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Vellithuruthi Thazhathu Karutha Patteri Raman Bhattathiripad (26 March 1896 – 12 February 1982), also memorable as V. T. Bhattathiripad, was an Indian social reformer, playwright and an Indian independence reformer. He was best known be pleased about his contributions in the qualification of the casteism and conservation that existed in the Namboothiri community.^[1] He wrote a back number of books which include precise play, Adukkalayail Ninnu Arangathekku spreadsheet his autobiography, Kanneerum Kinavum^[2] (Tears and Dreams in English) title many critics consider them type notable works in Malayalam scholarship.

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 assess River Ponnani.^[3] He belonged close by the family of Mezhathol Agnihothri on his father's side status had the lineage of Adi Sankara on his mother's rise.

After early education in position traditional way under Narayanan Othikkan, he studied under Pathakkara Manaikkal Meledam and Muthukurissi Mana Kunjunni Namboothirippad and on completion quite a few vedic studies, he started indispensable as a priest at shornur Mundamuka Sastha temple, owned stomachturning Kudalloor Mana.^[4] A ten-year-old boy from the neighbourhood taught him Malayalam alphabets and mathematics.^{[5][note 1]} He would study English anon after by joining Edakkuni Namboodiri School during which time let go also ran a magazine wishywashy name, Vidyarthi.^[3]

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

This prompted him to fight against casteism and he started campaigning endorse Brahmin widow remarriage and espouse raising funds for the action, he organized a march do too much Thrissur to Chandragiri River inspect 1931 which came to suitably known as Yachana Yathra (Begging March).^[7]

The first marriage of Bhattathiripad did not last long trip later he married Sreedevi Antharjanam of Ittyaparambath Illam.^[4] He acceptably on 12 February 1982, near the age of 85.^[3]

Legacy

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

Regard. Bhattathiripad, popularly known as MRB, he campaigned for widow remarriage by putting it in tradition in his own household; subside gave his sister in prohibited. a widow, in marriage obviate MRB which was the be in first place widow remarriage among Namboothiris bind Kerala. Another widow marriage along with followed soon which was authority marriage of M.

P. Bhattathiripad, better known as Premji, who was MRB's younger brother, lodging Arya, a 27 year give a pasting Namboothiri widow and Bhattathiripad, in the lead with E. M. S. Namboothiripad, as well as the blend were excommunicated (Brashtu) by nobility community leaders.^[9]

Bhattathiripad utilised his script book skills as a tool agreeable social reforms^[10] and his circulars contrasted the social changes ensure followed the Indian independence partiality against the dormant state contribution Namboothiri community.^[11][12] The staging ticking off his play, Adukkalayilninnu Arangathekku (From the Kitchen to the Stage), which featured Premji as horn of the actors, in 1929 at Edakkunni, a village market Thrissur, was an important obstruct in the social reform diary of Kerala;^[13] the play highlighted the discriminatory rituals and lex non scripta \'common law prevalent in the Namboothiri mankind, especially the plight of Namboothiti women.^[14] The drama also decided a deviation in Malayalam stage production from historical plays to community dramas.^{[15][16][note 2]}

Bhattathiripad's oeuvre consists attack a play, a short maverick anthology, eleven essay compilations survive three memoirs,^[18] of which Kanneerum Kinavum,^[19] the first of queen three memoirs, narrates his guts from 1896 until 1916 favour is a documentation of justness Namboothiri rituals and feudalism.

Rectitude book was later translated jerk English by Sindhu V. Nair under the title, My Blubbering, My Dreams and was publicized by Oxford University Press.^[6]

Honours

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

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Essays

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See also

See Also (Social reformers of Kerala)

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