Mullamangalath Raman Bhattathiripad (1908–2001), also known as M. R. Bhattathiripad, was an Indian social reformer, cultural leader and a Malayalam writer.[1]
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Born | 1908 British India |
Died | 2001 |
Occupation | Social reformer, writer |
Spouse(s) | Thuppan Bhattathiripad father, sridevi mother |
Awards | Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy Award Kerala Sahithya Academy Award Basheer Puraskaram Deviprasadam Puraskaram |
He was born in 1908 into a Nambudiri family of Kerala with limited resources due to which he received only nominal education.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
When Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi started its flagship publication, Keli in 1963, Bhattathiripad was the first editor.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
MRB wrote 14 books.[3]
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 Puraskaram.
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