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	\|birth_place= Thalassery, Kerala		\| birth_place = Thalassery, Kerala
	\|birth_name = Vayaleri Kunhikkannan Gurukkal		\| birth_name = Vayaleri Kunhikkannan Gurukkal
	\|death_date = {{Death date and age\|1939\|11\|29\|1885\|04\|27}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1939\|10\|29\|1885\|04\|27}}
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	\|known = Spiritual guru, social reformer		\| known = Spiritual guru, social reformer
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	{{Reformation in Kerala}} '''Vayaleri kunhikannan ~~kurukkal~~'''-''(Vagbhatananda)'' (1885 – October 1939) was a ~~social~~ reformer in [[British India]]. He was the founder of the Atmavidya Sangham, which was fundamentally a group of professionals and intellectuals who sought change, and also the [[Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Execution Team \|publisher=Shepherds' Chalet \|url=http://shepherdschalet.com/team.html \|access-date=2014-03-19 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324184359/http://shepherdschalet.com/team.html \|archive-date=2016-03-24}}</ref>		{{Reformation in Kerala}} '''Vayaleri kunhikannan Gurukkal'''-''(Vagbhatananda)'' (1885 – October 1939) was a [[Hindu]] religious leader and [[Social reformer]] in [[British India]]. He was the founder of the Atmavidya Sangham, which was fundamentally a group of professionals and intellectuals who sought change, and also the [[Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Execution Team \|publisher=Shepherds' Chalet \|url=http://shepherdschalet.com/team.html \|access-date=2014-03-19 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324184359/http://shepherdschalet.com/team.html \|archive-date=2016-03-24}}</ref>

			==Biography==
			'''Vagbatananda''' was Born in 1885 near [[Thalassery]] in a [[Thiyya]] family, V. K. Gurukkal undertook his studies under M. K. Gurukkal and Parampath Rairu Nair in the traditional pattern of [[Kalari\|guru- kula education]]. According to K.k.N kurup, "He gained proficiency in scriptures, six systems of [[Philosophy]], logic and other [[Hindu\|sästras]]. Then he travelled extensively and propagated the teachings of universal non-duality for a better and egalitarian society. He started Sanskrit School in Calicut and simultaneously took great interest in the activities of Brahma Samaj in that urban centre. This organi- sation known as Atmavidya Sangham, founded in 1920 by Vagbhatananda had been a major force of social change in Malabar. Like Narayanaguru, Vagbhatananda was also an eminent philosopher who followed the path of [[Advaita Vedanta\|Advaita of Sankara]].{{sfnp\|Kurup\|1988\|p=94\|ps=}}

	~~== Life ==~~		Vagbhatananda, who was married, died in October 1939. Kurup has described him as a "good combination of an erudite scholar, reformer, organiser, journalist and nationalist. ... His authority was the ancient wisdom of [[Hinduism]], not the dogmatism of theology." {{sfnp\|Kurup\|1988\|pp=94, 97\|ps=}} The significance of the Atmavidya Sangham declined after his death, being superseded by other secular-oriented reform groups such as the Karshaka Sangham that adopted its agenda. However, it was still active in the 1980s".{{sfnp\|Kurup\|1988\|pp=98-99\|ps=}}
	Vagbhatananda was ~~born~~ in ~~1885 near to [[Thalassery]] in [[Kerala]]~~, ~~India~~. ~~He was given the name V~~. K. ~~Gurukkal,he~~ was ~~educated in~~ the ~~traditional~~ [[~~Gurukkal (kalaripayattu)\|gurukkal~~]] ~~system, through which he gained proficiency in scriptures and philosophy. Following this~~, ~~according to~~ the ~~historian [[K. K. N~~. Kurup]], ~~he travelled widely to propagate "~~the ~~teachings of universal non~~-~~duality for a better and egalitarian society~~." ~~His oratorical abilities led to him being given the name of Vagbhatananda by another sage and social reformer Brahmananda Sivayogi~~.{{sfnp\|Kurup\|1988\|p=94\|ps=}}

			==Movement==
	Some time after 1898, Vagbhatananda founded a school to teach [[Sanskrit]] in [[Calicut]], and also took interest in the work of the [[Brahma Samaj]] that had been founded there that year by [[Ayyathan Gopalan]].{{sfnp\|Kurup\|1988\|p=94\|ps=}}		Some time after 1898, Vagbhatananda founded a school to teach [[Sanskrit]] in [[Calicut]], and also took interest in the work of the [[Brahma Samaj]] that had been founded there that year by [[Ayyathan Gopalan]].{{sfnp\|Kurup\|1988\|p=94\|ps=}}

