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P. Kesavadev
P. Kesava Pillai (20 July 1904 – 1 July 1983), better known by his pen-name P. Kesavadev, was a novelist and social reformer of Kerala, India. He is remembered for his speeches, autobiographies, novels, dramas, short stories, and films. ''Odayil Ninnu'', ''Nadhi'', ''Bhrandalayam'', ''Ayalkar'' (Central Academi Award-winning novel), ''Ethirppu'' (autobiography) and ''Oru Sundariyude Athmakadha'' are some among his 128 literary works. Kesavadev along with Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai and Vaikom Muhammad Basheer are considered the exponents of progressive Malayalam Literature. Life and career Keshavadev, born Keshava Pillai, on July 21, 1904, at Kedamangalam, a small hamlet near North Paravur, then British Raj, to Appu Pillai-Karthyayani Amma couple. He had formal education only up to High School levels when he had to abandon it due to financial constraints and take up part-time jobs such as a collection agent, tuition teacher and cloth merchant. It was during this time, he was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Paravur
North Paravur (; formerly known as Paravur or Parur), is a municipality in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is located north of the district collectorate in Thrikkakara and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. North Paravur is part of the Kochi metropolitan area and is located north of the Kochi city centre. As per the 2011 Indian census, North Paravur has a population of 31,503 people, and a population density of . History North Paravur was the first constituency to hold elections using Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in 1982. EVMs were used in 50 polling stations out of the total 123. Demographics As of 2011 Census, Paravur had a population of 31,503 with 15,060 males and 16,443 females. Paravur municipality have an area of with 8,095 families residing in it. 8% of the population was under 6 years of age. Paravur had an average literacy of 96.75% higher than the state average of 94%: male literacy was 97.8% and female literacy was 95.8%. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swadeshabhimani (newspaper)
''Swadeshabhimani'' () was a newspaper published in the Kingdom of Travancore, which was banned and confiscated by the Government of Travancore in 1910 due to its criticisms against the government and the Diwan of Travancore, P. Rajagopalachari. History Vakkom Muhammed Abdul Khadir Moulavi alias Vakkom Moulavi founded the weekly newspaper on 19 January 1905, to spearhead the fight against corruption and to struggle for the democratic rights of the people in Travancore. He managed to import, directly from England, an automatic flatbed printing press, the latest type then available. The press operated from ''Anjuthengu (Anglican: Anjengo)'', a British colony at the time directly ruled by British East India Company. C P Govinda Pillai was the editor of before Ramakrishna Pillai took over as the editor in January 1906. Ramakrishna Pillai and his family had to shift to Vakkom in Chirayinkil Taluk where the newspaper office and the printing press were located. In July 1907, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. Except for a period of around two years, when Siddharth Varadarajan, S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, senior editorial positions of the paper have always been held by members of the original Iyengar family or by those appointed by them under their direction. In June 2023, the former chairperson of the group, Malini Parthasarathy, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babu Nanthankode
Babu Nanthankode is a South Indian film director who works mainly in the Malayalam film industry. Born in Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ..., India, Babu Nanthankode displayed a storyteller's potential from an early age. He is known for his realistic and sensitive portrayal of village life in his movies. Filmography *'' Swapnam'' (1973) *''Youvanam'' (1974) *''Bhaarya Illaatha Raathri'' (1975) *'' Sathyathinte Nizhalil'' (1975) *''Maanasaveena'' (1976) *''Karnaparvam'' (1977) *'' Ahalya'' (1978) External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram Malayalam film directors 20th-century Indian people {{India-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swapnam
''Swapnam'' is a 1973 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Babu Nanthankode. The film stars Madhu, Nanditha Bose, Sudheer and Jose Prakash. It was released on 3 August 1973. Cast *Madhu as Viswanathan *Nanditha Bose as Gauri *Sudheer as Bindu *Jose Prakash as Viswanathan's Brother * Bahadoor as Kurup (Driver) *Adoor Bhavani *Aranmula Ponnamma as Viswanathan's Mother *Aryad Gopalakrishnan *Balan K. Nair *Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair *Radhamani * Radhadevi *Rani Chandra * Raghu * Narayankutty * Sundharam * Mohan * C.R Lakshmi * Roksana * Susheela * Vasanthi * Vyjayanthimala Soundtrack Playback singer Vani Jairam Vani Jairam (born Kalaivani; 30 November 1945 – 4 February 2023) was an Indian playback singer in Indian cinema. She is fondly referred to as the "'' Meera of modern India''" Vani's career started in 1971 and has spanned over five decades. ... was introduced to Malayalam cinema through the song "''Sourayudhathil''". References External links * { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoppil Bhasi
Thoppil Bhaskara Pillai, known as Thoppil Bhasi (8 April 1924 – 8 December 1992) was an Indian Malayalam-language playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He was associated with the communist movement in Kerala and his play ''Ningalenne Communistakki'' (''You Made Me a Communist'') is considered to be a groundbreaking event in the history of Malayalam theatre. Early life Thoppil Bhaskara Pillai was born on 8 April 1924 at Vallikunnam in the erstwhile Travancore, Kingdom of Travancore. Bhasi was the eldest son of Thoppil Parameshwaran Pillai and Nanikkutti Amma. #''Olivile Ormmakal'': Memoir that throws light on the lives of many unsung communists leaders > #''Thulabharam'' and many screen plays. Death Thoppil Bhasi died on 8 December 1992. Filmography ;Director *''Ningalenne Communistakki (film), Ningalenne Communistakki'' (1970) *''Sarasayya'' (1971) *''Oru Sundariyude Katha'' (1972) *''Enippadikal (film), Eanippadikal'' (1973) *''Madhavikutty (film), Madhavikutty'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Sundariyude Katha
