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* [[Rajasthan University]]
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'''K. N. Panikkar''' (born 1936 in Guruvayoor, Kerala.) is an Indian [[historian]], associated with the [[Marxist historiography (India)|Marxist school of historiography]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/06/stories/2009030651300300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315064009/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/06/stories/2009030651300300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 March 2009|title= Link technology with social sciences, says K.N. Panikkar  |date=21 February 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=7 March 2010|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/06/stories/2009030651300300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315064009/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/06/stories/2009030651300300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 March 2009|title= Rewrite history from Indian point of view: K.N. Panikkar  |date=6 May 2009|access-date=7 March 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/29/stories/2005112922170300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629053851/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/29/stories/2005112922170300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2011|title= Newspapers evading sensitive issues, says K.N. Panikkar  |date=29 November 2005|access-date=7 March 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/29/stories/2008122955461100.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215202829/http://hindu.com/2008/12/29/stories/2008122955461100.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 February 2009 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Culture emerges as site of struggle: K.N. Panikkar | date=29 December 2008}}</ref>
'''K. N. Panikkar''' (26 April 1936 – 9 March 2026) was an Indian [[Marxist historian]], associated with the [[Marxist historiography (India)|Marxist school of historiography]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/06/stories/2009030651300300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315064009/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/06/stories/2009030651300300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 March 2009|title= Link technology with social sciences, says K.N. Panikkar  |date=21 February 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=7 March 2010|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/06/stories/2009030651300300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315064009/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/06/stories/2009030651300300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 March 2009|title= Rewrite history from Indian point of view: K.N. Panikkar  |date=6 May 2009|access-date=7 March 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/29/stories/2005112922170300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629053851/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/29/stories/2005112922170300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2011|title= Newspapers evading sensitive issues, says K.N. Panikkar  |date=29 November 2005|access-date=7 March 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/29/stories/2008122955461100.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215202829/http://hindu.com/2008/12/29/stories/2008122955461100.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 February 2009 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Culture emerges as site of struggle: K.N. Panikkar | date=29 December 2008}}</ref>


K. N. Panikkar has written and edited a number of books, including ''A Concerned Indian’s Guide to Communalism'' and the ICHR volume on ''Towards Freedom, 1940: A Documentary History of the Freedom Struggle''.
K. N. Panikkar wrote and edited a number of books, including ''A Concerned Indian’s Guide to Communalism'' and the ICHR volume on ''Towards Freedom, 1940: A Documentary History of the Freedom Struggle''.


His methods and his expressed positions in public life have evoked harsh criticism from exponents of [[Hindu nationalism]], particularly during the period of Bharatiya Janata Party government of 1998 to 2004.
In 2010 he launched [[Indian Ruminations]] an online portal in English, publishing literature and journalistic writings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/K.N.-Panicker-to-launch-website-for-literary-journal/article16300761.ece|title=K.N. Panicker to launch website for literary journal|website=The Hindu|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>


Panikkar has been active in criticising the rise of "Nationalist" history in India. His books include ''Against Lord and State: Religion and Peasant Uprisings in Malabar''; ''Culture and Consciousness in Modern India''; ''Culture, Ideology and Hegemony – Intellectuals and Social Consciousness in Colonial India'', and ''Before the Night Falls''.
His methods and his expressed positions in public life have evoked harsh criticism from exponents of [[Hindu nationalism]], particularly during the period of Bharatiya Janata Party government of 1998 to 2004. Panikkar was active in criticising the rise of "Nationalist" history in India. His books include ''Against Lord and State: Religion and Peasant Uprisings in Malabar''; ''Culture and Consciousness in Modern India''; ''Culture, Ideology and Hegemony&nbsp;– Intellectuals and Social Consciousness in Colonial India'', and ''Before the Night Falls''.
He was appointed by the government of Kerala as chairman of an Expert Committee that looked into the complaints raised from various quarters concerning new textbooks introduced to state-supported schools. The committee submitted its report in October 2008.<ref>[http://www.education.kerala.gov.in/FINAL%20REPORTnew.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617035732/http://www.education.kerala.gov.in/FINAL%20REPORTnew.pdf|date=17 June 2009}}</ref>


He was appointed by the government of Kerala as chairman of an Expert Committee that looked into the complaints raised from various quarters concerning new textbooks introduced to state-supported schools. The committee submitted its report in October 2008.<ref>[http://www.education.kerala.gov.in/FINAL%20REPORTnew.pdf ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617035732/http://www.education.kerala.gov.in/FINAL%20REPORTnew.pdf |date=17 June 2009 }}</ref>
Panikkar died on 9 March 2026, at the age of 89.<ref>[https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2026/03/09/kn-panikkar-historian-obituary.html Kerala historian K N Panikkar passes away]</ref>


