>FreeToDisagree: Removed the religion-parameter from the infobox since it is no longer in use. Also did minor cleanup.

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Removed the religion-parameter from the infobox since it is no longer in use. Also did minor cleanup.

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{{Infobox Officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Rajyasevapraveena
| name = P. G. N. Unnithan
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| order = [[Dewan]] of [[Travancore]]
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| term_start =19 August 1947
| term_end =24 March 1948
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| birth_date = 1898
| birth_place = [[Mavelikara]]
| death_date = 1965
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| spouse = Bhargavi Amma
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'''P. G. N. Unnithan''' was the last ''Diwan'' (Prime Minister) of independent ''[[Travancore]]'' (Thiruvithamkoor). He succeeded [[Sir C.P. Ramaswami Iyer]] on 20 August 1947 following the latter's resignation (subsequent to the attempt on Sir CP's life at the ''[[Swathi Thirunal]] Music academy'' on 25 July 1947). He chaired the Travancore Constitutional Reforms Committee. He relinquished office on 24 March 1948 when a people's government led by Sri [[Pattom Thanu Pillai]] as Prime Minister took over.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Desai|first1=Hari|title=Travancore: First to declare Independence |url=https://www.asian-voice.com/content/view/full/71993|accessdate=3 June 2017|date=27 February 2017}}</ref>

Sri PGN Unnithan hailed from the Edassery Pattaveettil Family of [[Mavelikkara]] which had a history of high military service to the [[Travancore]] Royal Family. His father Ittamar Koil Thampuran was from the [[Haripad]] Palace and nephew of [[Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran]]. He married Bhargavi Amma, the daughter of Sri PG Govinda Pillai (Government advocate at [[Alappuzha]]) of Pullampilla Pichanattu (Viruthiyathu) Family of Chengannur, who was among the earliest women of the region to support the national movement starting with the boycott of foreign clothes at Alleppey organised and led by the veteran freedom fighter and PGN Unnithan's classmate [[K. Kumar]] of Travancore. His sister was married to the son of famed Artist [[Raja Ravi Varma]] of the Royal Family of [[Mavelikkara]]. He had four children. He died on 5 April 1965.

''Unnithan Lane'' at [[Sasthamangalam]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] is named after him.

==References==
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{{Kingdom of Travancore}}
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[[Category:1898 births]]
[[Category:1965 deaths]]
[[Category:Diwans of Travancore]]
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]
[[Category:Politicians from Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Malayali politicians]]

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P. G. N. Unnithan - Revision history

>FreeToDisagree: Removed the religion-parameter from the infobox since it is no longer in use. Also did minor cleanup.