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Ezhava is the second largest caste based community of Kerala, India. Here is a list of some prominent personalities who are born in the Ezhava caste. Template:Notabilityquestioned

Goddess

Saint Prophet and Guru

Spiritual leaders

Educators

  • P. T. Balan - Professor and former Head of the Department of English, Gov. Arts and Science College, Kozhikode.
  • Dr C. P. Sivadas - Professor and former Head of the Department of English, Calicut University.
  • P. K. G. Vijayaram - Professor and former Head of the Department of English, St Joseph's College, Calicut.
  • K. Choyi Gurukkal - Sanskrit Scholar, Founder and Guru of former Atma Vidya Sanskrita Vidyalayam at Kolathara, Cheruvannur, Kozhikode.

Martial Arts Experts

Social reformers

Political leaders

Famous physicians and surgeons

  • Itty Achudan,Source Provider to the compilation of 'Hortus Malabaricus'
  • Perunnelli Krishnan Vaidyar
  • Velandi Kunjiraman Vaidyar,Thalassery
  • Dr.Hari Thendankandy,Homoeopathic Physician (grand son of Velandi Kunjiraman vaidyar)
  • Dr.P.Chandramohan,Cardiothoracic surgeon,Vice Chancellor,Kannur University(Former Vice President,Sree Narayana Samskarika Samithi)
  • Late Dr.C.O.Karunakaran The founder of Thiruvananthapuram Medical college and its first principal. This is the first medical college in Kerala state. He was the president of the Indian Medical Association. Is the younger brother of the late C.O.Madhavan, former Chief Secretary.
  • Dr.K.N.ShyamaPrasad,Famous Neurologist,Sanker’s Hospital,kollam
  • Dr.C.K.Ramachandran,Former Principal Calicut Medical College
  • Dr.P.K.Gopalakrishnan,Dermatologist,Kochi
  • Dr. V.V.Baashi,Cardio Thoracic Surgeon,Chennai
  • Dr.S.K.Sreekumar,Embryologist,Infertility Specialist,Bangaluru
  • Dr.R.V.Jayakumar,Endocrinologist
  • Dr.Sivakumar,Senior Neuro Surgeon, Baby Memorial Hospital,Calicut
  • Dr.K.Venugopal. Chest Physician and Researcher,General Hospital. Eranakulam, Ph 9447162224
  • Dr K Joshy, Sree Narayana Medical Mission Hospital, Varkala
  • Dr.P.Premchand .MDFRCP Gastroenterologist London
  • Dr.P.R. Sreelatha,Paediatrician, Asso Prof, Medical College Alappuzha
  • Dr.K.Jagadeesan,A leading transplant surgeon of international repute and recipient of B.C.Roy award is the Founder-Director of K.J.Hospital and Chairman of K.J.Research Foundation. He served as the Honorary Surgeon to the President of India. Presently he is the President of International Medical Sciences Academy and Overseas Advisor to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
  • Dr.N.S.D.Raju, Ophthalmic Surgeon
  • Dr.V.K.Pushpangathan MBBS,MS Rtd from Health directorate Thiruvanathapuram
  • K.I Krishnan Vaidyan,Founder of Cochin Arya Vaidya Sala,Former Professor in Panchakarma,Govt. Ayurveda College,Tripunithura
  • Dr.Aysha Guharaj,Former Principal Calicut Medical College
  • Dr.Dayananda Babu,Former Professor of Surgery, Kottayam Medical College
  • M.P.Kunjan Vaidyan,Former Principal,Govt. Ayurveda College,Tripunithura
  • Dr.C.Ratnakaran,Former Principal,Govt. Ayurveda College,Tripunithura
  • N.K.Padmanabhan Vaidyar,(Developer of 'Kamilari')
  • Dr.Shaji Prabhakaran,Neurologist
  • C. R. Kesavan Vaidyar,Founder of Chandrika Soap
  • Dr.K.R.Rajappan,Plastic Surgeon,Chairman,Sree Narayana Medical College,North Parur, Son-in law of C. R. Kesavan Vaidyar
  • Dr.K.K.Gopinathan,Medical Director,Edappal Hospitals,Infertility Specialist
  • Dr.K.K.Rahulan,Former President,SNDP Yogam
  • Dr.M.N.Soman,Surgeon,Current President,SNDP Yogam
  • Dr.S.K.Anilkumar,Managing Director of Kerala Ayurveda Pharmacy Ltd,Aluva
  • Dr.Saroja Rahulan,West Fort Hospitals,Thrissur
  • Dr.T.K.Jayaraj,Chairman P.V.S Hospitals, Kozhikkode
  • Dr.P.K.Rajeev,Neonatologist, Amritha Hospitals, Kochi
  • Dr.Shanta Madhavan, Gynecologist
  • Dr.C.R.Agnivesh,Principal, Nangema Ayurveda College, Kolenchery
  • Dr. Diljit Karayil
  • Dr.Girija Gurudas,Gynecologist
  • Dr.G.G.Velayudhan,Gynecologist
  • Dr.Bahuleyan,Neurologist,Chairman Indo American Hospitals, Vaikom