==See also==
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==Sources==
* K N Panikkar, Attoor Ravi Varma bag Kerala Sahitya Akademi fellowships [https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/jan/24/k-n-panikkar-attoor-ravi-varma-bag-sahitya-akademi-fellowships-1929182.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717061854/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/jan/24/k-n-panikkar-attoor-ravi-varma-bag-sahitya-akademi-fellowships-1929182.html |date=17 July 2021 }}
* 'Will quit as Chancellor': Kerala Guv upset at state of higher education, writes to CM [https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/will-quit-chancellor-kerala-guv-upset-state-higher-education-writes-cm-158609]
* In JNU, works of Gail Omvedt and Dalit scholars are relegated to 'underground' networks [https://theprint.in/opinion/in-jnu-works-of-gail-omvedt-and-dalit-scholars-are-relegated-to-underground-networks/725703/]
* Valiathan, Panikkar, Raghava Warrier get Kairali lifetime achievement awards [https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/valiathan-panikkar-raghava-warrier-get-kairali-lifetime-achievement-awards/article33823583.ece]
* When History is Held Hostage: Commemorating the Continuing Sufferings of the Mappila Martyrs of 1921 [https://thewire.in/history/when-history-is-held-hostage-commemorating-the-continuing-sufferings-of-the-mappila-martyrs-of-1921]
* Reform judiciary to protect its independence: Bhushan [https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/reform-judiciary-to-protect-its-independence-bhushan/article37373795.ece]
* Muslims, Hindus and the Malabar rebellion – why 1921 matters [https://thefederal.com/opinion/muslims-hindus-and-the-malabar-rebellion-why-1921-matters/]


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.keralahistory.ac.in/ Kerala Council for Historical Research]
* [http://www.keralahistory.ac.in/ Kerala Council for Historical Research] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928204634/http://www.keralahistory.ac.in/ |date=28 September 2011 }}


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For other people with similar names, see K. M. Panikkar, Kavalam Narayana Panicker, and K. Ayyappa Panicker.

K. N. Panikkar
കെ.എൻ. പണിക്കർ
Panikkar in 2012
Born(1936-04-26)26 April 1936
Guruvayur, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India (now Thrissur district, Kerala, India)
Died9 March 2026(2026-03-09) (aged 89)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Education
Occupation
  • Historian
  • professor
  • writer
Spouse(s)Usha Panikkar
Children2

K. N. Panikkar (26 April 1936 – 9 March 2026) was an Indian Marxist historian, associated with the Marxist school of historiography.[1][2][3][4]

K. N. Panikkar wrote and edited a number of books, including A Concerned Indian’s Guide to Communalism and the ICHR volume on Towards Freedom, 1940: A Documentary History of the Freedom Struggle.

In 2010 he launched Indian Ruminations an online portal in English, publishing literature and journalistic writings.[5]

His methods and his expressed positions in public life have evoked harsh criticism from exponents of Hindu nationalism, particularly during the period of Bharatiya Janata Party government of 1998 to 2004. Panikkar was active in criticising the rise of "Nationalist" history in India. His books include Against Lord and State: Religion and Peasant Uprisings in Malabar; Culture and Consciousness in Modern India; Culture, Ideology and Hegemony – Intellectuals and Social Consciousness in Colonial India, and Before the Night Falls. He was appointed by the government of Kerala as chairman of an Expert Committee that looked into the complaints raised from various quarters concerning new textbooks introduced to state-supported schools. The committee submitted its report in October 2008.[6]

Panikkar died on 9 March 2026, at the age of 89.[7]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Link technology with social sciences, says K.N. Panikkar". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 21 February 2010. Archived from the original on 15 March 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Rewrite history from Indian point of view: K.N. Panikkar". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 15 March 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Newspapers evading sensitive issues, says K.N. Panikkar". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 29 November 2005. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Culture emerges as site of struggle: K.N. Panikkar". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 29 December 2008. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "K.N. Panicker to launch website for literary journal". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  6. ↑ [1] Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Kerala historian K N Panikkar passes away

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • K N Panikkar, Attoor Ravi Varma bag Kerala Sahitya Akademi fellowships [2] Archived 17 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  • 'Will quit as Chancellor': Kerala Guv upset at state of higher education, writes to CM [3]
  • In JNU, works of Gail Omvedt and Dalit scholars are relegated to 'underground' networks [4]
  • Valiathan, Panikkar, Raghava Warrier get Kairali lifetime achievement awards [5]
  • When History is Held Hostage: Commemorating the Continuing Sufferings of the Mappila Martyrs of 1921 [6]
  • Reform judiciary to protect its independence: Bhushan [7]
  • Muslims, Hindus and the Malabar rebellion – why 1921 matters [8]

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