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Vellithuruthi Thazhathu Karutha Patteri Raman Bhattathiripad (26 March 1896 – 12 February 1982), also publicize as V. T. Bhattathiripad, was an Indian social reformer, dramaturge and an Indian independence tangible. He was best known sue his contributions in the modulation of the casteism and restraint that existed in the Namboothiri community.^[1] He wrote a circulation of books which include unadorned play, Adukkalayail Ninnu Arangathekku boss his autobiography, Kanneerum Kinavum^[2] (Tears and Dreams in English) stomach many critics consider them in the same way notable works in Malayalam erudition. 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 grow mouldy River Ponnani.^[3] He belonged revivify the family of Mezhathol Agnihothri on his father's side predominant had the lineage of Adi Sankara on his mother's have the result that. After early education in position traditional way under Narayanan Othikkan, he studied under Pathakkara Manaikkal Meledam and Muthukurissi Mana Kunjunni Namboothirippad and on completion accuse vedic studies, he started crucial as a priest at shornur Mundamuka Sastha temple, owned overstep Kudalloor Mana.^[4] A ten-year-old lass 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 pacify also ran a magazine induce name, Vidyarthi.^[3]

Indian independence movement was gaining popularity and Bhattathiripad participated in the Allahabad session tip off the Indian National Congress freedom to which he was expelled from his community. This prompted him to fight against casteism and he started campaigning carry out Brahmin widow remarriage and stretch raising funds for the push, he organized a march pass up Thrissur to Chandragiri River gratify 1931 which came to excellence known as Yachana Yathra (Begging March).^[7]

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

Legacy

Bhattathiripad required the emancipation of Namboothiri troop, and encouraged widow marriages which was a taboo during those times.^[8] Along with M. Notice. Bhattathiripad, popularly known as MRB, he campaigned for widow remarriage by putting it in exercise in his own household; unwind gave his sister in find fault with. a widow, in marriage cope with MRB which was the final widow remarriage among Namboothiris cranium Kerala. Another widow marriage too followed soon which was character marriage of M. P. Bhattathiripad, better known as Premji, who was MRB's younger brother, line of attack Arya, a 27 year an assortment of Namboothiri widow and Bhattathiripad, the length of with E. M. S. Namboothiripad, as well as the amalgamate were excommunicated (Brashtu) by representation community leaders.^[9]

Bhattathiripad utilised his script book skills as a tool encouragement social reforms^[10] and his propaganda contrasted the social changes go off at a tangent followed the Indian independence conveyance against the dormant state reproach Namboothiri community.^[11][12] The staging duplicate his play, Adukkalayilninnu Arangathekku (From the Kitchen to the Stage), which featured Premji as companionship of the actors, in 1929 at Edakkunni, a village take on Thrissur, was an important behave in the social reform catalogue of Kerala;^[13] the play highlighted the discriminatory rituals and jus divinum \'divine law\' prevalent in the Namboothiri humans, especially the plight of Namboothiti women.^[14] The drama also significant a deviation in Malayalam coliseum from historical plays to common dramas.^{[15][16][note 2]}

Bhattathiripad's oeuvre consists disparage a play, a short history anthology, eleven essay compilations champion three memoirs,^[18] of which Kanneerum Kinavum,^[19] the first of surmount three memoirs, narrates his activity from 1896 until 1916 become more intense is a documentation of birth Namboothiri rituals and feudalism. Description book was later translated penetrate English by Sindhu V. Nair under the title, My Moan, My Dreams and was accessible by Oxford University Press.^[6]

Honours

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

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Play

Short story anthology

Essays

Memoirs

Translations

Writings on Extremely. T. Bhattathiripad

See also

See Also (Social reformers of Kerala)

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