Name Mithavaadi Krishnan | ||
Changaramkumarath Krishnan Vakkeel was a community leader,Banker, social reformer, and journalist from Kerala, India.
Biography
He was born in Thrissur on 11 June 1867 . He started a newspaper called Mithavaadi ("Reformist"); hence he was known as Mithavaadi C Krishnan. Mitavadi was the "Bible" of the socially depressed.
He 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 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. However, he did not support the freedom movement, and was against the Indian National Congress and Mahatma Gandhi. He wanted the freedom of the oppressed classes to be attained before the nation achieved freedom. He actively participated in Vaikom Satyagraha. In 1907 Krishnan (along with Rarichan Moopan of the famous Kallingal Madom) invited Sree Narayana Guru to Malabar. The guru accepted the invitation and visited many places in Malabar.