Velayudhan Panikkassery

Velayudhan Panikkassery (30 March 1930 – 20 September 2024) was an Indian historian from Kerala. He has written 66 books, most of which describe the history of Kerala. He received many awards, including Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions.

Biography Velayudhan Panikassery was born on 30 March 1934, as the son of Panikassery Mamu and Kalikutty at Engandiyur, Thrissur district.

He and his wife, retired teacher V.K. Leela, have three children, Shaji, Chinta, and Veena.

Career Panikassery joined the Engandiyoor Branch Library of the Malabar Local Library Authority as a librarian in 1956 and retired from there in 1991. Including this, 12 of his books are now textbooks in various government universities in Kerala. He researched and discovered how the Tamil language and culture, which had existed since ancient, Vedic times, had deeply influenced the social life of South India.