K.P. Padhmanabha Menon

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K.P. Padhmanabha Menon (1857-1919) was an Indian historian, born at Elamakkara, near Edappally, in October 1857. He was the son of 'Diwan Peshkar' P.Sankunny Menon author of Travancore history.[1] K.P. Padhmanabha Menon's History of Kerala in four volumes with 2,500 pages was completed in 1910. Padmanabha Menon used a portion of the Aluva Palace for this work. The work was published in 1924, five years after his death.[2]

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  1. Menon, K.P. Padhmanabha (1924). History Of Kerala Vol I. Ernakulam: Cochin Govt. Press.
  2. ""The men who belonged to history"". The Hindu online. 7 June 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.