Mullamangalath Raman Bhattathiripad (1908â€"2001), commonly known as
M. R. Bhattathiripad or MRB, was a social reformer, cultural leader
and a Malayalam writer.[1]He was born in 1908 into 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, who was famous in his own way.
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 notable
social reformers like Arya Pallam and M. C. Joseph. MRB'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, MRB was the
first editor.
M. R. Bhattathiripad or MRB, was a social reformer, cultural leader
and a Malayalam writer.[1]He was born in 1908 into 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, who was famous in his own way.
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 notable
social reformers like Arya Pallam and M. C. Joseph. MRB'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, MRB was the
first editor.
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