  • Dr.R.Sivadasan, Neurologist, Medical College, Trivandrum.
  • Dr.N.K.Jayaram,Homeopath, Tripunithura,Founder President of Institute of Homeopaths Kerala
  • Pokancherry House, Pokancherry Vaidyars were the Rajya Vaidyars of the Samoodiri Rajah, At present there are 4 Ayurvedic Physicians, among them are Dr. Jayatilakan who is a renowned for his cardiological wonders, Dr. Premlal, he was the Director of all kerala ayurvedic Drs.
  • Kakanatt Mami Vaidyar Rajya Vaidyar of Maharaja of Kochi, Guru of Keshavan Vaidyar
  • Dr Subhash CRAFT infertility clinic in Kodungallur
  • Kayikkara Govindan Vaidyar translated the Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita to Malayalam from Sanskrit
  • Dr.Sudheendra Ghosh- Famous pulmonologist of Trivandrum.Head of department,Respiratory medicine,Pulayanarkottah,Trivandrum.Nephew of late Dr.C.O.Karunakaran
  • Perunelli Krishnan Vaidyar
  • Dr.Sunil Rahulan Urologist
  • Dr.Ayyathan Gopalan Psychiatrist, Supdt Mental Hospital, Freedom fighter (grandfather of ex-minister Adv. A.Sujanapal)
  • Dr.K.Rajogopalan D A M (Diploma in Ayurveda) and M B B S. Recipient of many awards including Padmasree. President of Association of Ayurvedic physicians of Kerala
  • Dr.G.Vijayaraghavan Famous cardiologist. Now the Vice Chairman of KIMS Hospital,Thiruvananthapuram
  • Dr T.K Ravi Ayurvedic Physician and Managing Director of Cochin Ariya Vaidya Sala and Nursing Home Eroor,Tripunithura,Kochi.
  • Dr.Shaji Prabhakaran Wellknown Neurologist and Former Principal & HOD, Trivandrum Medical College. Chairman-Medical Mission Hospital.
  • Dr.S.Govindan Surgeon, professor. Founder of Govindan's hospital, General Hospital jn., Thiruvananthapuram
  • Dr. Suseela Prabhakaran Founder Director of Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Adviser in Ophthalmology to the Government of Kerala. Currently Chief of Divya Prabha Eye Hospital, Trivandrum.
  • Late Vairavan Vaidyar,1834 renowned famous Ayurveda Acharya.Founder of chavarcode Ayurveda family. S/o Ayurveda Physician SANKARAN Vaidyar.
  • Late Marthandan Vaidyar-1886,Kunju Sankaran Vaidyar-1885,CV Madhavan Kutty Vaidyar-, CV Marthandan Vaidyar-1889 Second Generation physicians of 'chavarcode Ayurveda family'. Marthandan Vaidyar was known as 'kottaram vaidyan', since he was posted as the chief consultant physician of travancore palace. Later lots of treatment histories he made and received valuable rewards from the Maharaja of Travancore.
  • Late CV Gangadharan Vaidyar-1905:1981,Bharathan Vaidyar-1909:1975,CN Karunakaran Vaidyar-1915:2000 Third Generation physicians of 'Chavarcode Ayurveda family'.
  • Padmashree Dr K Rajagopalan D A M, M B B S, Kollam - great Ayurvedic Physician, who has won several awards.
  • Ooraachery Gurunathanmaar Kandiyil Kannan vaidyar of ChokliFrom a place near Thalasseri was an Ayurvedic Physician - an eye specialist. His sons Kunhikannan Gurukkal, Othenan Gurukkal and Chanthappan Gurukkal and nephews (sister's sons) Kunhikoran Gurukkal and Kunhichandan Gurukkal were great scholars known as Ooraachery Gurunaathanmar. They taught Herman Gundert, malayalam and Sanskrit. With their help Gundert wrote the first Malayalam grammar book and the first useful dictionary of Malayalam.
  • VK Govindan Vydiar Famous ayurvedic Physician of Malabar
  • Dr Dinesan Athiodi, BAM, Ayurvedic Physician at Kakkattil, Kozhikode District.
  • Dr. K.C.Gopalakrishnan, formerly the Professor and HOD of Orthopaedics at Trivandrum Medical College,an expert in Joint replacement (mainly hip & knee), Spinal surgery for Scoliosis, Onco surgery, Arthroscopic surgery of knee joint and Complex Orthopaedic Trauma Management. He has the highest number of Limb Conserving Surgery in Kerala to his credit.
  • Dr(Prof) S.R Krishna Manohar, SCTIMST Professor, Cardiac Surgeon and Project investigator of Homograft
  • Dr. Baiju S. Dharan, Assistant Professor,Department of Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala
  • K Madhavan Vaidyar, Ayurvedic Physician,MAVP,Coimbatore. President's award winner for distinguished service, Ayurveda.

