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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = P. K. Narayana Panicker
| image = PKNarayanaPanicker.jpg
| caption = P. K. Narayana Panicker
| office = 23rd President of the [[Nair Service Society]]
| term_start = 25 June 2011
| term_end = 29 February 2012
| predecessor = P. V. Neelakanta Pillai
| successor = P. N. Narendranathan Nair
| office2 = 9th General Secretary of the [[Nair Service Society]]
| term_start2 = 1983
| term_end2 = 25 June 2011
| successor2 = G. Sukumaran Nair
| predecessor2 = R. P. Nair
| office3 = 15th Treasurer of the [[Nair Service Society]]
| term_start3 = 1977
| term_end3 = 1983
| successor3 = V. K. Sekharan Nair
| predecessor3 = T. N. Upendranatha Kurup
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1930|8|15}}
| birth_place = [[Changanassery]], [[Kerala]]
| death_date = {{Deathdateandage|2012|2|29|1930|8|15}}
| death_place = Changanassery, Kerala
| other_names =
| occupation = Community Leader<br>Teacher<br>Advocate
| nationality = [[India|Indian]]
| spouse = M. Savithri Amma (?-2006)
| parents = Pichamathil A. N. Velu Pillai<br>Lakshmikutty Amma
}}
'''P. K. Narayana Panicker''' (15 August 1930 – 29 February 2012<ref name=manorama1>{{cite news|title=എൻ.എസ്.എസ്. പ്രസിഡണ്ട് പി.കെ. നാരായണപ്പണിക്കർ അന്തരിച്ചു|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=11133656&programId=1073753760&tabId=11&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@|accessdate=29 February 2012|newspaper=മനോരമ ഓൺലൈൻ}}</ref>) was the [[President (corporate title)|President]] and General Secretary of the [[Nair Service Society]] (NSS), the social service organization established in 1914. He is the second-longest-serving general secretary of the organization (after founder [[Mannath Padmanabhan]]), who has served 28 years in the post.<ref>{{cite news|title=Leadership change at NSS|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/26/stories/2011062656070900.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701033526/http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/26/stories/2011062656070900.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2011|accessdate=2 February 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 June 2011}}</ref> He was an [[advocate]] by profession, who came to the front row of the organization in 1977 as its [[treasurer]] and later became [[General secretary]] in 1984.

==Biography==
Narayana Panicker was born on 27 August 1930 as the first son and third child of the seven kids of Vazhappally Padinjarubhagam Pichamathil A. N. Velu Pillai and Lakshmikutty Amma. He completed his education at St.Teresa's Higher Secondary School, Changanassery, [[St. Berchmans College]], [[Changanassery]] and [[Government Law College, Ernakulam]].<ref name=desha1>{{cite news|title=പി കെ നാരായണപ്പണിക്കർ അന്തരിച്ചു|url=http://www.deshabhimani.com/newscontent.php?id=124305|accessdate=29 February 2012|newspaper=ദേശാഭിമാനി}}</ref> He has worked both as a teacher and as an advocate during the course of his career.<ref name=manorama1 /><ref>{{cite news|title=P.K. Narayana Panicker passes away|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article2946107.ece|accessdate=2 February 2013|date=29 February 2012|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>

He has also worked as the Chairman of Changanassery Municipality, member of Kerala University Senet, member of M.G. University Syndicate, member of Guruvayoor Devaswom and also as the president of Changanassery Lions Club.<ref name=desha1 /> In 1977, he was elected as the treasurer of [[Nair Service Society]]. On [[New Year's Day]] in 1984, he became the General Secretary of NSS, succeeding Kidangoor Gopalakrishna Pillai.<ref name=desha1 /><ref>{{cite news|title=NSS former general secretary P K Narayana Panicker passes away|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=120703|accessdate=2 February 2013|newspaper=Mathrubhumi|date=29 Feb 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302131932/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=120703|archivedate=2 March 2012}}</ref> He continued in office until 2011, when he was succeeded by his assistant secretary [[G. Sukumaran Nair]]. He is the second-longest served General Secretary of N.S.S. He was elected as the President of N.S.S. in 2011.{{fact|date=February 2019}}

Panicker died on 29 February 2012 at his home due to age-related complications.<ref name=mat1>{{cite news|title=പി.കെ നാരായണപ്പണിക്കർ അന്തരിച്ചു|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=255296|accessdate=29 February 2012|newspaper=മാതൃഭൂമി|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229095208/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=255296|archivedate=29 February 2012}}</ref> He was aged 81 at the time of his death. His health had been deteriorating for a long time. He was also the serving President of Nair Service Society when he died, having elected less than a year ago. His dead body was kept for public view in the N.S.S. headquarters in [[Perunna]] and was cremated with full state honours at his home premises. He is survived by three sons - Satheesh Kumar, Jagadeesh Kumar and Ranjith Kumar. His wife Savithri Amma predeceased him in 2006.{{fact|date=February 2019}}

==Awards==
*Sreshta Purusha Award 2009

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://www.nss.org.in/

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