Nationality Indian Known for Converted to Hinduism Role Writer | Occupation Writer Name Palakkode Hassan | |
Born 1970 Palakkad, Kerala, India | ||
Palakkode K. Hassan (born in 1970) also known as Kamal Hassan and Hassan Palakkode is a Malayali writer from Kerala who converted to Hinduism in 2000. He has been a contributor to many religious periodicals in India.
Biography
Palakkode belongs to Palakkad district, Kerala. He completed a five-year course, but did not work as a maulvi (religious scholar). He was the first intellectual in the state to change faith. His adoption of a new name "Kamal Hassan" is similar to the high-profile conversion of Indian poet Kamala Surayya. Hassan embraced Hinduism on 30 March 2000 along with a Christian woman and another Muslim man. Organised by the state unit of the Shiv Sena, the ceremony was attended by sanyasis from several ashrams. It could not be held in his home village due to a threat made to his life after he announced his decision to embrace Hinduism.