Artists and actors

Literary figures

  • Perunnelli Krishnan Vaidyar - In November 1892 in Kottayam , an all-Kerala poets convention was held to determine the relative merit of the Malayalam poets , Perun-nelli could not lift the first price because in a poets conclave consisting of literary men mainly belonging to the obstinate conservative clan of the caste -Hindus, caste prejudice aganist him was heavier than his eligibility. Knowing well the injustice done to Krishnan Vaidyan , the elder Samoothiri of Calicut presented him with a copy of the book written by him in consolatory tone.[2]
  • Thottathil Kesavan Vaidyan - Disciple of Perunnelli .(It would not be out of place to mention that it had been the practice of a caste zealot Kottarathil Sankunni , not a Brahmin but a Thiyattunni{temple worker} to reject on frivolous grounds , poems of Ezhava poets sent for publication to the Bhashaposhini , a Christian edited periodical in his capacity as the literary member of its editorial board.He was notorious for his hostility to the Ezhava poets whom he kept disciminated as Ezhavas to exclude from literary platforms. He returned a poem written by Thottathil Kesavan Vaidyan alleging that there was one error of euphonic combination which in fact was not existing.Perun-nelli exposed his mendacious excuse for the rejection which was a stunning experience for Sankunni who thereafter confined his animosity aganist the Ezhava literary men within his own chamber.)[3]

