Mannathu
Padmanabha Pillai, born on 2 January 1878, was an Indian social reformer and
freedom fighter from the south-western state of Kerala. He is recognised as the
founder of the Nair Service Society (NSS), which claims to represent the Nair
community that constitutes 12.10% (From KMS 2011) of the population of the
state. Padmanabhan is considered as a visionary reformer who organised the Nair
community under the NSS.
He was honoured with the title Bharata Kesari by the President of India. He also received Padma Bhushan in 1966.
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