List of people from Pathanamthitta District
This is a list of notable people from Pathanamthitta District.
Politicians and political activists
- Adoor Prakash - Ex Revenue Minister
- Mathew T. Thomas –Former Transport Minister
- Raju Abraham - MLA Ranni
- Anto Antony- Member of Parliament
- N.G. Chacko, Social Activist, Freedom Fighter and Ex MLA [1]
- K. Kumarji (1893 - 1973), Veteran Freedom Fighter, Gandhian Reformer and Journalist who participated in msot of the major agitations for Indian freedom - (Nagpur Flag Satyagraha, Salt Satyagraha (Cannore & Tellicherry), Vaikom Satyagraha, Temple Entry Movement, Harijan Upliftment, Communal Harmony and Unity Moves etc) [2][3] [4][5][6]
- Pandalam KP[7]
- Thadiyil Raghavan Pillai[7]
- Khadar Das Gopala Pillai[7]
Judiciary
- Justice (retd) M. Fathima Beevi - first woman on the Supreme Court of India
Spiritual leaders
- Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan
- Geevarghese Mar Ivanios
- Thomas Mar Athanasius
- Kuriakose Mar Clemis
- Nitya Chaitanya Yati
- Abraham Mar Thoma
- Juhanon Mar Thoma
- Alexander Mar Thoma
- Philipose Mar Chrysostom
- Joseph Mar Thoma
- Yuhanon Mor Militos
- Sadhu Kochu Kunju Upadesi
- Baselios Cleemis
Writers
- Mahakavi Pandalam Kerala Varma (Poet), The morning school prayer- Daivame kaithozham kaakkumarakenam - is written by Keralavarma. This is a standard morning prayer in all schools now.
- Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan
- Benyamin (writer)- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Winner
- Muloor S. Padmanabha Panicker
- Dr. K. S. Ravikumar- Critic, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Winner
- Vennikulam Gopalakurup (1902–1980) - poet
Artists , Painters and Cartoonists
- V. S. Valiathan – Classical Painter and Winner of Raja Ravi Varma Puraskaram.
- P. K. Manthri – Political Cartoonist and Creator of Cartoon characters Pachuvum Gopalanum
- C. K. Ra –Painter
- S. Jithesh -World's Fastest performing Cartoonist [8] and Initiator of the art genre Varayarangu
- Madhu Omalloor –was the Staff Cartoonist of Deshabhimani
- Paris Viswanathan- Painter
Film and stage
- Mohanlal - Actor
- Thilakan - Actor
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan - Film Director
- Captain Raju Actor, Director, Producer
- Aju Varghese - Actor
- Parvathy Jayaram - Actress
- Samyuktha Varma - Actress
- Meera Jasmine - Actress
- Pandalam Balan-Singer
- Pandalam Benny-Singer
- Nayantara - Actress
- Urmila Unni - Actress
- Utthara Unni - Actress
- Blessy - film director
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma - Actress
- Mythili - Actress
- Dr. Rajiv Pillai - Actor
- K. G. George - Film Director
- B. Unnikrishnan - Film Director
- Prathapachandran - Actor
- Adoor Bhasi - Actor
- Aranmula Ponnamma - - Actress
- Adoor Bhavani - Actress
- Adoor Pankajam - Actress
- M.G. Soman - Actor
Kathakali, Padayani and other Performing Artists
- Kadammanitta Vasudevan Pillai – Padayani Exponent
- C. J. Kuttappan - Former Chairman of Folklore Academy
Journalists
- T. J. S. George - senior journalist and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Winner
- George Varghese – director of Prasar Bharati
- Elanthoor Kumarji (1893 - 1973), veteran freedom activist who revived and edited the government-banned "Swadeshabhimani" newspaper run by Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai in early twenties to kindle the spirit of freedom movement in the erstwhile Travancore State
Business persons
Notes and references
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/freedom-fighter-dead/article1857222.ece
- ↑ The Epic of Travancore - Maha Dev Desai - Original Michigan University Edition - 1937
- ↑ A Social History of India By S. N. Sadasivan - Page 535
- ↑ Page 1214 entry number 9, Appendix VI vide answer of Chief Secretary to an interpellation (number 373 raised in the Travancore Legislative Council) on 12th June 1924 by member Sri V. Kunjukrishna Pillai of Chirayinkil
- ↑ Census of India 2011-Kerala - District Handbook- Page 11
- ↑ No Elephants for the Maharaja: Social and Political Change in the Princely State of Travancore (1921 – 47): Author: Louise Ouwerkerk, Editor: Dick Kooiman, Manohar Publishers 1994 – Original: University of Michigan
- 1 2 3 http://pathanamthitta.nic.in/history2.htm
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/all-in-a-line-a-pictorial-speech/article4851342.ece
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