Sports

Educationists

Scientists

  • Sreeja Sreeharshan ,Scientist , Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology, Trivandrum
  • A. Ayyappan
  • Dr Radhakrishnan M. Pullarkat, Poultry Scientist, Government of Kerala
  • Dr.K. S. ManilalEmeritus professor Dept.of botany, University of Calicut. He has done excellent work on taxonomy of angiosperms, ethnobotany and there are so many noteworthy books into his credit. He translated hortus malabaricus into English and is available in several volumes.
  • Dr.R.Prakash ,Agricultural Scientist, Kerala Agricultural University
  • Thanu Padmanabhan
  • Vainu Bappu - One of the most famous astronomers of India .
  • Dr.Pathiyoor Gopinath, Agricultural Scientist
  • Dr.Pushpangadan- Formerly director of Tropical Botanical garden and Research Institute, Trivandrum; National Botanical Research institute- Lucknow. A well known environmental conservationist and ethnobotanist. He was the spearhead in the discovery of a rejuvenating traditional medicine used by kani tribes of Trivandrum from a plant popularly known as Aarogya pacha.
  • E.K. Janaki Ammal- A renowned Botanist and one of the pioneers in Ethnobotanical research in India. The botanical herbarium of Regional Research Laboratory, Jammu (CSIR) is named after her and there is an award given by ministry of environment and forests, govt. of India known as Prof. E.K.Janaki Ammal award given to outstanding researchers in the area of biodiversity studies
  • Dr V K Vijayan - Director of V P Chest Institute, Delhi.
  • Dr. Gangan Prathap is Director, NISCAIR, New Delhi. Earlier, he was VC of CUSAT. He had the first rank in JEE 1969, and in 1990, was awarded the S S Bhatnagar Prize in Science and Technology.
  • Dr.K. Damodaran He is the first Indian who took the PHD in Nuclear Physics. He is the founder of Narayana Mandira Samithy at Bombay. He was the former director of BARC. He was appointed as a lecture at S.N College Kollam by Sree R.Sankar.

Engineers

Freedom Fighters

Business figures

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Journalists

  • Paravoor Kesavan Asan(1859-1917) - The importance of journals and newspapers in the intellectual life of the Ezhavas was first realised by him. An exceptionally brilliant Sanskrit erudite belonging to an Ezhava family noted for its heritage in Ayurveda. He started the journal Sujananandini in 1892 which was widely acknowledged for its literary merit and which had fervently championed the cause of the Ezhavas.