''Oru Sundariyude Katha'' is a 1972 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Thoppil Bhasi and produced by M. Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, KPAC Lalitha and Adoor Bhasi. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. This was the debut film of actor Nedumudi Venu. Cast *Prem Nazir as Maadan/Kuttappan *Jayabharathi as Sundari/Lathika *KPAC Lalitha as Pankajakshi *Adoor Bhasi as Unthuvandi Krishnankutty *Manavalan Joseph as Divakaran *Jesey as Georgekutty *Adoor Pankajam as Pachiyakka *Alummoodan as Naanukuttan *K. P. Ummer as Engineer *O. Madhavan *S. P. Pillai as Pappu Shipayi *Beatrice as Kunjamma *Vijayakumari as Kunjiyamma *Mavelikkara Ponnamma as Thankachi *Cherthala Lalika as Contractor's wife * S. Aroor * Kottayam Narayanan * Johnson * Jisha Mol * Mahila Mani * Aaradan * Thoppil Krishnapilla * Nedumudi Venu * Faazil Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan with lyrics by Vayalar Ramavarma. References External links * 1972 films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadhyathe Katha
''Aadhyathe Katha'' is a 1972 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by K. S. R. Moorthy. The film stars Prem Nazir, Vijayasree, Sujatha and Kaviyoor Ponnamma in the lead roles. The film had musical score by M. K. Arjunan. It is the debut movie of Janardanan. Cast *Prem Nazir as Soman *Vijayasree as Rajakumari * Sujatha as Nalini *Jayabharathi (guest appearance) as ghost of Brahmin lady *Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Ammukuttyamma *Bahadoor as Kuttan Pillai *Sreelatha Namboothiri as Leelamma *Sreemoolanagaram Vijayan as Naanu Ammavan *Sankaradi as Appu Pillai *Adoor Pankajam as Appu Pillai's wife * N. Govindankutty as Pankajakshan Pillai (a.k.a. Inquilab Pankan) *Alummoodan as Padmanabhan Pillai *Sarasamma as Kochukarthyayani * Jameela Malik as Padmini *Janardanan as Mohan *Khadeeja as Kunjulakshmi teacher *Jaya Gopalan as Sulochana *Master Vijayakumar as Bhaskaran Soundtrack The music was composed by M. K. Arjunan and the lyrics were written by Vayalar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tharavadu
Tharavad, also spelled as Tharavadu () (തറവാട്), is the Malayalam word for the ancestral home of aristocratic Nair families in Kerala, which usually served as the common residence for the Matrilineality, matrilineal joint family under the Marumakkathayam system practiced in the state. German linguist Hermann Gundert, in his Malayalam—English dictionary published in 1872, defines a ''Tharavadu'' as, "An ancestral residence of land-owners and kings", and also as, "A house, chiefly of noblemen". It was classically the residence of Jenmimar, but contemporary usage of the word is now more generic to all social classes and religions in Kerala. By extension, the word refers not just to the family's house but also to the extended family that shares that house. Heads of tharavadus - usually the eldest living male - were known as Karnavar, ''Karnavars'', and junior members as ''Anandravans''. Architecture Inseparable from the traditional concept of a tharavad is, histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nair
The Nair (, ) also known as Nayar, are a group of Indian Hindu castes, described by anthropologist Kathleen Gough as "not a unitary group but a named category of castes". The Nair include several castes and many subdivisions, not all of whom historically bore the name 'Nair'. Fuller (1975) p. 309 These people lived, and many continue to live, in the area which is now the Indian state of Kerala. Their internal caste behaviours and systems are markedly different between the people in the northern and southern sections of the area, although there is not very much reliable information on those inhabiting the north. Fuller (1975) p. 284 Historically, Nairs lived in large family units called '' tharavads'' that housed descendants of one common female ancestor. These family units along with their unusual marriage customs, which are no longer practiced, have been much studied. Although the detail varied from one region to the next, the main points of interest to researchers of Nair marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All India Radio
All India Radio (AIR), also known as Akashvani (), is India's state-owned public broadcasting, public radio broadcaster. Founded in 1936, it operates under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and is one of the two divisions of Prasar Bharati. Headquartered at the ''Akashvani Bhavan'' in New Delhi, it houses the Drama Section, FM Section, and National Service. It also serves as the home of the Indian television station Doordarshan Kendra. All India Radio is the largest radio network in the world in terms of the number of languages broadcast, the socioeconomic diversity it serves, and the scale of its broadcasting organisation. AIR's domestic service includes 420 stations nationwide, covering nearly 92% of India's geographic area and 99.19% of its population, with programming available in 23 languages and 179 dialects. History Akashvani When the Indian State Broadcasting Service (ISBS) was renamed to All India Radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Kerala
The Government of Kerala (abbreviated as GoK), also known as the Kerala Government, is the administrative body responsible for governing the Indian States and territories of India, state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who selects all the other ministers. The chief minister and their most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Kerala Council of Ministers, cabinet. Ministers of the Kerala government are responsible government, responsible to the Kerala Legislative Assembly; they make statements in the assembly and take questions from members of the assembly. The government is fusion of powers, dependent on Kerala Legislative Assembly to make primary legislation. Legislative assembly elections are held every five years to elect a new assembly, unless there is a successful vote of no confidence in the government or a two-thirds vote for a snap election in the assembly, in which case an election may be held sooner. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
