Bodheswaran

Bodheshwaran
Born
Keshava Pillai

(1901-12-28)28 December 1901
Died3 July 1990(1990-07-03) (aged 88)
NationalityIndian
Occupations
SpouseV. K. Karthiyayini Amma
ChildrenHridayakumari, Sugathakumari, Sujatha Devi
Parents
  • Kunjan Pillai
  • Janaki Pillai
Vaikom Satyagraha

Bodheswaran (28 December 1901 – 3 July 1990), (also known as Bodheswarananda), was an Indian independence activist, social reformer and a poet of Malayalam literature. He was known for his nationalistic poems such as Keralaganam and for his involvement in social movements like Vaikom Satyagraha and other related events which led to the Temple Entry Proclamation of 1936.