Bureaucrats and Police officers

  • M.N.Prasad, Former Chairman Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, Government of India
  • M.K.Bhadrakumar I.F.S, Former Ambassador to various countries, Son of M.K.Kumaran (1915–1994) a famous writer, journalist and politician of Kerala
  • C.O.Madhavan, Former Chief Secretary
  • Ramesh Chandabhanu,Former Chief Secretary
  • Dr.K.N.Raj, Former Vice Chancellor, Delhi University, New Delhi.
  • M.Sivarajan,I.F.S, First Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Kerala
  • A. R. Sankaranarayanan, Formerly Managing Director, Steel Authority of India
  • T.N Jayachandran I.A.S, Former Additional Chief Secretary of Kerala,Former Vice Chancellor, University of Calicut
  • M.N.Guna Vardhan,I.A.S, Current Principal Secretary to Govt. of Kerala, Water Resources Dept
  • T.M SOMARAJAN,I.P.S., Former S.P Ernakulam Rural.,Winner of the President's 'Police Medal' for Meritorious Service 1989
  • T.N.Jayadevan Former Director of Public Relations, Govt. of Kerala
  • K.R.Rajan I.A.S, Former C.M.D,TELK,Angamali, Former District Collector, Ernakulam
  • Dr. R. Prasannan,Former Secretary,Kerala Legislative Assembly
  • Dr.M.C.Valson,Former Secretary,Kerala Legislative Assembly
  • Adv.C.P.Sudhkara Prasd, Current Advocate General of Kerala
  • Adv.M.Ratna Singh, Former Advocate General of Kerala
  • K.G.Prem Shanker I.P.S, Current Transport Commissioner of Kerala
  • V.R Rajeevan I.P.S, Current Additional Director General of Police, Kerala
  • Geetha Sadasivan, Former Joint Labour Commissioner, Govt of Kerala
  • P.Sulochanan,Former Zonal Director,Fishery Survey of India.
  • R.Heli, Former Director of Agriculture, Kerala
  • Dr.K.N.Raj, Former Vice Chancellor, Delhi University, New Delhi.
  • Prof.M.K.Prasad, Former Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Calicut
  • Dr.N.Babu,Former Vice Chancellor, University of Kerala, Former President, Travancore Devaswom board
  • Dr.T.K.Raveendran, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Calicut
  • Dr.Gangan Prathap, Former Vice Chancellor, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT)
  • T.M.Manoharan,I.F.S, Current Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Kerala,Former Chairman of Kerala State Electricity Board
  • R.Sivadasan,I.R.A.S, Former Chairman of Kerala State Electricity Board, Current Member (Accounts),Railway Board of India
  • Dr.P.Chandra Mohan, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Kannur
  • Jija Madhavan Hari Singh, Director-General of Police (Fire and Emergency Services), Karnataka. She is the second woman IPS officer in India after Kiran Bedi.
  • S.Sunil Raj, IA&AS, Currently Member(Accounts)Kerala Water Authority
  • Mr.K Kailashnathan,I.A.S,Principal Secretary, Govt. of Gujarat , Son-in-law of T.R.Raghavan,Elite Group
  • Dr.P.Mohan, Current H.O.D, Department of Commerce and Management Science, University of Calicut
  • Dr.Babu Sunder, Former Dean, Department of Mathematics, CUSAT
  • Chooryayi Kanaran (1812–1876) - First Grade Deputy Collector in Malabar, the highest post the British offered to any Indian. His pension was Rs.600 per month when there was no Ezhava in Travancore getting even a monthly salary of Rs.5
  • T.P Sen Kumar I.P.S, Current M.D, K.S.R.T.C
  • Shri MK DevarajanIPS, DGP in Jaipur in the Rajasthan cadre
  • K.R.Jyothilal,I.A.S, Current Secretary to Govt. of Kerala, Dept. of IT
  • S Sanjeev, IAS, Son of Kannaluvilakom Sankaran, Vakkom, Kerala.
  • P.Vijayan I.P.S,Current Commissioner of Police, Kozhikkode, his wife Dr.Beena, Current District Collector, Ernakulam belongs to Shaiva Vellala Pillai community
  • Shri Lokanathan (From Calicut) , Private Secy of Gujarat CM, Shri Narendra Modi
  • Dr.Uma Dathan, Former Director of Medical Education
  • Dr.V.K.Jayapalan,Former Director of Medical Education
  • Rao Sahib Adiyolil Appu, Deputy Collector in Malabar under British Malabar Presidency
  • M G Manilal,Former Assistant Commissioner of Police Trivandrum ,Two time state award winner for best investigating officer
  • Shri Narayanan RamachandranFormer Chief Engineer,Tamil Nadu Govt
  • A.K.Rajan, Former Chief Engineer(Distribution-North),Kerala State Electricity Board
  • Smt.Leela Bhai Gopal,Former Chief Engineer,Kerala State Electricity Board
  • K.Radhakrishnan, Chief Engineer, KSEB
  • A.K.Rajan, Former Chief Engineer(Distribution-North),Kerala State Electricity Board
  • K.Balaraman,Chief Engineer(Civil)Rtd, KSEB
  • M.G.Mohan,Deputy Chief Engineer, Civil Circle, K.S.E Board,Pallom, Kottayam
  • P.Kumaran,Deputy Chief Engineer, Electrical Circle, K.S.E Board,Palakkad
  • P.V.Sasikumar,Deputy Chief Engineer, Electrical Circle, K.S.E Board,Shoranur
  • Greenu Sharma,Project Manager, GE Electrical Hydrabad
  • Sruthi R Krishnan, Faculty, Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering, Kollam
  • K I Reghu, Deputy Chief Engineer, Electrical Circle. KSEB, ThirurEc
  • Smt.Jameela Prakasham,General Manager, State Bank of Travancore, Daughter of Sri.R.Prakasham, Ex.M.L.A
  • Dr.Sugunaprasad, son of Nelliparambath Sukumaran , Former Head & Director , Animal Husbandry, Kerala (Hails from Kodungallur)
  • Er.Ranjanan,son of Nelliparambath Sukumaran, Former Technical Member & Chief Engineer, Kerala Water Authority; 2nd Member Secretary, Kerala Pollution Control Board (Hails from Kodungallur)
  • Dr Rajeevan,son of Nelliparambath Sukumaran, Former Head, Dental College, Calicut, Kerala;Member - Dental Council of India(Hails from Kodungallur)
  • Sajith S S , Assistant Vice President (Credit),SBI ,Sydney Branch ,Australia.

