P. Chitran Namboodirippad (6 January 1920 – 27 June 2023) was an Indian writer, educationist and leading social activist from Kerala.[1] He was a National Award-winning educationist and also a mountain man who trekked in the Himalayas for the 29th time even at his age of 99.[2] Namboodirippad was honoured by Justice P. Sathasivam, governor of Kerala on the occasion of his 99th birthday.[3][4]
P. Chitran Namboodirippad | |
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| Born | January 6, 1920 |
| Died | June 27, 2023 (aged 103) |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Known for | Mountain man |
| Notable work | Punyahimalayam, Smaranakalude Poomukham |
Personal life
editNamboodirippad was born in an aristocratic Namboodiri Illam, Pakaravoor Mana, Mookkuthala, Malappuram district, on 6 January 1920 to Pakaravoor Krishnan Somayajippad and Parvathy Antharjanam.
Namboodirippad died on 27 June 2023, at the age of 103.[5]
Career
editNamboodiripad was attracted to Communism while doing his Intermediate course from the St. Thomas College, Thrissur. Prominent Communist thinker and leader K. Damodaran introduced him to the ideology. He was the first state secretary of All India Students' Federation in Kochi Kingdom.[6] After his post graduation from Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai, he established a school in a 5-acre plot at his native place, 'Mookkuthala' in 1947 and after 10 years, he handed over the school to the Government of Kerala for a token amount of Rs. 1.[1][7]
Book
editNamboodirippad published a travelogue Punyahimalayam in 2007 about the travel of Himalayas[8] and an autobiography Smaranakalude Poomukham.[9]
Awards
edit- 2022 – V.K. Narayana Bhattathiri Award[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "The old man and the mountain: 99-year-old man trekked in the Himalayas for the 29th time". The Hindu. 26 December 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019.
- ^ "The old man and the mountain: 99-year-old man trekked in the Himalayas for the 29th time". New Indian Express. 7 September 2016.
- ^ "ADDRESS AT THE CEREMONY TO HONOUR SHRI CHITHRAN NAMBOODIRIPAD AT THRISSUR – AT 1700 HRS ON 27-12-2018". Rajbhavan Kerala. 27 December 2018.
- ^ "ചിത്രൻ നമ്പൂതിരിപ്പാട് റോൾ മോഡൽ : ഗവർണർ". Keralakaumudi. 28 December 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Renowned educationist and writer P Chitran Namboodiripad passes away at 103". English.Mathrubhumi. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ https://janayugomonline.com/p-chitran-namboothiripad-memoir/
- ^ "പി. ചിത്രൻ നമ്പൂതിരിപ്പാടിന് തൃശൂരിന്റെ ആദരം". Manorama News. 28 December 2018.
- ^ "പുണ്യഹിമാലയം". Amazon.
- ^ "Smaranakalide Poomukham". Kerala Books Store.
- ^ "ചിത്രൻ നമ്പൂതിരിപ്പാടിനു ഭട്ടതിരി സ്മൃതി പുരസ്കാരം" (in Malayalam). kairalinews. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023.
External links
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- School History
- പി ചിത്രൻ നമ്പൂതിരിപ്പാട്-വനിത
- പി ചിത്രൻ നമ്പൂതിരിപ്പാട് നൂറിന്റെ നിറവിലേക്ക് – Desabjimani daily
- ഔന്നത്യത്തിന്റെ ചിത്രങ്ങൾ – Mathrubhoomi daily