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{{short description|Indian freedom fighter, social activist and Gandhian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox person
| name = V. P. Appukutta Poduval
| image = V. P. Appukutta Poduval.png
| imagesize =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1923|10|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Payyanur]], [[Kerala]], India
| nationality = [[Indian nationality|Indian]]
|education = [[Master of Arts]] in [[Political philosophy]]
| occupation = Freedom fighter
| notable_works = Gandhian Darsanathile Adhyatmikata, Bhagavat Gita: Atmavikasathinte Sasthram
}}

'''V. P. Appukutta Poduval''' (born 9 October 1923)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digitalpaper.mathrubhumi.com/954937/Kannur/02-October-2016#clip/13633992/9388c37b-4493-402a-8406-f3621ab19839/842:642|title=Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Kannur epaper dated Sun, 2 Oct 16|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://keralanews.gov.in/index.php/knr/7436-2016-04-28-07-50-18|title=ഗാന്ധിയന്‍ ജീവിതമാതൃക പഠിപ്പിച്ച് ഗ്രാമദര്‍ശന്‍ സംഗമം|last=Kannur|website=keralanews.gov.in|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref> is an Indian independence activist<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://digitalpaper.mathrubhumi.com/c/21238975|title=Clipping of Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing - Kannur|access-date=2017-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/a-green-tribute-to-the-mahatma-in-kerala/article5189062.ece|title=A green tribute to the Mahatma in Kerala|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-08-12|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kanhirodenews.blogspot.in/2011/02/solidarity-payyannur-anti-terror-day.html|title=SOLIDARITY PAYYANNUR ANTI-TERROR DAY|website=kanhirodenews.blogspot.in|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref> and [[Gandhism|Gandhian]] social activist from [[Kerala]], [[India]].

==Early life==
After completing his schooling at Payyanur Sanskrit Padhanasala and the Basel Mission School, [[Payyanur]], V. P. Appukutta Poduval joined the [[University of Lucknow]] and later the [[University of Mysore]].

==Career==
A meeting with [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in 1934<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenational.ae/world/asia/india-70-years-of-independence-1.619751|title=India: 70 years of independence|work=The National|access-date=2017-08-16|language=en}}</ref>—during Gandhiji's visit to [[Payyanur]]—changed Appukutta Poduval's life for ever. Gandhiji's visit to Payyanur<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.payyanurnext.com/gandhi-maavu-payyanur/|title=Gandhi Maavu Payyanur – www.payyanurnext.com|website=www.payyanurnext.com|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref> was as per the invitation of Swami Ananda Theertha, a strong voice against untouchability. Poduval was influenced by Swami Ananda Theertha, Raghavji—who was among the 78 who participated in the [[Salt March]] with [[Gandhiji]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/House-Donated-by-Freedom-Fighter-Left-in-Lurch/2014/10/02/article2459002.ece|title=House Donated by Freedom Fighter Left in Lurch|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref> freedom fighter and poet A. V. Sreekanda Poduval and Appukutta Poduval's uncle V. P. Sreekanda Poduval—a prominent figure in the [[Salt March]] at [[Payyanur]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/56871/11/11_chapter%205.pdf|title=IDEOLOGUES OF SOCIALISM|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> During the [[Quit India Movement]] in 1942, Poduval was arrested by the British for delivering lectures in student meetings in [[Kozhikode]] and [[Kannur]]—for which he was imprisoned for two weeks at the [[Central Prison, Kannur]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digitalpaper.mathrubhumi.com/954937/Kannur/02-October-2016#clip/13633992/9388c37b-4493-402a-8406-f3621ab19839/842:642|title=Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Kannur epaper dated Sun, 2 Oct 16|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref> Personally and professionally, he dedicated his life to [[Khadi]] and [[Gandhism]]. In 1944, he joined the Kerala branch of Charkha Sangh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digitalpaper.mathrubhumi.com/954937/Kannur/02-October-2016#clip/13633992/9388c37b-4493-402a-8406-f3621ab19839/842:642|title=Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Kannur epaper dated Sun, 2 Oct 16|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref> He also dabbled at art—the picture of [[Bharat Mata]] that he drew was featured on the cover of [[Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu]] in 1946.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://imgur.com/a/sEo0L|title=Mathrubhumi Weekly {{!}} Cover {{!}} March 10, 1946|newspaper=Imgur|access-date=2016-10-15}}</ref> In 1947, he became the in-charge the Oorijita Khadi Kendra in Payyanur,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digitalpaper.mathrubhumi.com/954937/Kannur/02-October-2016#clip/13633992/9388c37b-4493-402a-8406-f3621ab19839/842:642|title=Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Kannur epaper dated Sun, 2 Oct 16|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref> under the then Madras Government. He participated in the [[Bhoodan movement]] along with [[Vinoba Bhave]] and [[Jayaprakash Narayan]]. During the early '50s, he worked for [[Deccan Herald]] as a journalist—during which he covered [[Jayaprakash Narayan]]'s speech in Payyanur. In 1957, he took care of the office of the ninth Sarvodaya Sammelan, held at [[Kalady]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/dated-april-19-1957-vinoba-bhave-in-kerala/article1830334.ece|title=dated April 19, 1957: Vinoba Bhave in Kerala|date=2007-04-19|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pI0Hdv0Cy34C&dq=kalady%2520sarvodaya%2520sammelan&pg=PA12|title=The Sarvodaya Movement: Gandhian Approach to Peace and Non-violence|last=Narayanasamy|first=S.|date=2003-01-01|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788170998778|language=en}}</ref> In 1962, Poduval became an employee of the Khadi Gramodyog Commission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digitalpaper.mathrubhumi.com/954937/Kannur/02-October-2016#clip/13633992/9388c37b-4493-402a-8406-f3621ab19839/842:642|title=Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Kannur epaper dated Sun, 2 Oct 16|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref> He has served as Program Executive Officer of Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi, Secretary of Bharatiya Sanskrita Prachara Sabha, Principal of Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya Payyanur and the President of Payyanur Sarvodaya Mandal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digitalpaper.mathrubhumi.com/954937/Kannur/02-October-2016#clip/13633992/9388c37b-4493-402a-8406-f3621ab19839/842:642|title=Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Kannur epaper dated Sun, 2 Oct 16|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref>

==Awards==
2013: G. Kumara Pillai-I.M. Velayudhan Award, instituted by the Poornodaya Book Trust<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/award-for-vp-appukuttan/article5047819.ece|title=Award for V.P. Appukuttan|date=2013-08-22|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref>

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[[Category:People from Kannur district]]
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