P. Chitran Namboodirippad

P. Chitran Namboodirippad is a writer, educationist and leading social activist in Kerala, India.^[1] He is a National Award-winning educationist and also a mountain man who trekked in the Himalayas for the 29th time even at his age of 99.^[2] Namboodirippad was honoured by Justice P. Sathasivam, governor of kerala on the occasion of 99th birthday of him.^[3]^[4]

Personal life[edit]

Chitran Namboodirippad is born in an aristocratic Namboodiri illam, Pakaravur Mana, Mookkuthala, Malappuram, on 6 January 1920.^{[citation needed]}

Career[edit]

Namboodiripad was attracted to Communism while doing his Intermediate course from the St Thomas College, Thrissur. Prominent Communist thinker and leader K Damoradan baptised him to Communism. after his post graduation from Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai, he established a school in a 5-acre plot at his native place, 'Mookkuthala' in 1947 and after 10 years, he handed over the school to the Kerala government for a token amount of rs 1.^[1]^[5]

Book[edit]

He has published a travelogue Punyahimalayam in 2007 about the travel of Himalayas^[6] and autobiography Smaranakalide Poomukham.^[7]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "The old man and the mountain: 99-year-old man trekked in the Himalayas for the 29th time". The Hindu. 26 December 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019.
↑ "The old man and the mountain: 99-year-old man trekked in the Himalayas for the 29th time". New Indian Express. 7 September 2016.
↑ "ADDRESS AT THE CEREMONY TO HONOUR SHRI CHITHRAN NAMBOODIRIPAD AT THRISSUR – AT 1700 HRS ON 27-12-2018". Rajbhavan Kerala. 27 December 2018.
↑ "ചിത്രൻ നമ്പൂതിരിപ്പാട് റോൾ മോഡൽ : ഗവർണർ". Keralakaumudi. 28 December 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019.
↑ "പി. ചിത്രൻ നമ്പൂതിരിപ്പാടിന് തൃശൂരിന്റെ ആദരം". Manorama News. 28 December 2018.
↑ "പുണ്യഹിമാലയം". Amazon.
↑ "Smaranakalide Poomukham". Kerala Books Store.

External links[edit]

School History
പി ചിത്രൻ നമ്പൂതിരിപ്പാട്-വനിത
പി ചിത്രൻ നമ്പൂതിരിപ്പാട് നൂറിന്റെ നിറവിലേക്ക‌്- Desabjimani daily
ഔന്നത്യത്തിന്റെ ചിത്രങ്ങൾ -Mathrubhoomi daily

[thehindu-1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "The old man and the mountain: 99-year-old man trekked in the Himalayas for the 29th time". The Hindu. 26 December 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019.

[newindianexpress-1-2] "The old man and the mountain: 99-year-old man trekked in the Himalayas for the 29th time". New Indian Express. 7 September 2016.

[rajbhavan.kerala-3] "ADDRESS AT THE CEREMONY TO HONOUR SHRI CHITHRAN NAMBOODIRIPAD AT THRISSUR – AT 1700 HRS ON 27-12-2018". Rajbhavan Kerala. 27 December 2018.

[keralakaumudi.com-4] "ചിത്രൻ നമ്പൂതിരിപ്പാട് റോൾ മോഡൽ : ഗവർണർ". Keralakaumudi. 28 December 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019.

[manoramanews.com-1-5] "പി. ചിത്രൻ നമ്പൂതിരിപ്പാടിന് തൃശൂരിന്റെ ആദരം". Manorama News. 28 December 2018.

[amazon-6] "പുണ്യഹിമാലയം". Amazon.

[keralabookstore-7] "Smaranakalide Poomukham". Kerala Books Store.

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