M. R. Bhattathiripad Explained

M. R. Bhattathiripad
Birth Date:1908
Birth Place:British India
Death Date:2001
Occupation:Social reformer, writer
Spouse:Mullamangalath Keralan Bhattathiripad father, Arya Antharjanam(Vazhappilli Mahal) mother
Awards:Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy Award
Kerala Sahithya Academy Award
Basheer Puraskaram
Deviprasadam Puraskaram

Mullamangalath Raman Bhattathiripad (1908–2001), also known as M. R. Bhattathiripad, was an Indian social reformer, cultural leader and a Malayalam writer.[1]

Biography

He was born in 1908 into a Nambudiri family of Kerala with limited resources due to which he received only nominal education.

He joined Yogakshema Sabha and worked with V. T. Bhattathiripad and his brother Premji. He was also an active member of Purogamana Sahitya Prasthanam. When widow marriage was considered a taboo in Nambuthiri community, he married Uma Antharjanam, younger sister of VT's wife Sreedevi Antharjanam, on 13 September 1934.[2] This was the first known widow marriage in the Kerala Nambuthiri community.[3] [4] The ceremony, though boycotted by orthodox Nambudiris, was attended by Arya Pallam and M. C. Joseph. Bhattathiripad's younger brother Premji later followed his brother in 1943 by marrying a 27-year old widow named Arya Antharjanam.

When Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi started its flagship publication, Keli in 1963, Bhattathiripad was the first editor.

Death

He died on 8 October 2001, aged 93. He is survived by his three daughters. His wife predeceased him in 1996. His brother Premji also predeceased him.

Works

MRB wrote 14 books.[3]

Awards and recognitions

He was a recipient of the Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy Award,[5] the Kerala Sahithya Academy Award (1992),[6] the Basheer Puraskaram,[7] and the Deviprasadam Trust Award.

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Notes and References

  1. http://keralawindow.net/imp_m.htm MRB at Keralawindow
  2. Web site: VT Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal . 2019-04-04 . Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal . 2019-04-04.
  3. Book: Amaresh Datta. Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo. 1987. Sahitya Akademi. 978-81-260-1803-1. 479–.
  4. Web site: Archive News . https://archive.today/20140603081526/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/10/06/stories/2006100600550300.htm . dead . 2014-06-03 . 2006-10-06. . 2016-12-01.
  5. http://www.keralasangeethanatakaakademi.com Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy Award
  6. http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/ml_aw12.htm Kerala Sahithya Academy Award – Overall Contribution
  7. Web site: Basheer Puraskaram . 16 October 2008 . 20 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191220055118/http://www.pravasidoha.org/basheerpuraskaram.htm . dead .