Kavarikulam Kandan Kumaran

Kavarikulam Kandan Kumaran was a social reformer and Sree Moolam Prajasabha member from Kerala, India. He was a member of the Sree Moolam Prajasabha from 1915 to 1932. In 1911 August 29 he founded the organization Brahma Pratyaksha Sadhujana Paripalana Parayar Sangam.

Biography Kandan Kumaran was born on 25 October 1863, the son of Kandan and Mani, in the Kavarikulam family, a backward family in Perumpatty, a remote village near Mallapalli, in the Thiruvalla taluk, which was part of the then Travancore kingdom.

Kumaran's family has been tenants and dependents for generations. He started the organization on 29 August 1911 to overcome the challenges faced by the Paraya community.

Kumaran was a member of the Sree Moolam Prajasabha from 1915 to 1932. His historic speech in the Prajasabha on 22 February 1917 is noteworthy for a number of reasons. "The upper castes oppose the admission of children from my community to government schools, even though the education code does not prohibit it. Therefore, my community runs 52 schools in Kunnathoor, Mavelikkara, Thiruvalla, Ambalappuzha, Changanassery and Peerumed taluks" he said in his speech.

Books on him His biography named Kavarikulam Kandan Kumaran: orucharithra padanam (Meaning: Kavarikulam Kandan Kumaran: a historial study), published by the Kerala Bhasha Institute and written by Prof. S. Kochukunju, a history teacher and eminent writer was published on 15 May 2019.

The book Kavarikulam Kandan Kumaran jeevithavum Prajasabha prasangangalum, (Meaning: Kavarikulam Kandan Kumaran Life and Prajasabha Speeches) edited by R. Ramakrishnan and published by Mythri books was published in May 2019.