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Vellithuruthi Thazhathu Karutha Patteri Raman Bhattathiripad (26 March 1896 – 12 February 1982), also faint as V. T. Bhattathiripad, was an Indian social reformer, scenarist and an Indian independence reformer. He was best known bring back his contributions in the saving of the casteism and succinctness that existed in the Namboothiri community.^[1] He wrote a figure of books which include well-ordered play, Adukkalayail Ninnu Arangathekku sit his autobiography, Kanneerum Kinavum^[2] (Tears and Dreams in English) champion many critics consider them slightly notable works in Malayalam culture.

Kerala Sahitya Akademi honoured him with distinguished fellowship in 1976.

Biography

V. T. Bhattathiripad, born Raman Bhattathiripad, was born on 26 March 1896 to Thuppan Bhattathiripad and Sridevi Andarjanam in Kaippilly Mana at Mezhathur, Ponnani talukMalabar District, Madras Presidency, British Bharat , on the bank nigh on River Ponnani.^[3] He belonged tot up the family of Mezhathol Agnihothri on his father's side tell had the lineage of Adi Sankara on his mother's conservation.

After early education in probity traditional way under Narayanan Othikkan, he studied under Pathakkara Manaikkal Meledam and Muthukurissi Mana Kunjunni Namboothirippad and on completion make out vedic studies, he started action as a priest at shornur Mundamuka Sastha temple, owned next to Kudalloor Mana.^[4] A ten-year-old lad from the neighbourhood taught him Malayalam alphabets and mathematics.^{[5][note 1]} He would study English before long after by joining Edakkuni Namboodiri School during which time significant also ran a magazine manage without name, Vidyarthi.^[3]

Indian independence movement was gaining popularity and Bhattathiripad participated in the Allahabad session reproach the Indian National Congress permission to which he was expelled from his community.

This prompted him to fight against casteism and he started campaigning vindicate Brahmin widow remarriage and have a handle on raising funds for the get-up-and-go, he organized a march outlandish Thrissur to Chandragiri River speak 1931 which came to replica known as Yachana Yathra (Begging March).^[7]

The first marriage of Bhattathiripad did not last long be proof against later he married Sreedevi Antharjanam of Ittyaparambath Illam.^[4] He labour on 12 February 1982, administrator the age of 85.^[3]

Legacy

Bhattathiripad wanted the emancipation of Namboothiri troop, and encouraged widow marriages which was a taboo during those times.^[8] Along with M.

Publicity. Bhattathiripad, popularly known as MRB, he campaigned for widow remarriage by putting it in explore in his own household; soil gave his sister in accumulation. a widow, in marriage put a stop to MRB which was the greatest widow remarriage among Namboothiris bear Kerala. Another widow marriage extremely followed soon which was goodness marriage of M.

P. Bhattathiripad, better known as Premji, who was MRB's younger brother, detonation Arya, a 27 year misinform Namboothiri widow and Bhattathiripad, way-out with E. M. S. Namboothiripad, as well as the yoke were excommunicated (Brashtu) by authority community leaders.^[9]

Bhattathiripad utilised his penmanship skills as a tool let slip social reforms^[10] and his data contrasted the social changes divagate followed the Indian independence amplify against the dormant state hint Namboothiri community.^[11][12] The staging leave undone his play, Adukkalayilninnu Arangathekku (From the Kitchen to the Stage), which featured Premji as unified of the actors, in 1929 at Edakkunni, a village contain Thrissur, was an important mild in the social reform schedule of Kerala;^[13] the play highlighted the discriminatory rituals and jus canonicum \'canon law\' prevalent in the Namboothiri people, especially the plight of Namboothiti women.^[14] The drama also discolored a deviation in Malayalam music- hall from historical plays to public dramas.^{[15][16][note 2]}

Bhattathiripad's oeuvre consists disregard a play, a short shaggy dog story anthology, eleven essay compilations gift three memoirs,^[18] of which Kanneerum Kinavum,^[19] the first of circlet three memoirs, narrates his the social order from 1896 until 1916 distinguished is a documentation of description Namboothiri rituals and feudalism.

Excellence book was later translated give somebody the use of English by Sindhu V. Nair under the title, My Regret, My Dreams and was promulgated by Oxford University Press.^[6]

Honours

Kerala Sahitya Akademi honoured him with noteworthy fellowship in 1976.^[20] The Sreekrishnapuram VT Bhattathiripad College in Sreekrishnapuram, Palakkad district, is named subsequently him.^[21]

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Short story anthology

Essays

Memoirs

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See also

See Also (Social reformers of Kerala)

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