Economists

Military Commanders and others associated with Military services

  • Muthedath Aramanakkal Kelappan Mannanar - An ezhava king from north malabar. Ref:Sree Narayana guru suvarna rekhakal by G.Priyadarsan
  • Akathayyadi panicker - Chief commandor of ilayidath swaroopam(Kottarakkara kingdom)
  • Ambanattu panicker - Chief commandor of chempakassery Kingdom. Ref: Pathonmpatham noottandile keralam by Bhaskaranunni
  • Lokanatha Panicker - Chief commandor of kayamkulam kingdom
  • Patheenatha Panicker - Son of Lokanatha Panicker, Chief commander of kayamkulam kingdom who defeated Marathanda varma of travancore 3 times. The name of his tharavadau is Varanappally near kayamkulam where Sree Narayana Guru lived during his education from Kummapally Raman Pilla Asan. Ref: KK SN Directory.
  • Renakeerthy chekavar - Commandor of Marthandavarma. Ref: Travancore state manual.
  • Kallassery velayuthan chekavar - (Arattupzha velayudha panicker)A social reformer and great warrior from kayamkulam, who made the first Ezhava Siva prathishta even before Guru.
  • Vice Admiral Raman Prem Suthan - Former deputy chief of Indian Naval Staff.
  • Brigadier Ajith Sigh AVSM Hailing from Ranni.
  • Brigadier TK Murali- Deputy Director General,National Cadet Corps (Kerala & Lakshadweep) hailing from N Paravoor
  • Rtd. Air Commodore K. Ravindranath Son of former Chief Minister of Kerala C. Kesavan and elder brother of Ex. MP K. Balakrishnan Mayyanad.
  • Air Commodore Ram Sreedharan Helicopter Pilot and Flying Instructor
  • Colonel Moorkoth Giridhar Thalassery
  • Lt.Colonel E.Pavithran (Retd.) Calicut.
  • Major Gen S.N.Rajan Army Service Corps, Western Command, has been awarded the President's Visisht Seva Medal (VSM) in 2005. He is a native of Mayyanad in Kollam district.
  • Air Marshal Sadhashivan Radhakrishnan Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) of the IAF’s Training Command, Bangalore.
  • Moorkoth Ramunni He was the first pilot from Kerala of the Royal Air Force(Later Indian Air Force). He also fought against Japan in the IInd world war.
  • K.K.Sidhan, Rtd. Warrant Officer , Indian Air Force , Participated in India - Pak Wars & India- China War. Hailing from Krishnapurathu family,Ranni and now settled at Kochi.

Famous People in Judiciary

References

  1. ^ A Social History of India by Dr S N Sadasivan
  2. ^ A Social History of India by Dr S N Sadasivan
  3. ^ A Social History of India by Dr S N Sadasivan
  4. ^ http://www.indroyal.com/html/about-indroyal.php
  5. ^ http://rajadhanigroup.com/Leadership.php
  6. ^ http://cocotuft.in
  7. ^ http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2000/10/30/stories/143060ue.htm

T.M SOMARAJAN IPS., http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/1102697/

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