M. R. Bhattathiripad

Mullamangalath Raman Bhattathiripad (1908–2001), commonly known as M. R. Bhattathiripad or MRB, was a social reformer, cultural leader and a Malayalam writer.^[1]

Biography

He was born in 1908into a Nambudiri family of Kerala with limited resources due to which he got only nominal education. He joined Yogakshema Sabha and worked with V. T. Bhattathiripad and his brother Premji. He was also an acive member of Purogamana Sahitya Prasthanam. When widow marriage was considered a taboo in Nambuthiri community, he married one which was the first known widow marriage in nambuthiri community in Kerala.^[2][3]

When Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi started its flagship publication, Keli in 1963, MRB was the first editor.^[4]

He died in 2001.

Works

MRB wrote 14 books.^[2]

• Ente Omana – Play – 1927
• Marakkudakkullile Maha Narakam – Play – 1927
• Mazhavillu – Short stories – 1931
• Valkannadi – Novel – 1931
• Mukhchayakal – Travalogue – 1954
• Mula pottiya vithukal – Travalogue – 1956
• Kinavil oru yathra – Travalogue – 1962
• Kavisaparya – Travalogue – 1962
• Thamarayithalukal – Travalogue – 1967
• Ilakal Poovukal – Travalogue – 1969
• Valapottukal – Poetic memoirs – 1968

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 Puraskaram.

External links

• Profile

Further reading

• Amaresh Datta (1987). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-1803-1. 

See also

• Premji
• V. T. Bhattathiripad
• E. M. S. Namboodiripad

References