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Ezhava is the 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

Martial arts

Social reformers

Political leaders

Medicine

  • Itty Achudan, Source Provider to the compilation of 'Hortus Malabaricus'
  • Perunnelli Krishnan Vaidyar
  • Dr. Sivakumar, senior neurosurgeon, Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut
  • Dr. K. Jagadeesan, transplant surgeon, recipient of B. C. Roy award, 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. Jayaprakash, internationally recognized Ayurveda doctor, instrumental in popularizing Ayurveda in Europe and Middle East
  • C. R. Kesavan Vaidyar, Founder of Chandrika Soap
  • 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.
  • Dr. V.K. Vijayan, Director, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007

Artists and actors

Literature

Sports

Scientists

Freedom fighters

Business figures

Journalists

Bureaucrats and Police officers

  • K. S. Money IAS, Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission of India
  • Dr. K. N. Raj, Former Vice Chancellor, Delhi University, New Delhi and Economist of international fame.
  • Dr. R. Prasannan, Former Secretary, Kerala Legislative Assembly
  • Dr. P. Mohan, Current H. O. D, Department of Commerce and Management Science, University of Calicut
  • K. Radhakrishnan, Former Chief Engineer and Member (Generation), KSEB

Economists

Military

  • 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.

Judiciary

  • Justice K. Bhaskaran Former Chief Justice of Kerala in whose tenure Justice K. G. Balakrishnan was inducted into judicial service
  • P. Vijayaraghavan Famous criminal lawyer of Kollam

References

  1. ^ A Social History of India by Dr S N Sadasivan
  2. ^ A Social History of India by Dr S N Sadasivan
  3. ^ http://www. thehindubusinessline. com/2000/10/30/stories/143060ue. htm
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