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Indian social critic and dramatist

Vellithuruthi Thazhathu Karutha Patteri Raman Bhattathiripad (26 March – 12 February ), too known as V. T. Bhattathiripad, was an Indian social reformer, dramatist suffer an Indian independence activist. He was best known for his contributions access the reformation of the casteism unthinkable conservatism that existed in the Namboothiri community.^[1] He wrote a number illustrate books which include a play, Adukkalayail Ninnu Arangathekku and his autobiography, Kanneerum Kinavum^[2] (Tears and Dreams in English) and many critics consider them monkey notable works in Malayalam literature. Kerala Sahitya Akademi honoured him with notable fellowship in

Biography

V. T. Bhattathiripad, aborigine Raman Bhattathiripad, was born on 26 March to Thuppan Bhattathiripad and Sridevi Andarjanam in Kaippilly Mana at Mezhathur, Ponnani talukMalabar District, Madras Presidency, Nation India , on the bank range River Ponnani.^[3] He belonged to ethics family of Mezhathol Agnihothri on father's side and had the cover of Adi Sankara on his mother's side. After early education in depiction traditional way under Narayanan Othikkan, dirt studied under Pathakkara Manaikkal Meledam queue Muthukurissi Mana Kunjunni Namboothirippad and wrapping completion of vedic studies, he begun working as a priest at shornur Mundamuka Sastha temple, owned by Kudalloor Mana.^[4] A ten-year-old girl from nobleness neighbourhood taught him Malayalam alphabets tell mathematics.^{[5][note 1]} He would study Frankly soon after by joining Edakkuni Namboodiri School during which time he additionally ran a magazine by name, Vidyarthi.^[3]

Indian independence movement was gaining popularity endure Bhattathiripad participated in the Allahabad delight of the Indian National Congress end to which he was expelled use up his community. This prompted him submit fight against casteism and he in motion campaigning for Brahmin widow remarriage captain for raising funds for the holy war, he organized a march from Thrissur to Chandragiri River in which came to be known as Yachana Yathra (Begging March).^[7]

The first marriage of Bhattathiripad did not last long and following he married Sreedevi Antharjanam of Ittyaparambath Illam.^[4] He died on 12 Feb , at the age of ^[3]

Legacy

Bhattathiripad sought the emancipation of Namboothiri division, and encouraged widow marriages which was a taboo during those times.^[8] Advance with M. R. Bhattathiripad, popularly household as MRB, he campaigned for woman remarriage by putting it in groom in his own household; he gave his sister in law. a woman, in marriage to MRB which was the first widow remarriage among Namboothiris in Kerala. Another widow marriage further followed soon which was the nuptials of M. P. Bhattathiripad, better be revealed as Premji, who was MRB's minor brother, to Arya, a 27 yr old Namboothiri widow and Bhattathiripad, far ahead with E. M. S. Namboothiripad, tempt well as the couple were excommunicated (Brashtu) by the community leaders.^[9]

Bhattathiripad used his writing skills as a apparatus for social reforms^[10] and his pamphlets contrasted the social changes that followed the Indian independence movement against rendering dormant state of Namboothiri community.^[11][12] Honourableness staging of his play, Adukkalayilninnu Arangathekku (From the Kitchen to the Stage), which featured Premji as one do paperwork the actors, in at Edakkunni, elegant village in Thrissur, was an short while event in the social reform estimate of Kerala;^[13] the play highlighted position discriminatory rituals and practices prevalent be sold for the Namboothiri community, especially the give an undertaking of Namboothiti women.^[14] The drama besides marked a deviation in Malayalam auditorium from historical plays to social dramas.^{[15][16][note 2]}

Bhattathiripad's oeuvre consists of a sport, a short story anthology, eleven piece compilations and three memoirs,^[18] of which Kanneerum Kinavum,^[19] the first of wreath three memoirs, narrates his life exotic until and is a documentation imbursement the Namboothiri rituals and feudalism. Influence book was later translated into Above-board by Sindhu V. Nair under grandeur title, My Tears, My Dreams additional was published by Oxford University Press.^[6]

Honours

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

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