Draft:Ayathan Alok
Ayathan Alok Chand born in renowned Ayathan family at Calicut. He is an author, apothecary and philanthropist who wrote the first authoritative biography of Dr. Rao Sahib Ayathan Gopalan, a renowned renaissance leader and social reformer from Kerala, A prominent renaissance leader from Malabar who is the founder of the Sugunavardhini-Brahmasamajam movement's in Kerala.
Authorship and Work: Book Title: അപ്പൻ: ഒരു ഓർമ്മപ്പുസ്തകം (Appan, Oru Ormmapusthakam) in Malayalam and Darsar, The Untold Story Of An Unsung Hero in English. These books are the detailed biographies of Dr. Ayathan Gopalan, a key figure in Kerala's social reform movement. It highlights his role as a renaissance leader, his establishment of the Kerala Brahmosamaj in 1893, and his contributions to education and social equality, particularly for women and marginalized communities like Dalits and Harijans.