Mullamangalath Raman Bhattathiripad
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Mullamangalath Raman Bhattathiripad better known as MRB (1908 – 2001), was a social reformer, cultural leader and a Malayalam
writer.
He was born in to a Nambudiri family of Kerala
in 1908. He joined Yogakshema Sabha and worked with V. T. Bhattathiripad
and his brother Premji
. When widow marriage was considered as taboo in Nambuthiri community, he married one. MRB wrote 14 books, which included two plays: Ente Mmana (1927) and Marakkudakkullile Maha Narakam (1927). He was a recipient of the Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy
Award, the Kerala Sahithya Academy
Award (1992), the Basheer Puraskaram,,and the Deviprasadam Puraskaram. He died in 2001.
Malayalam language
Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...
writer.
He was born in to a Nambudiri family of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
in 1908. He joined Yogakshema Sabha and worked with V. T. Bhattathiripad
V. T. Bhattathiripad
V. T. Bhattathiripad, was an Indian social critic, well-known dramatist and a prominent freedom fighter.Bhattathiripad was born to Nambudiri brahmin parents in kaippilly mana at kidangoor,a village near angamaly, Kerala state...
and his brother Premji
Premji
Premji was an Indian stage and film actor.-Biography:...
. When widow marriage was considered as taboo in Nambuthiri community, he married one. MRB wrote 14 books, which included two plays: Ente Mmana (1927) and Marakkudakkullile Maha Narakam (1927). He was a recipient of the Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy
Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy, Thrissur
Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi is located in Thrissur city, of Kerala, in India.It was established on 26 April 1958, inautgurated by then Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Its aim is to foster and develop Kerala dance, drama and music and to promote the cultural unity of Kerala...
Award, the Kerala Sahithya Academy
Kerala Sahithya Academy
Kerala Sahitya Akademi or Academy for Malayalam literature is an autonomous body established to promote Malayalam language and literature. It is situated in Thrissur, Kerala in India. The academy was inaugurated on October 15, 1956, by Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the former king of...
Award (1992), the Basheer Puraskaram,,and the Deviprasadam Puraskaram. He died in 2001.