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Ayyappan Pillai (born 25 August 1853 – 5 May 1924), better known as Chattampi Swamikal was a Hindu sage and social reformer whose thoughts and work influenced the launching of many social, religious, literary and political organisations and movements in Kerala and gave voice to those who were marginalised.
Mahakavi Kunnampurathu Varghese Simon (7 February 1883 – 20 February 1944) was a Malayalam Christian poet from Kerala, India. [1] He was also a musician, a teacher, a reformer, a writer, a Bible scholar and apologist. Simon authored around three hundred hymns or poems and some thirty books. K. V.
Vaikundar was the pioneer of the social revolutionaries of south India [10] and Kerala. [11] Research scholars regard Vaikundar as a teacher, healer and also a miracle worker. [12] He was also said to be the forerunner of all social reformers of India. [13] He was in the forefront of movements for Human Rights and Social Equality. [13]
The foundations of social change in Kerala can be traced back to the 16th century. The emergence of the Bhakti movement and the development of the modern Malayalam language and the influence of figures like Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan led to the breaking of Brahmin dominance over literature and knowledge. [citation needed]
Ayyavu Swamikal was born in 1814 in Nakalapuram, Tamil Nadu. [1] His original name was Subharayan. His parents were Mutthukumaran and Rugmini Ammal. His father and grandfather, Sri Hrishikesan, were scholars and experts in yoga and spiritual sciences.
Akilattirattu Ammanai Parayan Urai; Akilattirattu Ammanai Moolamum Uraiyum, Part-1; Akilattirattu Ammanai Moolamum Uraiyum, Part-1; Ayya Vaikundar Nigalthiya Arpputhangal
Kottarathil Sankunni (23 March 1855 – 22 July 1937), a Sanskrit-Malayalam scholar who was born in Kottayam in present-day Kerala, started documenting these stories in 1909. They were published in the Malayalam literary magazine, the Bhashaposhini , and were collected in eight volumes and published in the early 20th century.
She was the first woman editor and publisher in Malayalam. [1] Born in Thrissur, she was the daughter of T. C. Ammu, a Sanskrit scholar. Kalyani Amma studied up to matriculation, and in 1896 she have married to a writer, T. K. Krishna Menon. Kalyani Amma was notable in the field of children's literature and translation.