	In 1920, Vagbhatananda founded the Atmavidya Sangham, whose principles he outlined in an Advaita treatise titled ''Atmavidya''.{{sfnp\|Kurup\|1988\|p=94\|ps=}} Unlike the [[Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana]] (SNDP), which had been established by [[Narayana Guru]], which was significant around the same time, the Atmavidya Sangham consisted mostly of professionals and intellectuals and had a secular approach towards reform.{{sfnp\|Kurup\|1988\|pp=98-99\|ps=}} It was instrumental in advancing the development of class organisations among peasants of the region, spreading Marxist–Leninist ideas as a counter to the overbearing feudal and religiously orthodox establishment. Vagbhatananda himself criticised both economic exploitation and the role of foreign governments in supporting it.{{sfnp\|Kurup\|1988\|p=97\|ps=}}		In 1920, Vagbhatananda founded the Atmavidya Sangham, whose principles he outlined in an Advaita treatise titled ''Atmavidya''.{{sfnp\|Kurup\|1988\|p=94\|ps=}}K.K.N.Kurup says' "Unlike the [[Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana]] (SNDP), which had been established by [[Narayana Guru]], which was significant around the same time, the Atmavidya Sangham consisted mostly of professionals and intellectuals and had a secular approach towards reform.{{sfnp\|Kurup\|1988\|pp=98-99\|ps=}} It was instrumental in advancing the development of class organisations among peasants of the region, spreading Marxist–Leninist ideas as a counter to the overbearing feudal and religiously orthodox establishment. Vagbhatananda himself criticised both economic exploitation and the role of foreign governments in supporting it.{{sfnp\|Kurup\|1988\|p=97\|ps=}}

	Vagbhatananda~~, who was married, died in October 1939. Kurup has described him as a "good combination of an erudite scholar, reformer, organiser, journalist and nationalist. ... His authority was~~ the ~~ancient wisdom~~ of ~~Hinduism, not the dogmatism of theology~~." {{~~sfnp~~\|~~Kurup~~\|~~1988~~\|~~pp=94, 97~~\|ps=}} The significance of the Atmavidya Sangham declined after his death, being superseded by other secular-oriented reform groups such as the Karshaka Sangham that adopted its agenda. However, it was still active in the 1980s.{{~~sfnp\|Kurup\|1988~~\|~~pp=98-99\|ps~~=}}		Vagbhatananda inspired the formation of [[Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society\|Uralungal Labor Contract Co-operative Society]] IN 1925.{{sfn\|Isaac\|Williams\|2017\|p={{pn\|date=February 2021}}}}

	Vagbhatananda ~~inspired~~ the ~~formation~~ of ~~[[Uralungal Labour Contract Co~~-~~operative Society~~\|~~Uralungal Labor Contract Co~~-~~operative Society]] IN 1925~~.{{~~sfn\|Isaac~~\|~~Williams~~\|~~2017~~\|p=~~{{pn~~\|~~date~~=~~February 2021}}~~}}		==Work==
			According to kurup,"Modern Kerala Karshaka Sangham incorporated the programme like inter- caste dining and stood against caste formalities and untouch- ability. However, Atmavidya Sangham even at present exists with some activities in Kerala. E. M. S. Namboodiripad has assessed the role of Vagbhatananda in these words: Though he could not obtain a universal name or fame like Narayana Guru Swami, Vagbhatananda Gurudeva, born in Kottayam taluk of North Malabar, was one who had greatly contributed to the growth of society.{{sfnp\|Kurup\|1988\|pp=98-99\|ps=}} He, even superior in his scholarship and eloquence, to Narayanaguru, first cooperated with the Brahmasamaj and later through his own independent organisation of Atmavidya Sangham initiated programme against caste- ism, consumption of liquor, etc. and even made a few high caste members as his disciples. No doubt, that he had a significant role in the growth of society in North Malabar." It is a matter of great academic interest for historians and sociologists to trace causes responsible for the decline of a progressive movement like this".{{sfnp\|Kurup\|1988\|pp=98-99\|ps=}}

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	*[[Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi]]		*[[Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi]]
	*[[Palpu]]		*[[Palpu]]
			*[[Potheri Kunjambu Vakil]]

	== References ==		== References ==

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	{{Reformation in Kerala}}		{{Reformation in Kerala}} '''Vayaleri kunhikannan kurukkal'''-''(Vagbhatananda)'' (1885 – October 1939) was a social reformer in [[British India]]. He was the founder of the Atmavidya Sangham, which was fundamentally a group of professionals and intellectuals who sought change, and also the [[Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Execution Team \|publisher=Shepherds' Chalet \|url=http://shepherdschalet.com/team.html \|access-date=2014-03-19 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324184359/http://shepherdschalet.com/team.html \|archive-date=2016-03-24}}</ref>
	'''Vagbhatananda''' (1885 – October 1939) was a social reformer in [[British India]]. He was the founder of the Atmavidya Sangham, which was fundamentally a group of professionals and intellectuals who sought change, and also the [[Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Execution Team \|publisher=Shepherds' Chalet \|url=http://shepherdschalet.com/team.html \|access-date=2014-03-19 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324184359/http://shepherdschalet.com/team.html \|archive-date=2016-03-24}}</ref>

