Sep 26 by Diwan &#8211; P Rajagopalachari for criticizing News against him and also for writing against govt. at the time of Moolam Thirunnal. Newspaper was banned<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His works include the <\/span><b>biography of Karl Marx &amp; Gandhiji<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> first time in Malayalam, auto Biography Ente Naadukadathal, Vrithantha Pathra Pravarthanam (considered as the Bible of Kerala <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journalism<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Kelappan (1889\u20131971)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">K Kelappan is Popularly known as Kerala Gandhi<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was the first President of the<strong> Nair Service Society.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was considered as the first Satyagrahi from Kerala to participate in the individual Satyagraha movement launched by Gandhiji.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">K Kelappan gave the leadership to the Payyannur and Calicut salt Satyagraha.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He played a dominant role in the famous Vaikom Satyagraha and was the leader of the Guruvayur Satyagraha.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">K Kelappan was the secretary of the <strong>Guruvayur Satyagraha Committee.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was at Gandhiji&#8217;s request that he ended his fast at Guruvayur.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was the chairman of the committee which was formed to fight against untouchability in Kerala during Vaikom Satyagraha.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kelappan helped in starting &#8216;Mathrubhumi&#8217; and was its editor for a number of years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also led a peaceful Satyagraha in Thali Temple Angadipuram near Perinthalmanna.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The publication <strong>&#8216;Gramadeepam&#8217;<\/strong> was started by K Kelappan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>A K Gopalan<\/b><b> (1904-1977)\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan<\/b> <b>(AKG)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was a popular Indian Communist leader.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was born in <\/span><b>1904 at Peralasseri<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Kannur.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>1927 he joined Indian National Congress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and actively participated in the Khadi Movement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was arrested for participation in <\/span><b>Salt Satyagraha in 1930<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In<\/span><b> 1931 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he became the Volunteer Caption of Guruvayoor Sathyagraha which was held in order to open Guryvayoor Temple to all Hindus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>1939<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> AKG joined the Communist Party of Kerala.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AKG played an important role in the formation of the <\/span><b>Indian Coffee House<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The First Indian Coffee House in Kerala was started at Thrissur on <\/span><b>8th March 1958<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AKG was the first leader of Opposition in Loksabha.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AKG died on<\/span><b> 22 March 1977<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His tomb is situated at <\/span><b>Payyambalam Beach<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Kannur.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Headquarters of CPI(M) in Kerala is also called as AKG Center.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/renaissance-in-kerala-gk-questions-for-kerala-psc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out this article to find the GK questions asked from Kerala Rennaisance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Entri<\/strong>\u00a0will provide you the complete subject-wise classes covering all the topics. 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