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The Kallingal Madathil Rarichan Moopan (1856–1919) was a ''
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Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...
.Changaram Kumarathsankaran, "''C.Krishnan''" (1967).Sidhartha Books House, google books, page.57-57-91 He was a social reformer of Malabar. He is known for
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and other social services. He is one of the rare families who have done
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in Kerala itself. The Karanavans of this family were traditionally known as 'Muppan'. This was the title given by Samuthiri. The Samuthiri dynasty and the Kallingal Math were gathered in the great Mamata. Kovilakam was a level of ministers and the elder Mark was given from Kovilakam. It was customary to ask them about anything. According to archive records, in 1851.


Early life

Rarichan Mooppan was the scion of a
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landlord family. He was born in
Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...
on 20 February 1856. He completed his matriculation. He married the sister of
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, and worked as a mixed-race social reformer and community benefactor. He worked to build a temple for the backward classes and gave land to the project. The elders of that time were the wealthiest of the Kallingal Madam after the Kozhikode ''
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''. Pullambil Moopan's family of
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and the families Kallingal Moopan engaged in sea trade. Rarichan Moopan worked for the construction of Sri Kandeshwara Temple in Kozhikode under the leadership of Rarichan Moopan and Moorkoth Kumaran. The temple was donated by the Kallingal family.


Social Work

A large landowner and merchant, the elder held a high position in public life in Kozhikode. He played a major role in building the Srikantheswaram temple in Kozhikode. He generously donated the temple land and one thousand and one rupees for the construction work.. The elder remained the president of Sri Katneshwara Temple until his death. At first, Dr. Ayyathan was impressed by Gopalan's Brahmo Samaj work and worked with Gopalan. He played a major role with Dr. Gopalan in social reform initiatives such as Harijan revival, intermarriage, pantibhojan.. Kozhikode Theosophical Lodge was dedicated by Rarichan Moopan in 1903 where it is seen today. In 1094 Kanni, the entire Kerala Thiyya Mahasammellan gathered at Paran Square, Kozhikode participated.. 101k for co-operation Donated and supported community astronomy. It was the elder who took the initiative to intermarry with the Weavers, a community from the south, and have pantibhojana in Kozhikode(1911)..


Business

They had extensive knowledge of shipbuilding and navigation. In the Malabar region, several families, each headed by a Mooppan (patriarch), were highly respected by the mercantile community in Kerala and abroad, for their entrepreneurship and trade. Prominent members of the circle include Vamala Mooppan, Kelu Mooppan, Pullampil Mooppan, Vayayil Mooppan and Kallingkal Mooppan. One family was Rarichan Mooppan who owned and possessed property in Calicut. He continued in the sea trade until the first quarter of the 20th century. Kallingkal Madam was one of the leading shipowners and traders whose ships used a separate dock in
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. The ships exported goods from Kerala up to
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, such as timber, spices, copra, elephant tusks, cured fish, rice, millet, peacock-feather and animal skins, woven cloth and handicrafts. They imported dates to and myrrh. The Kallingkal Madam also contributed C. Krishnan, editor of the revolutionary journal ''Mitavadi'' (Moderate).


Kallingal Family and Victoria Press

Below is a note dated 1922 relating to the Kallingal Math and the Victoria Press, Kozhikode. The place where the Empress Victoria Press stood was the place where the ancient Kallingal Math was born as a lineage and its member, Rarichan Moopan Ittikoshi, was entrusted with the vision and Kesavamenon was written all the way from Ittikoshi in black and later Rarichanmoupan Kesavamenon himself deconstructed it. SSV from a tenant of Kallingal family. It also included a place previously occupied by a man named Vithalrao. After the first Kanari gave up all his rights to Kesavamenon, Vitthalrao confronted Kesavamenon and at that time was holding Karaimasthalam under him on a nine-part lease in Kollam.


References

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