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'''Changaramkumarath Krishnan Vakkeel''' was a community leader, banker, social reformer, and journalist from [[Kerala]], India. He was a champion of implementing the revolutionary socialist reforms proposed by Sree Narayana Guru for the upliftment of the downtrodden people of Kerala. He was called Mithavathi―a minimalist―after the newspaper he published from 1913 to 1938 to spread the message of the reformist movement. He was well-educated and hailed from an influential family. Although he could have entered the government service and risen to higher positions with his education and wealth, he renounced all these for the liberation of the backward classes from the clutch of pathological social system. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://keralamediaacademy.org/archives/?q=content/mithavadi-c-krishnan|title = Mithavadi C. Krishnan | Kerala Media Academy}}</ref> | '''Changaramkumarath Krishnan Vakkeel''' was a community leader, banker, social reformer, and journalist from [[Kerala]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=शेखर |first=Dr Ajay S. Sekher डॉ अजय एस |date=2021-06-10 |title=Remembering Mithavadi Krishnan and his multi-pronged socio-cultural intervention in Kerala |url=https://www.forwardpress.in/2021/06/remembering-mithavadi-krishnan-and-his-multi-pronged-socio-cultural-intervention-in-kerala/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=Forward Press |language=en-US}}</ref> He was a champion of implementing the revolutionary socialist reforms proposed by Sree Narayana Guru for the upliftment of the downtrodden people of Kerala. He was called Mithavathi―a minimalist―after the newspaper he published from 1913 to 1938 to spread the message of the reformist movement. He was well-educated and hailed from an influential family. Although he could have entered the government service and risen to higher positions with his education and wealth, he renounced all these for the liberation of the backward classes from the clutch of pathological social system. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://keralamediaacademy.org/archives/?q=content/mithavadi-c-krishnan|title = Mithavadi C. Krishnan | Kerala Media Academy}}</ref> | ||
When the kings and the ruling class passed oppressive laws against the weak sections of the people, ''Mithavathi'' protested through its editorials that their judgments were against poor people. It also pointed out that the true owners of the land were the people and not the kings or the people in power. It reminded the King of Travancore of the Russian rulers who were overthrown by the revolutionaries and asked his highness to take this as an indication.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nastiknation.org/product/mithavadi-c-krishnan-kranthadarsiyaya-karmayogi/|title=Mithavadi C Krishnan – Kranthadarsiyaya Karmayogi – Nastik Nation}}</ref> | When the kings and the ruling class passed oppressive laws against the weak sections of the people, ''Mithavathi'' protested through its editorials that their judgments were against poor people. It also pointed out that the true owners of the land were the people and not the kings or the people in power. It reminded the King of Travancore of the Russian rulers who were overthrown by the revolutionaries and asked his highness to take this as an indication.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nastiknation.org/product/mithavadi-c-krishnan-kranthadarsiyaya-karmayogi/|title=Mithavadi C Krishnan – Kranthadarsiyaya Karmayogi – Nastik Nation}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
C. Krishnan was born in [[Thrissur]] on 11 June 1867. He took over the newspaper called ''Mithavaadi'' ("Reformist") from [[Moorkoth Kumaran]]. [[Ayyathan Gopalan|Dr. Ayyathan Gopalan]] a great social reformer of Malabar, Kerala, during those times, was the one who gave C. Krishnan the impetus and advice to start this newspaper. Later on he is known by Mithavaadi C Krishnan. Mitavadi was the "Bible" of the socially depressed and it is also known as the "Magazine of Thiyya's".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nastiknation.org/product/mithavadi-c-krishnan-kranthadarsiyaya-karmayogi/|title=Mithavadi C Krishnan – Kranthadarsiyaya Karmayogi – Nastik Nation}}</ref> | C. Krishnan was born in [[Mullassery]], [[Thrissur]] on 11 June 1867.<ref>{{Cite web |last=शेखर |first=Dr Ajay S. Sekher डॉ अजय एस |date=2021-06-10 |title=Remembering Mithavadi Krishnan and his multi-pronged socio-cultural intervention in Kerala |url=https://www.forwardpress.in/2021/06/remembering-mithavadi-krishnan-and-his-multi-pronged-socio-cultural-intervention-in-kerala/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=Forward Press |language=en-US}}</ref> He took over the newspaper called ''Mithavaadi'' ("Reformist") from [[Moorkoth Kumaran]]. [[Ayyathan Gopalan|Dr. Ayyathan Gopalan]] a great social reformer of Malabar, Kerala, during those times, was the one who gave C. Krishnan the impetus and advice to start this newspaper. Later on he is known by Mithavaadi C Krishnan. Mitavadi was the "Bible" of the socially depressed and it is also known as the "Magazine of Thiyya's".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nastiknation.org/product/mithavadi-c-krishnan-kranthadarsiyaya-karmayogi/|title=Mithavadi C Krishnan – Kranthadarsiyaya Karmayogi – Nastik Nation}}</ref> | ||
The Kochi metro entrance has the history of the Kerala press and C. Krishnan is listed amongst the first under 1907. It says “MITAVADI – From Tellicherry marks the next important milestone in the history of the press in Kerala. It published a daily news sheet featuring the latest news from the war front during the First World War. Separately, the Government of Kerala states "The Mitavadi was in the forefront of the movement for social reforms and the uplift of the weaker sections of society".<ref>http://www.gurudevan.info/forum/great-people-thought-about-guru-part-1-t371.html</ref> | The Kochi metro entrance has the history of the Kerala press and C. Krishnan is listed amongst the first under 1907. It says “MITAVADI – From Tellicherry marks the next important milestone in the history of the press in Kerala. It published a daily news sheet featuring the latest news from the war front during the First World War. Separately, the Government of Kerala states "The Mitavadi was in the forefront of the movement for social reforms and the uplift of the weaker sections of society".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gurudevan.info/forum/great-people-thought-about-guru-part-1-t371.html|title = Ezimenus, menus and cooking tips}}</ref> | ||
C. Krishnan was a follower of [[Sree Narayana Guru]]. He was a leader of the [[Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana]] Yogam and was active in organizing the meetings of the northern [[Malabar (Northern Kerala)|Malabar]] district his area of [[Kerala]]. He participated in many SNDP yogam conventions and chaired its 9th anniversary at sivagiri along with the consecration ceremony of ‘Sharada’ temple there. He was an excellent organizer and fund raiser for the SNDP. He was appointed the Dharmakartha of all the Ashram properties. He actively participated in [[Vaikom Satyagraha]]. In 1907 Krishnan (along with [[Kalingalmadom Rarichan Moopan]] of the famous Kallingal Madom) invited [[Sree Narayana Guru]] to Malabar. The guru accepted the invitation and visited many places in Malabar. | C. Krishnan was a follower of [[Sree Narayana Guru]]. He was a leader of the [[Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana]] Yogam and was active in organizing the meetings of the northern [[Malabar (Northern Kerala)|Malabar]] district his area of [[Kerala]]. He participated in many SNDP yogam conventions and chaired its 9th anniversary at sivagiri along with the consecration ceremony of ‘Sharada’ temple there. He was an excellent organizer and fund raiser for the SNDP. He was appointed the Dharmakartha of all the Ashram properties. He actively participated in [[Vaikom Satyagraha]]. In 1907 Krishnan (along with [[Kalingalmadom Rarichan Moopan]] of the famous Kallingal Madom) invited [[Sree Narayana Guru]] to Malabar. The guru accepted the invitation and visited many places in Malabar. | ||