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			*[[Ayyathan Gopalan]]
			*[[Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi]]
	*[[Palpu]]		*[[Palpu]]

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{{Reformation in Kerala}}
'''Vagbhatananda''' (1885 – October 1939) was a social reformer in [[British India]]. He was the founder of the Atmavidya Sangham, which was fundamentally a group of professionals and intellectuals who sought change, and also the [[Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Execution Team |publisher=Shepherds' Chalet |url=http://shepherdschalet.com/team.html |access-date=2014-03-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324184359/http://shepherdschalet.com/team.html |archive-date=2016-03-24}}</ref>

== Life ==
Vagbhatananda was born in 1885 near to [[Thalassery]] in [[Kerala]], India. He was given the name V. K. Gurukkal,he was educated in the traditional [[Gurukkal (kalaripayattu)|gurukkal]] system, through which he gained proficiency in scriptures and philosophy. Following this, according to the historian [[K. K. N. Kurup]], he travelled widely to propagate "the teachings of universal non-duality for a better and egalitarian society." His oratorical abilities led to him being given the name of Vagbhatananda by another sage and social reformer Brahmananda Sivayogi.{{sfnp|Kurup|1988|p=94|ps=}}

Some time after 1898, Vagbhatananda founded a school to teach [[Sanskrit]] in [[Calicut]], and also took interest in the work of the [[Brahma Samaj]] that had been founded there that year by [[Ayyathan Gopalan]].{{sfnp|Kurup|1988|p=94|ps=}}

In 1920, Vagbhatananda founded the Atmavidya Sangham, whose principles he outlined in an Advaita treatise titled ''Atmavidya''.{{sfnp|Kurup|1988|p=94|ps=}} Unlike the [[Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana]] (SNDP), which had been established by [[Narayana Guru]], which was significant around the same time, the Atmavidya Sangham consisted mostly of professionals and intellectuals and had a secular approach towards reform.{{sfnp|Kurup|1988|pp=98-99|ps=}} It was instrumental in advancing the development of class organisations among peasants of the region, spreading Marxist–Leninist ideas as a counter to the overbearing feudal and religiously orthodox establishment. Vagbhatananda himself criticised both economic exploitation and the role of foreign governments in supporting it.{{sfnp|Kurup|1988|p=97|ps=}}

Vagbhatananda, who was married, died in October 1939. Kurup has described him as a "good combination of an erudite scholar, reformer, organiser, journalist and nationalist. ... His authority was the ancient wisdom of Hinduism, not the dogmatism of theology." {{sfnp|Kurup|1988|pp=94, 97|ps=}} The significance of the Atmavidya Sangham declined after his death, being superseded by other secular-oriented reform groups such as the Karshaka Sangham that adopted its agenda. However, it was still active in the 1980s.{{sfnp|Kurup|1988|pp=98-99|ps=}}

Vagbhatananda inspired the formation of [[Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society|Uralungal Labor Contract Co-operative Society]] IN 1925.{{sfn|Isaac|Williams|2017|p={{pn|date=February 2021}}}}

== See also ==
*[[Palpu]]

== References ==
'''Citations'''
{{Reflist}}
'''Bibliography'''
{{refbegin}}
*{{Cite book|last1=Isaac |first1=T. M. Thomas |last2=Williams |first2=Michelle |year=2017 |title=Building alternatives : the story of India's oldest construction workers' cooperative |place=New Delhi, India |publisher=LeftWord |isbn=978-93-80118-46-8 |oclc=1018245138}}
*{{citation |title=Modern Kerala: Studies in Social and Agrarian Relations |first=K. K. N. |last=Kurup |author-link=K. K. N. Kurup |publisher=Mittal Publications |year=1988 |isbn=9788170990949 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iJvx0KWpf-UC}}
{{refend}}

== Further reading ==
*{{cite journal|ref=none |title=Peasantry and the Anti-Imperialist Struggles in Kerala |first=K. K. N. |last=Kurup |author-link=K. K. N. Kurup |journal=Social Scientist |volume=16 |issue=9 |date=September 1988 |pages=35–45 |jstor=3517171}}

== External links ==
* [http://vagbhatananda-admavidya.com/ Website of the Atmavidya Sangham (Malayalam)]

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