Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai

Bharata Kesari
Mannathu Padmanabhan
Mannam's stamp released on 2 January 1989, by the Government of India
General Secretary of the Nair Service Society
In office
31 October 1914 – 25 February 1970
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byV. Gangadharan Nair
President of Travancore Devaswom Board
In office
1950–1950
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byP. G. N. Unnithan
Member of the United State of Travancore and Cochin Legislative Council
In office
1 July 1949 – 28 February 1951
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byT. Kesavan Sastry
ConstituencyChanganassery
Personal details
Born
Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai

(1878-01-02)2 January 1878
Perunna, Changanassery, Kingdom of Travanvore
(present day Kottayam, Kerala, India)
Died25 February 1970(1970-02-25) (aged 92)
Perunna, Changanassery, Kerala, India
Resting placeMannam Memorial, Changanassery
Political partyKerala Congress (from 1964)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (Until 1964)
Spouses
  • Mechettu Kalyani Amma
    (m. 1901; died 1912)
  • (m. 1932⁠–⁠1968)
Parents
  • Neelamana Illam Easwaran Namboothiri
  • Mannathu Parvathy Amma
Occupation

Mannathu Padmanabhan (2 January 1878  – 25 February 1970) was an Indian social reformer and freedom fighter from the south-western state of Kerala. He is recognised as the founder of the Nair Service Society (NSS), which represents the Nair community that constitutes 15.5% of the population of the state.[1] His birthday (2 January) is observed as Mannam Jayanti every year. Padmanabhan is considered a visionary reformer who organised the Nair community under the NSS.[2]

  1. ^ Socio Economic Survey by Govt. of Kerala, 1968
  2. ^ "M. Padmanabhan". IndianPost, Govt of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2012.